Thank you for your interest in becoming part of the Apartheid Free Zones initiative.
Click here to become an Apartheid Free Zone today!
Thank you for your support!
Apartheid Free Zones (AFZs) are an exciting new global initiative that will help to transform our local communities into spaces of solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and equality.
Unlike Apartheid Israel’s propaganda machine, we don’t have endless funds to throw around, and the Apartheid Free Zones campaign can only grow with public support and engagement. AFZs allow each one of us to be part of an anti-racist collective movement for justice for Palestinians!
We hope that the AFZ initiative will grow in Ireland (and beyond), creating anti-racist communities and spaces that are oppression-free, and linking these communities together nationally and internationally, to show the people of Palestine that they are not alone in their heroic struggle for freedom, justice and equality.
Please see below for which area best applies to your situation and to see what becoming an AFZ would mean for you – and then please use the contact form at the end of this page to apply to become an Apartheid Free Zone.
Note that this is not an exhaustive list so don’t worry if you think you don’t fit into any of the categories – contact us anyway!
Click here to become an Apartheid Free Zone today!
Thank you for your support!
Are you a business owner?
You can turn your business into an AFZ, pledging to support the principles of the BDS Movement and boycotting Israeli products and institutions, and international companies that profit from Israeli human rights abuses. You can show your support by putting an AFZ sticker on your premises, and educating your staff and customers about why you support the AFZ initiative.
– More questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website |
Are you a venue owner or a member of a collective space?
You can turn your space into an AFZ, pledging to support the principles of the BDS Movement and boycotting Israeli products and institutions, and international companies that profit from Israeli human rights abuses. You can show your support by putting an AFZ sticker on your premises, and educating your staff/co-op members and patrons about why you’ve supported the AFZ initiative.
– More questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website |
Are you involved in a community or sports group?
You can turn your group into an AFZ, pledging to support the principles of the BDS Movement and boycotting Israeli products and institutions, and international companies that profit from Israeli human rights abuses.
– More questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website |
Are you involved in a political organisation, trade union, student group or NGO?
You can turn your organisation, union or group into an AFZ by pledging to support the principles of the BDS Movement and boycotting Israeli products and institutions, and international companies that profit from Israeli human rights abuses. Trade union branches can submit motions calling for unions to become AFZs. Student groups can work to make Student Unions into AFZs. You can declare your group’s office or space to be an AFZ, put an AFZ sticker on your premises, and educate your staff/co-op members/co-workers/volunteers and funders about why you’ve supported the AFZ initiative.
– More questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website |
Are you a politician?
You can declare your support for the AFZ initiative by pledging to support the principles of the BDS Movement and boycotting Israeli products and institutions, and international companies that profit from Israeli human rights abuses. You can declare your constituency office or party office to be an AFZ, put an AFZ sticker on your premises, and educate your staff/co-workers/volunteers and constituents about why you’ve supported the AFZ initiative.
– More questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website |
Are you a festival organiser, musician/artist or musical/artistic collective?
If you are a festival organiser, you can declare your festival’s support for the AFZ initiative by pledging to support the principles of the BDS Movement and boycotting Israeli products, and international companies that profit from Israeli human rights abuses. This would include refusing any funding from the Israeli state which seeks to ‘culturewash’ its apartheid regime, or from any complicit companies, many of whom use culture as means to whitewash their involvement with human rights abuses. In the case of musicians and other artists, you can sign the Irish Artists’ Pledge to Boycott Israel, which has already been signed by over 650 of your peers.
– More questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website |
Are you none of the above? You can still help!
You can declare your own house to be an AFZ and pledge to support the principles of the BDS Movement and boycot Israeli products and institutions, and international companies that profit from Israeli human rights abuses. Put a sticker in your window, mailbox or car window. Talk to people in your community about AFZs. Talk to anyone you know who runs a business/venue/space or is involved in political or NGO work, or is a politician, artist, organiser etc. You can choose to patronise business or venues that have signed up to the AFZ principles.
– More questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website |
Fill in the following form to apply to become and Apartheid Free Zone
You can also download, print out and return this form to us here.
GDPR Notice: In the case of a business/space/group/office etc – by filling out this form you agree to have your business/space/group/office etc name and address appear on both the Irish and European Apartheid Free Zone websites and associated maps. Your personal details – name, phone number, email etc will not be made public and will be securely stored. In the case of individuals, no details will be made public. You also agree to receiving occasional communications from the AFZ campaign.
GDPR Notice: In the case of a business/space/group/office etc – by filling out this form you agree to have your business/space/group/office etc name and address appear on both the Irish and European Apartheid Free Zone websites and associated maps. Your personal details – name, phone number, email etc will not be made public and will be securely stored. In the case of individuals, no details will be made public. You also agree to receiving occasional communications from the AFZ campaign.