Give Puma the Boot. Picket in Hastings
International Day of Action Saturday 15 June 2019
International Day of Action Saturday 15 June 2019
A great turnout for our 'Give Puma the Boot' day of action outside Sports Direct in Hastings town centre. We gave out hundreds of leaflets and engaged with lots of members of the public.
There were similar actions in 20 countries throughout the world, with over 25 events in the UK protesting outside (and sometimes inside!) Puma stores, offices, and stores which stock Puma.
Puma sponsors the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes teams in illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land. More than 200 Palestinian teams have called for Puma to end its support for Israel's military occupation by terminating its sponsorship deal with the IFA.
Jawhar Nasser Jawhar, 19, and Adam Abd al-Raouf Halabiya, 17, were two Palestinian youth football players shot repeatedly in the legs and badly wounded near a check point in the Palestinian West Bank on January 31, 2014, ending their careers.
Mohammed Khalil, a Palestinian football player for Al-Salah FC in Gaza, was filming himself using a selfie stick while he was protesting peacefully during the Great Return March on March 30th 2018, when he was shot in the knee by an Israeli sniper, ending his career. Article here.
Ayman Alkurd, Wajeh Moshtahe and Shadi Sbakhe, all Palestinian international footballers, were killed during Israel's 3-week bombing of Gaza during operation Cast Lead in 2008/9
The Israeli military bombed and destroyed the Palestine Stadium and Paralympic Headquarters in Gaza in November 2012 during the Israeli assault Pillar of Cloud (see photo below).
There were similar actions in 20 countries throughout the world, with over 25 events in the UK protesting outside (and sometimes inside!) Puma stores, offices, and stores which stock Puma.
Puma sponsors the Israel Football Association
Puma sponsors the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes teams in illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land. More than 200 Palestinian teams have called for Puma to end its support for Israel's military occupation by terminating its sponsorship deal with the IFA.
Israeli Attacks on Palestinian footballers and football facilities
Jawhar Nasser Jawhar, 19, and Adam Abd al-Raouf Halabiya, 17, were two Palestinian youth football players shot repeatedly in the legs and badly wounded near a check point in the Palestinian West Bank on January 31, 2014, ending their careers.
Mohammed Khalil, a Palestinian football player for Al-Salah FC in Gaza, was filming himself using a selfie stick while he was protesting peacefully during the Great Return March on March 30th 2018, when he was shot in the knee by an Israeli sniper, ending his career. Article here.
Ayman Alkurd, Wajeh Moshtahe and Shadi Sbakhe, all Palestinian international footballers, were killed during Israel's 3-week bombing of Gaza during operation Cast Lead in 2008/9
The Israeli military bombed and destroyed the Palestine Stadium and Paralympic Headquarters in Gaza in November 2012 during the Israeli assault Pillar of Cloud (see photo below).
