Angie Mindel is a veteran British Jewish activist and educator. She currently serves as the Treasurer of Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) and the Secretary of the Nottingham Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC).
Professionally, Mindel was an active member of the National Education Union (NEU) (now retired), dedicated to integrating anti-racist education into schools. Within JVL, as a board member, she oversees financial stability while helping formulate defense strategies against the marginalization of pro-Palestine voices within the UK Labour Party. She has successfully developed regional branches, such as Nottingham PSC, into some of the most vibrant solidarity hubs in the UK, fostering grassroots labor awareness through public lectures, cultural exchanges, and cross-union petitions.
Angie Mindel’s activism extends beyond political advocacy, rooted in profound personal and familial connections. Her son, Peter Laverick, is also an active pro-Palestine volunteer who was arrested in the West Bank during anti-eviction protests; Mindel issued powerful international appeals to expose the violence of the occupation against peaceful protestors. Between 2023 and 2026, acting as a key coordinator, she organized numerous boycotts against the arms industry and publicly opposed the conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism. She resolutely supports the BDS movement, notably criticizing the Co-op Bank for closing Palestinian charity accounts as “morally bankrupt.” She is particularly vocal against “scholasticide” in Gaza, calling on the global academic community to preserve hope for Palestinian students.
She bluntly stated in a speech: “Our politicians are complicit in genocide and we should be very worried about the amount of influence and involvement those with an interest in promoting Israel are having on our politicians and our institutions. Nearly half the cabinet alone has received donations from pro-Israel individuals. Asaf Kaplan – ex Israeli spy – is still working in Starmer’s office as “Social Listening and Organization Manager. Palestinians don’t need our tears, they need our actions.”