Draft:Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign

  • Comment: Unclear how WP:NORG (and in particular WP:NGO) is met. Local non-profit orgs typically require significant coverage in "reliable independent sources outside the organization's local area" to establish independent notability. All the sources below are local/regional. As the subject org (branch?) is, per its own website, "a branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign", it is unclear how this local branch has notability independent of the parent org? Could the below (the activities of the Cork branch and the sources which support it) not be covered/included WP:WITHIN the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign article? Guliolopez (talk) 14:08, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign
AbbreviationCPSC
Founded2002; 24 years ago (2002)[1]
HeadquartersCork city
Key people
Arthur Leahy
AffiliationsIreland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Websitehttps://corkpalestine.ie

The Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign (CPSC) is a Cork-based Irish activist organisation that advocates for an end to the settler-colonialism, apartheid and illegal occupation of Palestine. Formed in 2002, it is a branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign.[1] Since October 2023, the CPSC has organised weekly protests against the Gaza genocide.[2]

Activities

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As of 2013, the CPSC's campaigns focused primarily on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, holding stalls and carrying out demonstrations and actions.[3][failed verification] CPSC has organised rallies and protests, over several years, to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian people.[4][5]

After the 2023 Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, CPSC began to organise regular protests in support of the Palestinian people. [6] Notable speakers and contributors at these protests have included: then candidate and later President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly,[7] Irish singer-songwriter John Spillane,[8] Nigerian-British photographer and activist Misan Harriman,[9] British surgeon Nick Maynard, who has volunteered in Gaza,[10] and American musician Carsie Blanton. [11]

The campaign has also organised hunger strikes in solidarity with Gazans.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign (CPSC)". corkpalestine.ie. Retrieved 25 June 2026. Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign (CPSC) have campaigned for a free Palestine since 2002 [..] Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign is a branch of the Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC)
  2. "100th weekly Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally held in city centre". Echo Live. 2025-09-07. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  3. Abunimah, Ali (2013-04-24). "Must-see photos: Activists remix "Visit Israel" ads on Irish bus shelters". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  4. "Palestinian solidarity rally in Cork city today". echo live. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  5. "Thousands of signed postcards delivered to office of Cork TD calling for enactment of Occupied Territories Bill". echo live. 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  6. Murphy, Greg (2023-12-30). "Hundreds turn out for Cork's 12th Palestinian solidarity march". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  7. "Áras candidate tells Cork gathering that protests about Gaza 'are working'". Echo Live. 2025-09-16. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  8. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  9. "Instagram post - misanharriman". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  10. Lawrance, Thomas (2024-06-15). "Surgeon recently back from Gaza addresses Cork city Palestine Solidarity rally". Cork Beo. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  11. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  12. "Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign's Fast for Palestine: 'I know where my next meal is coming from.'". UCC Express. Retrieved 2026-06-24.