London to Join Global Palestine Mobilisation Involving 200 Organisations Across 60 Countries
More than 200 civil society organisations, trade unions, student unions and human rights networks are preparing coordinated actions in support of Palestine across more than 60 countries. The mobilisation will be centred on a major national march in central London on Saturday, 10 October.
In a statement and media briefing received by Alarab In UK, the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) said the mobilisation would span six continents, bringing together demonstrations, marches, protests, cultural and educational programmes, and campaigns aimed at pressuring governments and parliaments.
10 October will be the main day of action, with the central programme running from 9 to 11 October. Related events will also take place between 3 and 18 October.
Held under the slogan “End Genocide, Defend the Land”, the campaign links calls to end the genocidal assault on Gaza with efforts to confront settler violence, land confiscation and military raids in the occupied West Bank.
National March to Take Place in Central London
The national march in Britain will begin at 12pm at Victoria Embankment in central London before proceeding towards Whitehall and Downing Street.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has called on participants to demonstrate in support of an end to arms supplies to Israel, the imposition of sanctions and an end to what it describes as the British government’s complicity in crimes committed against Palestinians.
Solidarity groups are organising coaches to transport demonstrators from several British cities and towns, including Manchester, Leicester, Bradford, Bolton, Blackburn, Derby, Batley and Dewsbury.
The London demonstration comes amid a series of national marches held in the capital since October 2023. This time, however, it will coincide with coordinated actions taking place across dozens of countries under a shared international campaign.
According to the alliance, further events are planned in towns and cities across Britain, with local organisers set to announce individual arrangements separately.
Coordinated Actions Across More Than 60 Countries
According to the media briefing, the mobilisation will include activities in major cities and capitals such as London, Cape Town, Rabat, São Paulo, Quito, Santiago, Naples, Toronto, Istanbul, Bangkok, Barcelona, Madrid and Sydney, alongside local initiatives led by community and student groups.
The alliance is not imposing a single format on participating organisations. Instead, each group will decide how to organise its activities according to the political, social and legal circumstances in its own country.
In Spain, events are planned in dozens of cities, including Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Valencia, Granada, Cádiz, Murcia, Santander and Valladolid.
In Italy, the programme will run for three days in the city of Modena, featuring discussions, concerts, exhibitions, live art performances, workshops and fundraising events.
Malaysia will host a multi-day programme featuring exhibitions, press conferences, a mass gathering, activist training sessions and public forums. Meanwhile, groups in Nigeria are planning documentary screenings and awareness-raising activities.
Other events include a candlelight vigil in Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, student-led educational programmes in Trinidad and Tobago, and marches, photography exhibitions and public art displays in several Ecuadorian cities.
In Auckland, New Zealand, students are planning to march from their university before joining the main pro-Palestine demonstration.
What Are the Global Mobilisation’s Demands?
According to the statement, the campaign centres on two interconnected objectives: ending the genocide and defending Palestinian land in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Participating organisations are calling for an end to the assault on Gaza, an end to settler violence and land confiscation, and a halt to military raids in the occupied West Bank.
They are also demanding a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel, an end to military supply routes, restrictions on trade in energy and goods, and accountability for Israeli officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Some groups are planning actions targeting government institutions, companies and financial organisations they say are linked to supply chains providing weapons and military equipment to Israel.
The alliance stressed that the campaign is not intended to bring local activities under a single central leadership. Instead, it aims to connect existing movements in different countries through a shared international day of action and a common political message.
The alliance first announced the campaign framework in August. According to its figures, participation grew from more than 100 organisations across 45 countries in September to more than 200 organisations in 60 countries by early October.
Pressure on Governments and Parliaments
The campaign will extend beyond demonstrations and grassroots activities, with the alliance urging participating organisations to coordinate pressure on governments and parliamentarians.
Proposed actions include asking MPs to meet delegations of constituents, submit parliamentary questions about arms exports, call for emergency parliamentary debates, and support restrictions on arms, energy and goods trade with Israel.
The alliance is also providing participating organisations with template letters and digital resources in multiple languages. These materials can be used to contact parliamentary speakers, foreign ministries, heads of government and international institutions.
The strategy is intended to turn public pressure into formal demands raised within legislative institutions, rather than limiting activism to street demonstrations.
Takriti: Diplomacy Has Failed to Stop the Genocide
Anas Takriti, Secretary-General of the Global Alliance for Palestine, said the past three years had exposed what he described as the “myth of restraint and the empty promises of international diplomacy”.
He added that the 10 October mobilisation builds on the work of solidarity movements around the world and seeks to halt military supply routes, enforce international law and hold those responsible for crimes against Palestinians accountable.
Takriti said: “We are mobilising across all continents to defend Palestinian land, end the genocide, stop military supply routes and demand that international law be enforced equally for all.”
The alliance is chaired by Jeremy Corbyn, the independent British MP and former Labour Party leader. Its steering committee includes Palestinian physician and politician Mustafa Barghouti and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.
Italian MP Angelo Bonelli, from the Green Europe party, is leading efforts to build parliamentary support across Europe, according to the media briefing.
Who Is Taking Part in the Campaign?
The alliance said participating organisations include anti-war groups, Palestine solidarity movements, trade unions, student unions, human rights organisations and grassroots networks.
British organisations named in the statement include the Stop the War Coalition and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), alongside organisations from Latin America, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, North America and other regions.
The alliance describes itself as an international platform designed to coordinate the efforts of pro-Palestine movements without undermining the independence of local organisations or imposing a single model of action.
It was launched during a conference held in London in July 2025, attended by representatives of organisations and movements from several countries.
The London march will begin at 12pm on Saturday, 10 October, at Victoria Embankment and proceed towards Downing Street. Further details of events planned in other British cities are expected to be announced in the coming days.
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