Author: punksagainstapartheid

[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!

[07/11/25 IG Repost] We are now on our 8th week of highlighting individual fundraisers! Please see SLIDE 2 to donate to @reaaf_zaqout or visit tinyurl.com/paa-reaaf1 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 managed to raise and encourage… Continue reading Bi-Weekly Mutual Aid Highlight for Palestinian Families (07/11-20/11)

[05/11/25 IG Repost] 🚨📲 SMASH THE MATCH WEEK 14📲🚨 [INSTRUCTIONS ON SLIDES 4-6!] https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stm-prodrone-acompany-drop-the-aichi-israel-matching-program We are targeting the same post/e-mail targets this week to build up momentum. So if you did it before, DO IT AGAIN until we break the comment section! With over 3,000 e-mails sent and hundreds of comments posted on Aichi-related pages,… Continue reading #SMASHTHEMATCH Week 14

[04/11/25 IG Repost] Announcing VOLUME V of UNDER THE BLADE OF A ZIONIST NIGHTMARE, subtitled PROTEST & SURVIVE! We had so many tracks submitted this time that we had to split it into two parts! Please join us for a listening party tonight for part one at 11:30 PM Spain / 10:30 GMT. This volume’s… Continue reading UTBOAZN Vol. V Announcement!

[01/11/25 IG Repost] [EN BELOW] Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer notre prochain signataire français, Peanut Butter ! Peanut Butter est un groupe punk/post-punk lesbien basé à Paris. Selon leurs propres termes, «nous sommes un groupe queer, féministe et anarchiste, et notre musique vise à lutter contre toutes les formes d’oppression et de discrimination». Nous sommes heureux… Continue reading Peanut Butter joins PAA!