The posters have been placed across Lewisham, New Cross and Deptford, with one located less than 500 meters away from Ms Foxcroft's office.
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A south London art collective is displaying posters to raise awareness for what they have described as “political inaction” over the war in Gaza.
Collective Ending is calling on Vicky Foxcroft, the MP for Lewisham and Deptford, “to move towards a genuine solution to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine”.
The posters have been placed across Lewisham, New Cross and Deptford, with one located less than 500 meters away from Ms Foxcroft’s office.
The artists say they are frustrated by the local MP’s inaction.
The artists said their billboard aims to make a point by mirroring politicians’ refusal “to comment on genocide”.
The artists say the campaign aims to hold local MP Vicky Foxcroft to account for her perceived inaction over the war in Gaza. CREDIT: COLLECTIVE ENDING
Collective Ending’s studio members designed the posters, which feature QR codes linking to over 75 online resources.
These include local petitions and information from direct action groups based in the UK, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories.
The campaign has been positively received by some locals in the area, and on X, formerly known as Twitter. One user wrote:”Massive kudos to whoever put up this billboard in Lewisham, London.”
Collective Ending supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and a full end to the Israeli occupation.
The group also view the MP’s abstention as “a refusal to comment on the 20,000+ lives that have been lost due to the ongoing violence towards Palestinian civilians by the Israeli government”.
The group also view the MP’s abstention as “a refusal to comment on the 20,000+ lives that have been lost due to the ongoing violence towards Palestinian civilians by the Israeli government”. CREDIT: COLLECTIVE ENDING
On 7 October 2023, Hamas carried out a surprise attack on Israel, igniting the most significant military escalation in the region in recent years. Israel retaliated with an extensive aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip, followed by a ground invasion.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described the hostilities as creating “appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.
Like the Government’s, the Labour Party’s official stance is to support “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza.
Last year there was pressure within Labour to abstain from the vote calling for an immediate ceasefire.
On 12 November 2023, MPs voted against the amendment, 293 to 125. More than 50 Labour MPs voted for a ceasefire in Gaza, with ten frontbenchers resigning following the vote. MP Vicky Foxcroft abstained from voting.
Collective Ending told City News “there has been local traction that shows we’re not alone in our views”.
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HeadlinePoster campaign launched in Lewisham to highlight political inaction on Gaza
Short HeadlineGaza poster campaign in South London
StandfirstCollective Ending have launched a campaign to hold their local MP to account for abstaining on Gaza ceasefire vote.
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HeadlineArtists start poster campaign in Lewisham to highlight ‘political inaction’ over Gaza war
Short HeadlineArtists' poster campaign over Gaza 'political inaction'
StandfirstCollective Ending has launched a campaign to hold the local MP to account for abstaining on the Gaza ceasefire vote.
A South London art collective are displaying posters across Lewisham, New Cross and Deptford to raise awareness for political inaction on Gaza.
Collective Ending are calling on Vicky Foxcroft MP for Lewisham, Deptford, “to move towards a genuine solution to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine”. The posters span Lewisham borough, with one billboard located less than 500 meters away from the local MPs office.
The artists are frustrated by the local Labour MP’s inaction. The artists say that their billboard aims to make a point by mirroring politicians’ refusal “to comment on genocide”. The posters are available to download on Collective Ending’s website.
Courtesy of Collective Ending. The billboard campaign aims to hold local Vicky Foxcroft MP to account for her perceived inaction on Gaza.
The posters were designed by Collective Ending’s studio members, and feature QR codes which link to over 75 online learning resources. These include local petitions and information from direct action groups based in the UK, Israel and Palestinian Territories. These can also be accessed on their website through their ‘Gaza Action’ list.
Collective Ending supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and full end to the Israeli occupation. The group also view the MPs abstention as “a refusal to comment on the 20,000+ lives that have been lost due to the ongoing violence towards Palestinian civilians by the Israeli government”.
Courtesy of Collective Ending.
On October 7 2023, Hamas carried out a surprise attack on Israel, igniting the most significant military escalation in the region in recent years. Israel retaliated with an extensive aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip, followed by a ground invasion.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described the hostilities as creating, “appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.
The Labour party’s official stance, like that of the government, is to support “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza.
Last year there was pressure within the Labour party to abstain from the vote calling for an immediate ceasefire. On 12 November 2023, MPs voted against the amendment, 293 to 125. More than 50 Labour MPs voted for a ceasefire in Gaza, with ten frontbenchers resigning following the vote. MP Vicky Foxcroft abstained from voting.
Collective Ending told City News that “there has been local traction that shows we’re not alone in our views”. The campaign has been positively received by locals in the area, and on X, formerly known as Twitter. One user wrote “Massive kudos to whoever put up this billboard in Lewisham, London. #Gaza” on the platform.”
A south London art collective is displaying posters to raise awareness for what they have described as “political inaction” over the war in Gaza.
Collective Ending is calling on Vicky Foxcroft, the MP for Lewisham and Deptford, “to move towards a genuine solution to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine”.
The posters have been placed across Lewisham, New Cross and Deptford, with one located less than 500 meters away from Ms Foxcroft’s office.
The artists say they are frustrated by the local MP’s inaction.
The artists said their billboard aims to make a point by mirroring politicians’ refusal “to comment on genocide”.
The artists say the campaign aims to hold local MP Vicky Foxcroft to account for her perceived inaction over the war in Gaza. CREDIT: COLLECTIVE ENDING
Collective Ending’s studio members designed the posters, which feature QR codes linking to over 75 online resources.
These include local petitions and information from direct action groups based in the UK, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories.
The campaign has been positively received by some locals in the area, and on X, formerly known as Twitter. One user wrote:”Massive kudos to whoever put up this billboard in Lewisham, London.”
Collective Ending supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and a full end to the Israeli occupation.
The group also view the MP’s abstention as “a refusal to comment on the 20,000+ lives that have been lost due to the ongoing violence towards Palestinian civilians by the Israeli government”.
The group also view the MP’s abstention as “a refusal to comment on the 20,000+ lives that have been lost due to the ongoing violence towards Palestinian civilians by the Israeli government”. CREDIT: COLLECTIVE ENDING
On 7 October 2023, Hamas carried out a surprise attack on Israel, igniting the most significant military escalation in the region in recent years. Israel retaliated with an extensive aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip, followed by a ground invasion.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described the hostilities as creating “appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.
Like the Government’s, the Labour Party’s official stance is to support “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza.
Last year there was pressure within Labour to abstain from the vote calling for an immediate ceasefire.
On 12 November 2023, MPs voted against the amendment, 293 to 125. More than 50 Labour MPs voted for a ceasefire in Gaza, with ten frontbenchers resigning following the vote. MP Vicky Foxcroft abstained from voting.
Collective Ending told City News “there has been local traction that shows we’re not alone in our views”.
