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Palestine campaigners walk from Kendal to Burneside to tell James Cropper plc “Stop Supplying Genocide”
Sixty Palestine solidarity campaigners from across Cumbria and the North West gathered in Kendal on Saturday 18th October, and walked to the James Cropper plc factory in Burneside. The campaigners were calling on the company to be held accountable for producing materials that have been used in the genocide of the Palestinian people. James Cropper plc produces material for the Israeli warplanes which have been used against the civilian population in Gaza. After 2 years of geno
Oct 182 min read


James Cropper plc Accused of Genocide at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Palestine solidarity activists from Kendal, Lancaster, and Carlisle protested at yesterday's Annual General Meeting of James Cropper plc...
Sep 43 min read


CAAT report- How the UK arms and supports Israel’s genocide in Gaza
The UK is deeply complicit in supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza: through arms sales, RAF reconnaissance flights over Gaza, from which...
Aug 311 min read


Judge Dismisses Case Against Pro-Palestine Protester Arrested At James Cropper PLC
A judge at Barrow Magistrates court quickly dismissed the case of alleged obstruction and resisting arrest brought by police against a...
Jul 72 min read


Palestine protest arrests at James Cropper in Kendal (Westmorland Gazette)
Front page of print edition, 17th April 2025 TWO people have been arrested during a protest at a factory which supplies parts of a...
Apr 161 min read


Two arrests as activists occupy Kendal factory over Gaza links
A group of 35 Palestine solidarity campaigners from Kendal and across the North of England occupied the James Cropper plc factory in...
Apr 93 min read


"Genocide, made in Burneside"
We are here today to mark the deaths of over 50,000 Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in their bombardment of Gaza, and to mark...
Apr 93 min read


Kendal campaigners say make 'paper planes, not war planes' (Westmorland Gazette)
Peace campaigners have urged a company to make 'paper planes, not war planes'. Members of the South Lakeland and Lancaster District CND...
Dec 16, 20241 min read


‘Planes for Peace, Not War’: Campaigners message to James Cropper PLC
Despite storm Darragh, dozens of peace campaigners braved strong winds on Saturday afternoon (7th December 2024) to gather outside...
Dec 7, 20243 min read


Revealed: Hundreds of F-35 components sent from Britain to U.S. (Declassified UK)
Over 500 shipments of F-35 parts sent from British airbase to the US, where they can be exported to Israel amid Gaza genocide. Over 500...
Dec 4, 20241 min read


"A Tragic Irony', say Westmorland Peace Campaigners
Peace campaigners, who have been calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza for more than 12 months, say that it is a tragic...
Nov 2, 20242 min read


F-35 components sent to Israel from Royal Air Force base (Declassified UK)
F-35 fighter jet parts have been secretly transported to Israel from a British air force base in Norfolk, it can be revealed. At least...
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Trouble at the paper mill (CAAT News)
When CAAT published its “interactive map” of every UK F35 component manufacturer in February, local campaign groups around the country...
Oct 29, 20242 min read


Today's protest at Croppers Advanced Materials AGM
Campaigners from Palestine Solidarity Group Carlisle & District, Lancaster PSC, South Lakes and Lancashire CND and Kendal for a...
Sep 3, 20243 min read


Shareholders Question the Role of James Cropper PLC in Supplying Material for Weapons Used by Israel in Gaza
At the company’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday (4th September 2024) James Cropper PLC shareholders asked several questions about...
Sep 3, 20243 min read


Government exempts F-35 from export licence suspension - on same day evidence emerges Israel used it in attack on Gaza 'safe zone' (Campaign Against Arms Trade)
The Danish news outlet Information, together with NGO Danwatch, revealed today that, for the first time, it has been possible to...
Sep 1, 20241 min read


Kendal Peace Campaigners Mark 6 Months of Asking James Cropper PLC to ‘Stop Supplying Genocide’ Without Receiving Any Reply
Kendal Peace campaigners have marked six months of asking James Cropper PLC to stop supplying materials used to build Israel's F35 war...
Aug 30, 20242 min read


What would he have thought? (Westmorland Gazette)
Letter published in the Westmorland Gazette, 29th August, 2024: Walking through the corridors of Westmorland General I was struck by the...
Aug 28, 20241 min read
James Cropper PLC's Supplying Materials for Israel's F35s Brings Shame on Westmorland and Furness say Peace Campaigners
Peace campaigners who have been gathering outside Kendal town hall each Saturday morning for the past nine months were delighted this...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Protest at Cropper Paper Foundation Open Day (13th July)
Campaigners Tell James Cropper PLC To "Make Beautiful Paper, Not Israel's F35s" Campaigners from across Cumbria and North Lancashire...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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