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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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BDS Movement at 10: Mondoweiss interviews Omar Barghouti
Mondoweiss co-editors Adam Horowitz and Philip Weiss talk with Palestinian human rights activist and co-founder of the BDS movement Omar Barghouti on the tenth anniversary of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions again Israel. The BDS Call was issued by representatives of of Palestinian civil society on July 9, 2005 with a goal of achieving […]
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New Resource: USACBI Pamphlet for Students on Academic Boycott of Israel
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel is making available a new resource, designed especially for students on US campuses who are working for justice and liberation for Palestine. The new pamphlet (available for download here) provides an overview of USACBI’s work and helpful suggestions and examples of organizing students can […]
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USACBI congratulates United Church of Christ on divestment vote
USACBI congratulates The United Church of Christ in passing its resolution to boycott and divest from Israeli occupation, and applauds the work done by The United Church of Christ Palestine-Israel Network in heeding the Palestinian-led BDS call and working over the past years to build support for this resolution. Following, as it does, a similar […]
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Thurston Moore declares support for Israel boycott over ‘brutal human rights violations’
News via NME: http://www.nme.com/news/thurston-moore/86499 Thurston Moore has become the latest artist to boycott Israel over what he calls the nation’s “brutal human rights violations”. Moore was booked to perform in Israel’s second largest city, Tel Aviv, earlier this year, but later cancelled the gig without offering an official explanation. The former Sonic Youth frontman has now confirmed that he […]
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Petition: Call on Irish dancers to respect cultural boycott of Israel
Sign the online petition: https://www.change.org/p/carey-academy-oidance-seamus-aine-o-se-don-t-dance-for-israel-don-t-shame-our-name-call-off-your-participation-in-the-1st-israeli-feis-which-ignores-the-appeal-of-the-palestinian-people-to-boycott-divest-and-sanction-bds-the-apartheid-state-of-israel An Open Appeal to Carey Academy, Seamus & Aine O”Se, @OIDance, Anthony Davis, An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha and all Irish Dancers at home in Ireland and worldwide. The Palestinian activist community based in Ireland has recently learned of your intentions to hold the “First Israeli Feis” in Tel Aviv on […]
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