5 - Building a Better Sefton - Southport Friends of Palestine - Janis Blackburne - Local and Global

Today at Building a Better Sefton, we speak to Janis Blackburn of Southport Friends of Palestine. We look at the terrible situation in Gaza and the West Bank, and how international issues link in with local issues. 

You can find out about the group here - https://www.southportfriendsofpalestine.co.uk/

They are also on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/southportfriendsofpalestine

Here is a link to the book – A Gathering for Palestine - https://www.southportfriendsofpalestine.co.uk/a-gathering-for-palestine

We chat about : - 

-              The origins of the group.
-              Activities they do. 
-              Public Awareness and Media.
-              Some basic history of the situation in Palestine today. 
-              UK links to the genocide in Gaza.
-              The current situation on the ground. 
-              Links with social and community cohesion in Southport – particularly after the riots of 2024.
-              Anti-Semitism and the Labour Party.
-              Suspension from and then leaving the Labour Party. 
-              Facebook Groups in Sefton and the Far Right. 
-              Ethnic Groups in Sefton. 
-              Immigration and the Other. 
-              Childrens Services in Sefton. 
-              Issues arising in Community Assemblies.
-              Issues across Sefton.
-              The Regeneration of Southport.
-              Selling off land.
-              Conflict of interests.
-              Criticisms faced. 

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