27 Jan
2022
27 Jan
'22
9:13 a.m.
Action below to email football clubs asking them to boycott Puma. It literally takes less
than a minute
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From: James, Palestine Solidarity Campaign <Do-Not-Reply(a)palestinecampaign.org>
Sent: 26 January 2022 18:14
To: Susannah <scruffylittlevera(a)hotmail.co.uk>
Subject: Make 2022 the year PUMA ends its partnership with Israeli apartheid
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Dear Susannah,
Over the past year, we've seen an unprecedented eruption of solidarity with the
Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice, and equality – as apartheid Israel has
escalated its violence against Palestinians.
As part of this solidarity, tens of thousands in the UK have demanded PUMA end its
sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association (IFA). The IFA includes teams in illegal
Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land, sustaining Israel’s ongoing dispossession
of the Palestinian people.
We know PUMA is feeling the pressure from our international protest. That's why we
must continue to take action. Click below to write to UK football clubs sponsored by PUMA,
asking they drop the brand until it stop supporting Israeli war crimes.
And on Saturday 12th February we're mobilising for an international day of action-
with protests and pickets at PUMA stores and stockists across the UK.
Tell Football Clubs: Give PUMA the
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Protests across the world are working. A leaked internal memo showed PUMA admitted its
celebrity ambassadors and business partners are increasingly questioning its support for
Israeli apartheid, while a PUMA lawyer told the campaign it was making their lives
“miserable.”
We’ve got to keep up the pressure, and make 2022 the year PUMA ends its partnership with
Israeli apartheid.
So join us in taking action by writing to football
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and we'll see you on the streets on Saturday 12th February.
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27 Jan
9:38 a.m.
I've edited the email text to be more relevant to our club if anyone wants
to use it:
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I am writing to you about your clubs business relationship with sportswear
manufacturer Puma, and their complicity with Israel’s abuses of Palestinian
human rights.
Puma is the main sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), which,
as documented by Human Rights Watch
<https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/01/10/fifa-must-take-strong-stance-against-israeli-settlement-clubs>,
includes football clubs based in illegal Israeli settlements on stolen
Palestinian land.
All Israeli settlements are illegal, and, as noted by Amnesty
International, *“key acts required for the establishment of settlements
amount to war crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal
Court.” *Israeli settlements are illegal land grabs that form an integral
part of Israel’s occupation infrastructure - pushing Palestinian families
off their land, destroying their houses, robbing Palestinians of natural
resources and essential supplies such as water and medicine and denying
Palestinians their right of movement.
My football team, the Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls based in Bristol, have
visited the West Bank and played with both men and womens teams there. We
have seen first hand the injustice and cruelty that the Isreali forces are
perpretrating on the Palestinian people, and since then have vowed to share
their stories to a world that often doesn't want to listen.
Football has the potential to do tremendous good in bringing communities
together, and can be an effective way of delivering social justice.
Supporting justice and equality means being proactive, and choosing not to
do harm. This is why *I implore you to be on the right side of history
regarding the Israeli apartheid of Palestine and to commit to end your
business relationship with PUMA while they contribute to the violation of
Palestinian rights*.
The IFA has refused to take measures to end its complicity in Israeli
crimes, despite being repeatedly condemned by senior UN officials
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/11/un-sets-out-position-on-israeli-settlement-clubs-letter-fifa>,
parliamentarians
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-soccer/european-mps-call-for-fifa-to-act-against-israeli-settlement-soccer-clubs-idUSKCN11F1PX>,
civil society and human rights groups
<https://bdsmovement.net/news/fifa-urged-organizations-representing-millions-expel-israeli-clubs-settlements>
representing millions, and notable public figures
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/15/call-on-fifa-suspend-israel-football-association>.
As one of the world’s top athletic apparel makers, Puma’s sponsorship
brings international legitimacy to the IFA and helps keep its direct
involvement with violations of human rights and international law. *Don't
not let your club have its reputation tarnished through association.*
In order to discuss these matters further, I would encourage you to meet
with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Please get in touch with them by
emailing campaigns(a)palestinecampaign.org
I look forward to your response.
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Sal FW x
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Sally Wood (she/they)
Wood & Steele
www.woodandsteele.co.uk
Greenbank5 Studios, 37A Gratitude Rd, Bristol BS5 6EH
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 at 09:13, Susannah Mallaghan via football-women <
football-women(a)eastoncowfolk.org.uk> wrote:
Action below to email football clubs asking them to
boycott Puma. It
literally takes less than a minute
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*From:* James, Palestine Solidarity Campaign <
Do-Not-Reply(a)palestinecampaign.org>
*Sent:* 26 January 2022 18:14
*To:* Susannah <scruffylittlevera(a)hotmail.co.uk>
*Subject:* Make 2022 the year PUMA ends its partnership with Israeli
apartheid
Join the #BoycottPUMA Day of Action..
View this email in your browser
<https://mailchi.mp/palestinecampaign/puma2022?e=d25abd3e09>
Dear Susannah,
Over the past year, we've seen an unprecedented eruption of solidarity
with the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice, and equality – as
apartheid Israel has escalated its violence against Palestinians.
As part of this solidarity, *tens of thousands in the UK have
demanded PUMA end its sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association
(IFA).* The IFA includes teams in illegal Israeli settlements on stolen
Palestinian land, sustaining Israel’s ongoing dispossession of the
Palestinian people.
*We know PUMA is feeling the pressure from our international protest.
That's why we must continue to take action. Click below to write to UK
football clubs sponsored by PUMA, asking they drop the brand until it stop
supporting Israeli war crimes.*
And on Saturday 12th February we're mobilising for an international day of
action- with protests and pickets at PUMA stores and stockists across the
UK.
Tell Football Clubs: Give PUMA the boot!
<https://palestinecampaign.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=39b479575f6b893766d815ffd&id=25239ca656&e=d25abd3e09>
Join the Day of Action (Check back for many more actions tbc!)
<https://palestinecampaign.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=39b479575f6b893766d815ffd&id=bc6be23cd0&e=d25abd3e09>
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Protests across the world are working. A leaked internal memo showed PUMA
admitted its celebrity ambassadors and business partners are increasingly
questioning its support for Israeli apartheid, while a PUMA lawyer told the
campaign it was making their lives “miserable.”
We’ve got to keep up the pressure, and make 2022 the year PUMA ends its
partnership with Israeli apartheid.
So join us in taking action by writing to football clubs
<https://palestinecampaign.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=39b479575f6b893766d815ffd&id=90686f7740&e=d25abd3e09>.....
and we'll see you on the streets on Saturday 12th February.
James
PSC Campaigns Officer
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