by Lewis | Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Divest for Palestine Now! Councils have an urgent obligation to divest local government pension scheme funds they administer from companies enabling Israel’s attacks on Palestinians, such as companies supplying Israel with weapons and military technology. PSC’s...
by Lewis | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
We must oppose the government’s anti-boycott bill In July 2023, the UK government tabled the ‘Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) bill’ (or anti-boycott bill), which threatens to erode local democracy, restrict freedom of expression, and...
by Lewis | Jul 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Campaigns Continue to Demand an End to LGPS Complicity in Israel’s Human Rights Abuses Scheme members and human rights campaigners have continued to demand Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds end their investments in companies complicit in...
by Lewis | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
LGPS continues to invest £4.6billion in companies complicit in Israel’s abuses of Palestinian rights Our research has uncovered that Local Gov Pension Scheme funds continue to invest over £4.6bn in companies complicit in Israeli apartheid, including those...
by Lewis | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Scheme Members and Campaigners Demand Justice! Across the first week of December, scheme members and allies have been lobbying their funds to end their complicity in Israel’s violations of international law and Palestinian human rights. They’ve been calling on...
