01 Justice for Palestine
We organise for a free Palestine and for an end to the violence and displacement Palestinians continue to face. That commitment is the starting point of everything we do.
We are a student-led network connecting Palestine societies and pro-Palestine student groups across the United Kingdom — sharing resources, coordinating action, and standing alongside one another whenever it’s needed.
ASAP was founded by a small circle of student organisers who realised that Palestine societies were too often working in isolation — running events, fundraisers and campaigns without a wider network to share resources or learn from. Connection became the answer.
Since 2020 we have grown into a network of around 45 Palestine societies and pro-Palestine student groups at universities across the UK. We coordinate joint statements, run organising and skills training, share practical resources, and bring student organisers together — online and in person.
For most of our member societies, the network is the difference between organising alone and organising together: a Brighton group can pick up the phone to a society at King’s, an organising team in Edinburgh can swap notes with one in Cardiff, and ideas travel across campuses fast.
Everything we do is student-led — every campaign, every workshop, every meeting. ASAP belongs to the societies in it.
Six commitments we make to every society in our network and every member who organises under our banner.
We organise for a free Palestine and for an end to the violence and displacement Palestinians continue to face. That commitment is the starting point of everything we do.
Every decision sits with students. The network belongs to the societies and groups in it — not to any board, donor or external body.
Palestine societies should never have to organise alone. Whatever a campus is facing, there should always be other students on the other end of the line.
We oppose all forms of racism — including antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism — and build our network on those values.
Affiliation is free. Resources are open. Trainings are open to any Palestine society or student group that wants them — regardless of size or experience.
Long-term organising needs long-term care. We invest in the wellbeing of student organisers as much as in the campaigns they run.
A snapshot of how ASAP shows up — quietly and loudly — for the network.
We draft and circulate joint statements that allow Palestine societies to speak with one voice — and we coordinate national days of action and shared campaigns across our member groups.
Free workshops on running effective societies, planning campaigns, working with media, and supporting members through difficult moments.
Risk assessments, event-planning checklists, campaign playbooks, press statement templates and design assets — open-source, free for every member society to use.
When members face hardship for their activism, we mobilise solidarity, offer advice, and connect them to legal and welfare support where it’s needed.
Regular all-society calls, regional clusters, and in-person gatherings where organisers can swap notes, plan together and meet the people they normally only see on Zoom.
We help member societies tell their story — drafting press lines, amplifying campaigns through our channels, and acting as a point of contact for journalists covering student activism.
A small group of student organisers from London, Manchester and Birmingham start ASAP. Eight societies join in the first weeks.
ASAP runs its first organising workshops in London, with student organisers travelling in from across the country to take part.
Membership grows steadily across UK campuses, and ASAP starts coordinating regular national calls bringing societies together to share what’s happening on the ground.
ASAP coordinates joint statements signed by dozens of societies in response to events affecting student activists across the UK.
ASAP enters its sixth year with around 45 affiliated Palestine societies and student groups at universities across the United Kingdom.
ASAP is a horizontal network. Member societies retain full autonomy on their own campuses and send representatives to a national coordinating group that meets regularly — online during term-time, and in person whenever we can bring people together.
Day-to-day work is shared across small student-run working groups covering campaigns, training, communications, member support and welfare. Coordinators serve short, renewable terms so the work doesn’t fall on a handful of people.
We’re funded by small donations, society contributions and grassroots fundraising. We’re intentionally lean and independent — no external funders, no strings attached.
Decisions about joint statements, campaigns and the direction of the network are made together with member societies, with a strong preference for consensus.
Affiliation is free and takes about ten minutes. We’d love to have you.