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A “˜historic opportunity at hand’ tonight as UC San Diego votes on divestment
by Adam Horowitz on May 5, 2010 Anfal Awwad, Benjamin Balthaser, Oliver Burchill, Amal Dalmar and Aaron Dimsdale write in the UCSD newspaper The Guardian about the UCSD divestment resolution that will be voted on tonight: We have a historic opportunity to stop our university from contributing to the violation of human rights. This is […]
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Armatrading: Oppose Apartheid Israel as you would have opposed Apartheid South Africa!
Occupied Ramallah, 5 May 2010 The Palestinian Campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is deeply troubled to learn that you are scheduled to perform in Israel on June 4th and 5th, in violation of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Call, [1] which calls on people of conscience throughout the world […]
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North Texas Boycott, Divest and Sanction of Israel Campaign
The North Texas Boycott,Divest and Sanction of Israel Campaign (North Texas BDS) is a Fort Worth,Texas based organization affiliated with the “U.S. campaign to End Israeli Occupation”, a national organization with 305 chapters throughout North America. Our Goals: Through a legal, non-violent campaign of persuasion and advocacy, these organizations seek to induce local institutions of […]
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Countering the soft war
Fayyad appreciates potential power of soft war against Israel; we should too Asher Fredman Israel is waking up to the growing threat of the soft war being waged against it internationally. Jazz artist Gil Scott-Heron’s apparent cancellation of his upcoming Tel Aviv performance is just the latest outcome of the escalating campaign to promote a […]
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Church leaders condemn Israel and Christian Zionism
Dr. Hanan Chehata Easter was the perfect opportunity for Christians to reconsider their position on the Palestine/Israel conflict and many did. In South Africa, more than sixty church leaders and theologians showed their support for Palestine and expressed their condemnation of Israel’s apartheid policies by supporting the 2009 Kairos Palestine document. This was a paper […]
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BNC releases Memo and Recommendations for OECD countries
You can download the memo here Israel”s accession to OECD: encouraging impunity, rewarding war crimes 1. OECD”s fundamental values include respect for human rights, commitment to democracy and adherence to the purposes of the United Nation[1]. 2. In the “Road Map for the accession of Israel to the OECD Convention” the Council noted that in […]
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Final UCSD Divestment Vote Wednesday, 5 May
The final vote on divestment will be Wednesday, 5 May at the AS Council meeting. When: Wednesday, 5 May at 6pm Where: UCSD Price Center Ballroom East Address: 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92192 Directions to Parking & UCSD Map to Price Center
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Endorsements for UCSD Divestment
UCSD Student Organizations: Amnesty International Arab Student Union Black Student Union College Democrats Food Co-Op Forward Haiti Emergence Action Team Muslim Student Association One Earth One Justice Schools for Schools Student Sustainability Collective Students Take Action Now Darfur Students for Barack Obama Students for Civil Rights in Iran Students for Justice in Palestine UCSD Faculty […]
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