-
170 Members of NYU’s Faculty Release Statement & Petition Calling for Reinstatement of Suspended Take Back NYU Students
Feb 25th, 2009 by Take Back NYU! As NYU faculty, we call on the Administration to reinstate those students who have been summarily suspended for their recent protest at Kimmel, pending proper hearings by NYU”s disciplinary board. If there is disciplinary action, it should follow–not precede–fair hearings, in which both sides are represented and the […]
Continue reading -
Our Open Letter To Haverford College
We, the undersigned alumni and associates of Haverford College, deplore the ongoing atrocities and injustices committed by the State of Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. Acknowledging that Haverford’s divestment from South Africa had a positive impact on ending apartheid, we demand that Haverford College divest fully from any entity that […]
Continue reading -
Motion passed UNANIMOUSLY by the Manchester Metropolitan University
branch of University College Union, 14 January 2009. 1. MOTION SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GAZA This branch notes: 1) The appalling loss of life, injuries and destruction caused by the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza; 2) The particular damage done to educational establishment as a result of the Israeli government’s bombardment. This branch condemns: […]
Continue reading -
Sweden-Israel Davis Cup to go ahead without fans
The Associated Press Published: February 24, 2009 STOCKHOLM: The Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel will go ahead as planned – without spectators in the southern city of Malmo – after an attempt to move the venue to Stockholm fell through. Swedish organizers on Tuesday cited security concerns for the closed-door policy because anti-Israeli […]
Continue reading -
PACBI scores another small victory: Roumanoff cancels Israel Army concert
Gala de soutien aux blessés israéliens: Anne Roumanoff lí¢che l’affaire Par Le Coach le 24/02/2009 Sur le web, í§a chauffe pour Anne Roumanoff! Une lettre ouverte émise par la “Campagne pour le Boycott culturel et académique des oeuvres israéliennes” (Pacbi) circule, protestant contre la présence de l’humoriste Anne Roumanoff í un gala de soutien í […]
Continue reading -
CUPE Passes BDS Resolutions – Needs Your Support
February 23, 2009 – 3:57pm CUPE Needs Your Solidarity for Bravely Standing in Support of Palestinian Academics Find below: * Text of the two historic resolutions; * Concrete ways to show your support. Toronto, February 23, 2009 – The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) congratulates CUPE-Ontario”s University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) conference in Windsor for […]
Continue reading -
CUPE union votes for academic boycott of Israel
Feb 22, 2009 08:23 PM Adrian Morrow staff reporter University workers in the Canadian Union of Public Employees have passed a controversial motion calling for an academic boycott of Israel, and union members from at least one Toronto university are planning to pressure their school to cut any financial ties with the country. Although the […]
Continue reading -
UCLA professor helps launch boycott of Israel
Nearly 200 US professors follow suit; others cite need for pressure on Palestine, too * Anna Andersen (Contact) * Published: Monday, February 23, 2009 Sondra Hale, a UCLA professor in the anthropology and women”s studies departments, is an organizing committee member of the recently launched U.S. Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel. […]
Continue reading -
NYU-Tel Aviv University: A Partnership in Occupation
NYU Students for Justice in Palestine presents: a panel discussion featuring Andrew Ross, chair, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, NYU Elias Khoury, acclaimed novelist Nir Harel, Anarchists Against The Wall TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2009 7PM NYU KIMMEL CENTER, ROOM 802 60 WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTH In the wake of Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, NYU’s […]
Continue reading -
CUPE members vote to boycott Israeli universities
Updated: Sun Feb. 22 2009 1:14:50 PM The Canadian Press WINDSOR, Ont. – Delegates at a conference in Windsor for the Canadian Union of Public Employees have voted in favour of boycotting Israeli universities. Resolution 50 protests the Israeli siege of Gaza, which members of the Jewish Defence League call anti-Semitic. At least two locals […]
Continue reading