Dear friends of Badil,
Below is a update of some important initiatives, actions and events related to the BDS campaign. Remember to check the website http://www.bdsmovement.net regularly for updates and action items relating to the campaign.
1. Israeli Apartheid Week 2009
2. 30 March 2009: Global BDS Action Day
3. Renewed Call for endorsements on the 2005 Civil Society BDS Call (deadline 28 March 2009)
4. Peace Cycle Petition to Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement
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1. Israeli Apartheid Week 2009
This global week of events, now in its fifth year, started this past Monday March 2nd. For an up-to-date list of events happening near you, check the website at: http://apartheidweek.org
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2. 30 March 2009: Global BDS Action Day
At the World Social Forum held earlier this year in Belem (Brazil), activists around the world agreed on a Global Day of Action in Solidarity with the Palestinian people and for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel on March 30th. The mobilization coincides with the Palestinian Land Day, the annual commemoration of the 1976 Israeli massacre of Palestinians in the Galilee in struggle against massive land expropriation, and forms part of the Global Week of Action against the Crises and War from March 28 to April 4.
For more on this, and to see the call to action in French, Spanish, and Italian, see:
http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/314
Also, the BNC has prepared a guide to action (Do it yourself BDS) that you may find useful, and that you can download in French, Spanish, Italian
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3. Renewed Call for endorsements on the 2005 Civil Society BDS Call (deadline 28 March 2009)
Now is the time to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) to end the disastrous era of Israeli apartheid, occupation, and human rights violations against the Palestinian people.
During the month of March, 2009, the Palestine National BDS Committee has launched a major endorsement gathering drive. This leads up to the Global Day of BDS actions on March 30 that was announced at the World Social Forum held last month in Brazil.
Please join us by endorsing BDS! Sign on at: www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/52. If you can sign on by March 28, your name will be included in the endorsement declaration for March 30.
If you can, please add a link to this endorsement page on your organization”s home page for the month of March. And please pass this request along to other groups and help publicize BDS to your members, constituents, and the general public.
We also invite you to take part in the March 30 Global BDS Day of Action by organizing and participation in local and regional actions. Please promote this day of action on your websites and to your mailing lists. For more information, see: http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/314
After efforts and sacrifices of many years, we are at a historical turning point. Poignantly aware of yet another war crime by Israel, concerned citizens and activists around the world are mobilizing. Now is the time to accelerate the international campaign for BDS. This successful strategy has been used in many human rights efforts including the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. With the momentum of world opinion and action, it will also work to end the systematic violation of human rights by Israel.
Endorsements can also be sent via email to: endorsements [at] bdsmovement.net
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4. Peace Cycle Petition to Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement
see:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Suspend-EU-Israel-Trade-Agreement
