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September 21, South Africa: Protest Against Pharrell Williams/Woolworths Collaboration
Pharrell Williams has been paid to perform in SA by Woolworths (which trades with Israel in violation of the BDS boycott of Israel). Williams lands in SA a week after performing in Tel Aviv, Israel (in violation of the boycott of Israel. “Pharrell die veraaier veruil die Palestyne vir geld!” DATE: Monday 21 September 2015 […]
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UE Becomes First National U.S. Union to Endorse BDS
UE, the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, held its national convention in Baltimore August 16-20. Delegates acted on 37 resolutions on collective bargaining, organizing, and political issues, and they upheld UE”s long tradition of courageous stands on foreign policy issues when they adopted the resolution on Palestine and Israel. It points to Israel”s long […]
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InCACBI protests against Israeli film festival hosted by the Israeli Consul in Bangalore
Let our cultural events say No to Israeli apartheid! InCACBI protests against Israeli film festival hosted by the Israeli Consul in Bangalore We, a group of academics, artists and activists in India came together in June 2010 to extend support to the international campaign for the academic and cultural boycott of Israel (www.incacbi.in). We have, over the years, […]
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Join us: Olympics without Apartheid!
The following call to action was issued by the Boycott National Committee in Palestine: Like our Facebook page “Olympics without Apartheid” here! Llamado en castellano aquí | Chamado em portuguíªs aqui Israeli military companies, all of which are deeply involved in Israel”s war crimes against the Palestinian people, among others, see the Olympic Games as […]
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Artists launch “Letter for Palestine” cultural boycott campaign at Venice Biennale
Cultural boycott advocacy by artists and activists at the 2015 Venice Biennale has continued, following an artistic intervention and action at the Israeli pavilion organized by G.U.L.F. (Global Ultra Luxury Faction) and Gulf Labor artists on August 2. Hyperallergic reports: On Sunday, August 9 artists participating in and attending the 2015 Venice Biennale launched a campaign […]
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USACBI condemns Hillary Clinton’s failed attempt to suppress BDS organizing in Scotland
USACBI (the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) condemns in the strongest terms the interference of Hillary Clinton and the US Department of State in a failed attempt to undermine a Scottish campaign to reject Israeli funding of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Through grassroots campaigning and the mobilization of artists, filmmakers and […]
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Electronic Intifada: Why is Pharrell Williams promoting retailer of Israeli goods?
The following article at Electronic Intifada by writer and activist Adri Nieuwhof covers the South African campaign to #BoycottWoolworths and the calls to Pharrell Williams by BDS South Africa and USACBI to cancel his upcoming concert in Tel Aviv and end his promotional sponsorship with Woolworths. To read – and join – USACBI’s open letter to […]
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Report: Palestinian Universities Under Occupation
The following report was issued in July 2015 by an eight-member delegation organized by the European Platform for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (EPACBI), which visited seven Palestinian universities in April 2015. The full report text is below, or you can download a PDF of the report. Palestinian Universities under Occupation This Report was prepared […]
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G.U.L.F. and Gulf Labor bring BDS and cultural boycott to the Venice Biennale
A group of artists and activists who work with G.U.L.F. (Global Ultra Luxury Faction) and Gulf Labor engaged in a series of creative actions to raise the profile of Palestine and bring the campaign for BDS and cultural boycott of Israel in particular to the art world at the Venice Biennale. They amended the Gulf […]
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USACBI Newsletter, July 2015
USACBI Newsletter Volume 1, number 2 (July 2015) Published by the US Campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel http://usacbi.org 1. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of BDS call and the Creation of USACBI – USACBI: Where We are Today 2. Faculty for Justice in Palestine Reports 3. Solidarity Between Students and Faculty: Protecting a […]
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