Author: Mark Record

The Argus Reports West Sussex County Council rejects call to divest pension fund

Jack Roberts of the Argus newspaper gave the following report on the 20th December 2025:

West Sussex County Council has rejected a public call to divest its pension fund from companies linked to Israel.

Councillors debated the petition during a full council meeting on Friday, December 12.

The petition urged the council to “urgently commit to divesting its Local Government Pension Scheme investments from companies complicit in Israel’s genocide, military occupation, and apartheid against Palestinians.” ….

To read the full story, please follow this link to the original published in the Argus.

Divestment Address and Debate at West Sussex County Council Full Meeting 12th December 2025

A webcast recording of this meeting is available from the County Council on this link.

A clip from the County Council video of the meeting, covering the divestment address and debate, can be viewed below.

After the debate, there was a public demonstration of support for the petition outside County Hall. Photographs of the public demonstration can be viewed in the image gallery below.

Join us to Support Divestment on Friday 12th December at 10:15 & 11:30

Please join us on the 12th December outside County Hall and call for West Sussex Council to divest from companies complicit in breaches of international law and human rights abuses in Palestine

At 10:15am the full county council will meet. The first item on the agenda is the divestment appeal backed by our petition of almost 3,300 signatures.

At 11:30am we will hold a demonstration of public support for divestment, outside the County Hall.

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Chichester Cinema Palestine Film Season

The Chichester Cinema (in New Park) will be showing four films this autumn about Palestine. This is part of their Palestine Cinema Season.

If you wish to view all four Palestinian films the Cinema can provide all four tickets for only £35.00

WS-Divest strongly support the screening of these films in Chichester and we hope this will raise awareness of the ugly genocide taking place in Gaza.