This page lists events being held by other organisations that may be of interest to Jewish Greens members. Unless otherwise stated, these events are not Green Party events, and the details given here are for information only.
October 14th at 7pm: René Cassin, the Jewish Voice for Human Rights – details below
October 27th at 9am – Haaretz Conference In London – Israel After October 7: Allied or Alone?
JW3 341-351 Finchley Rd, London
The Gaza war and an expanding zone of regional conflict have far-reaching implications for Israel, the Middle East, and the broader international order. What kind of Israel will emerge from this extended crisis? What role do Israel’s allies, including the U.K., have during and after the conflict? How are the shockwaves from October 7 and the war affecting Diaspora Jews’ identity, safety and their relationship with Israel? How do allies committed to liberal democracy relate to a hard-right Israeli government? Who are the Palestinian partners for building a common future?
Haaretz’s London conference will host prominent political leaders, analysts and activists from Israel and the U.K. to engage with the most pressing issues facing Israel and the Middle East today, and what a post-war landscape may look like.
October 28th at 6.30pm: UK Friends of Standing Together – in-person meeting with its leaders: Sondos Saleh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and former member of the Knesset, and Uri Weltmann, a Jewish Israeli activist and Standing Together’s National Organiser
The UK’s ‘green’ solar energy: Tackling Uyghur forced labour
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Jewish Greens is proud to support this event by Rene Cassin the Jewish voice for human rights. We know all too well the peril faced by minorities against totalitarian states. The Green party has always been clear that there can be no environmental justice without social justice.
Addressing the immediate dangers of climate change requires the rapid transition from fossil fuels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions; solar panels and electric vehicle sector have a crucial role in this urgent transition.
However, research shows that most of the global solar panel industry is at risk of being complicit with the forced labour of Uyghurs and other Turkic and Muslim- majority people. Chinese State-facilitated forced labour programmes are so deeply ingrained in the Uyghur region that experts recommend working under the ‘presumption of a high risk of forced labour in any workplace located within the region’. This event will explain what must be done to end complicity, including the global call to action regarding solar-industry risks endorsed by the Coalition to End Uyghur Forced Labour.
As the newly elected Labour government forges ahead with an ambitious new clean energy plan, we will discuss how the expansion of solar industry can be used as a leverage for the UK to challenge and clean up supply chains tainted with Uyghur forced labour.