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[01/12/25 IG Repost] We are so happy with how the WWFRM has been going so far, as we have raised over £3,300 / €3,700 / $4,300 so far for Palestinian families, organisations, and solidarity groups and we aren’t even close to done yet!! Thank you so much to @majorm_band , @punkrarxsolidaria , @rezekimuzik , @bigbigbigthings… Continue reading Worldwide Winter Festival of Resistance Music Updates!

[23/11/25 IG Repost] الترجمة العربية متاخة بعد الشريحة 8 We are proud to finally bring to you all the 3rd component of our Mutual Aid Initiative launched in September, the Saleh al-Jafaraawi Matching Project, named for the slain martyr and hero journalist. If you are a band or artist interested in applying please check out… Continue reading Launch of the Saleh al-Jafaraawi Matching Project!

[23/11/25 IG Repost] We are trying something new this week by auctioning off this drawing for @ dr.wissamalhajjar ‘s fundraiser! Bidders in UK or Europe (sorry, we’ll figure out global soon) can comment here or DM their bids for this piece & the two poetic lines @ dr.wissamalhajjar chose to match with it, starting at… Continue reading Auction for this week’s Highliht!

[21/11/25 IG Repost] We are now on our 9th week of highlighting individual fundraisers! Please see SLIDE 2 to donate to @dr.wissamalhajjar , line #1453 on @lifeline4gaza or visit tinyurl.com/paa-wissam1 to go directly to their page.  PLEASE let us know if you’ve donated as part of this campaign, so we can calculate how much we’ve… Continue reading Bi-Weekly Mutual Aid Highlight for Palestinian Families (21/11-04/12)

[20/11/25 IG Repost] We want to thank all of our friends, members, allies, and followers for helping PAA get to 5,000 followers on Instagram! While we have no faith in Meta or IG as a platform due to its anti-Palestinian, monopolistic, privacy-violating, surveillance-capital & data-mining nature (among other reasons!), we would be lying if we… Continue reading 5,000 Followers Milestone!

[IG version] #SMASHTHEMATCH Campaign Wins Cancellation of Aichi-Israel Matching Program in Japan November 21, 2025 #SMASHTHEMATCH campaign organizers are proud to announce the official END to the Aichi-Israel Matching Program, as declared by the Aichi Prefectural government and reported by Chunichi Shinbun and Asahi Shinbun on November 18, 2025. This a massive WIN for the… Continue reading #SMASHTHEMATCH Victory Press Release

[19/11/25 IG Repost] 💥HUGE BDS WIN FOR JAPAN!💥Aichi Prefecture announces the END to the Aichi-Israel Matching Program between Japanese manufacturers and Isrli tech startups! After 2+ years of local organizing and 18 weeks of relentless international campaigning, Palestine Solidarity organizers in Japan @think4olive @hiroshima_palestine_vigil @bdsjapanbulletin @takeshi_evolstak @punksagainstapartheid have successfully been able to #SMASHTHEMATCH! This is… Continue reading WE SMASHED THE MATCH!!

[12/11/25 IG Repost] We have some new shows to add to our poster + a correction for a mislabelled show (@tenuepunx apologies!! 06/12, NOT 29/11!), so here is the brand new poster for our WORLDWIDE WINTER FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE MUSIC! (WWFRM) We have also added a new ‘Solidarity Shows’ slide, where we want to boost… Continue reading UPDATE: WORLDWIDE WINTER FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE MUSIC!

[11/11/25 IG Repost] We are proud to announce PAA’s endorsement of @prisonersforpalestine ‘s Open Letter outlining the Hunger Strikers 5 key demands. Suffering extended mistreatment, isolation, and abuse, these prisoners have finally drawn a line in the sand with their open-ended hunger strike, and have made a call to the world community to bring pressure… Continue reading Prisoners for Palestine Hunger Strikers Support Statement

[08/11/25 IG Repost] We are thrilled to announce our first WORLDWIDE WINTER FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE MUSIC! To celebrate reaching 40 members worldwide, bands from all across the Punks Against Apartheid network will be putting on benefit shows in different member regions from early November to the end of December. Some are planned entirely by PAA… Continue reading Announcing: WORLDWIDE WINTER FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE MUSIC!