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USACBI’s academic defense committee produces template letters to defend faculty and students under attack
USACBI’s Academic Defense Committee, committed to the defense of scholars, students, staff members, and campus groups who face censorship and backlash for their solidarity with Palestine and engagement with BDS activism, has released two new letters to help groups and individuals support faculty and students under attack. The template letters, for use in writing to defend […]
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USACBI: 10th anniversary of BDS and the struggle for decolonization of Palestine today
The end of 2015 marks the completion of the 10 year anniversary of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on Israel. Launched to raise the level of international action against the violent and illegal Israeli colonization and occupation of Palestine in an effort to end it, BDS has won a steady stream of […]
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Brazilian star Caetano Veloso announces he will never go back to Israel
From the Palestinian Boycott National Committee: After performing in Tel Aviv, in defiance of Palestinian appeals not to help Israel use his name to cover up its regime of oppression, Caetano Veloso has now concluded that he will “never go back” to Israel. In an article entitled, “To visit Israel to never go back to […]
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National Women’s Studies Association to consider BDS resolution at upcoming conference
The National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) will consider the following resolution, developed by Feminists for Justice in Palestine, at its upcoming convention, November 12-15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which aims to bring the NWSA among the academic associations that have officially endorsed the call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel. In the lead-up to the […]
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Irish scholars affirm academic boycott of Israel
The following letter, by a number of Irish academics, was published in the Irish Times on November 4, 2015: Sir, – As scholars associated with Irish institutions of higher education, north and south, we are deeply disturbed by Israel”s ongoing illegal occupation of Palestinian land, the intolerable human rights violations that it inflicts on all […]
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PACBI: An open letter to J.K. Rowling from occupied Palestine: Don’t lend your name to Apartheid
The following letter was issued by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI): The BDS Campaign is a nonviolent, morally consistent strategy to hold Israel accountable for its violations of International law. Occupied Palestine October 30, 2015 Dear J. K. Rowling, We were disappointed to see your name on the […]
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Hundreds of UK academics sign “Commitment for Palestine,” publish Guardian ad affirming academic boycott of Israel
“We will not work with Israel”s universities” say 500 UK academics. View the website of these academics at http://commitment4p.com/ In an unprecedented statement university teachers say they will not do business with Israel”s university system. Professors and lecturers, Fellows of the Royal Society and Fellows of the British Academy say they will not visit Israel”s universities. Academics […]
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Sign on: European call to defend the right to education in Palestine
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel encourages all academics in the United States to sign on to this appeal to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, regarding the Israeli aggression against Palestinian youth and students, and the Palestinian right to education, urging the suspension of the EU-Israel Association […]
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November 14, NYC: Palestine Calling – Launch Party to Amplify the Cultural Boycott of Israel in NYC
Saturday, November 14 at 7:30pm Verso Books 20 Jay St, Brooklyn, New York 11201 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1021669537896687/ featuring Suhel Nafar of DAM Tamar-kali and legendary oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen (& more TBA) Sliding-scale tickets: http://palestinecalling.bpt.me/ Artists and cultural workers around the world are heeding the call from Palestine to refuse to do business as usual with Israel […]
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October 28, Indianapolis: Why Boycotting Israeli Universities is the Right Thing to Do
Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00pm Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) 420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/902977313106322/ Please join us for a lecture and book signing by Prof. Rima Najjar Merriman, Al Quds University, and Prof. Bill Mullen, Purdue University on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM, IUPUI Campus Center Room 307. Sponsored by: The […]
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