Arsenal fired Mark for standing against genocide. Support the legal battle for reinstating him and Palestinian solidarity!

Mark Bonnick, Arsenal’s kit man, for 12 years and was self-employed for 10 years prior totalling 22 years of service and lifelong fan, was wrongfully fired for speaking out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. While Arsenal’s billion-dollar industry profits from “unity” slogans, Arsenal silenced Mark, a working-class worker and lifelong supporter for speaking out against a live-streamed genocide.
Football has always been a front line of anti-racist struggle, yet Arsenal are undermining this tradition. From stadiums to workplaces, support for Palestinian liberation is being criminalised. But football fans are refusing to stay silent. 

Football fans stand with Palestine!  

We stand with Mark. And we cannot let Arsenal get away with this.

The European Legal Support Center is taking Arsenal Football Club to court for several violations to the law including: 

  • Direct anti-Zionist belief discrimination and associative direct Palestinian race discrimination (section 13(1), EA 2010)
  • Harassment (section 26, EA 2010)
  • Unfair Dismissal (section 94(1), Employment Rights Act 1996 (‘ERA 1996’)). 

Our legal action comes with hefty costs that mount up to £15,000. These funds will be used to cover court fees, campaign operations and legal aid for Mark. 

Your donations, no matter how small, could make an impact, and will contribute to our battle against repression and silencing of free speech in this country.

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