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Joint Statement by Palestinians in North America: Nakba 73 – Ongoing Nakba, Ongoing Resistance
As we mark the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, we, the undersigned, join together to reaffirm our commitment to the Palestinian people’s struggle for justice, return, and liberation. We commemorate the loss experienced by Palestinians in 1948 when hundreds of thousands of our people were forced into exile and saw their homes and villages stolen […]
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Medical Apartheid: Structural racism, not race by Nada Elia
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel is republishing the following article, originally on Mondoweiss, by Palestinian scholar and activist Nada Elia: by Nada Elia When the COVID-19 pandemic first reached the United States a little over one year ago, grassroots organizers as well as many health providers, especially of color, […]
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Video: Weaponizing Anti-Semitism: IHRA and the End of the Palestine Exception – USACBI Webinar
https://youtu.be/vQH4DW_GNoY On Tuesday, April 6, the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel hosted a webinar on “Weaponizing Anti-Semitism: IHRA and Ending the Palestine Exception.” Featured speakers at the event were Dima Khalidi of Palestine Legal, Prof. Richard Falk, Prof. Cornel West and composer Raymond Deane. Nura Bawab, a student at the […]
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California Scholars for Academic Freedom addresses Blinken on IHRA definition
California Scholars for Academic Freedom (cs4af) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in response to Blinken’s comments that “the Biden Administration enthusiastically embraces the 2016 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Anti-Semitism, including its examples”. This academic-freedom-focused response may be useful to faculty and students struggling with anti-Palestinian repression and […]
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Weaponizing Anti-Semitism: IHRA and Ending the Palestine Exception — Introduction
The following introduction and overview of the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism was developed by USACBI Organizing Collective members Terri Ginsberg, John King, Bill Mullen and Heike Schotten and presented by Heike Schotten at the USACBI webinar on this topic on April 6, 2021: Weaponizing Anti-Semitism: IHRA and Ending the Palestine Exception […]
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March 31: From the U.S. to Palestine: End Medical Apartheid
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET REGISTER at http://bit.ly/UStoPalestine Join us on Wednesday 3/31, 12pm EDT (9am PDT) for a powerful rally to take action against Israeli medical and vaccine apartheid. The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated existing medical inequalities around the world. While vaccines are a symbol of hope and […]
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April 6, Online Event: Weaponizing Anti-Semitism: IHRA and the End of the Palestine Exception
Weaponizing Anti-Semitism: IHRA and the End of the Palestine Exception Tuesday, April 6 12 Noon Eastern/9 am Pacific Register to join on Zoom: https://bit.ly/noihraevent Facebook Live: https://facebook.com/usacbi Join the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel for an informative webinar on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) “working definition” of anti-Semitism […]
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Sign on: Pledge that Palestine is a Feminist Issue
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) strongly supports the following statement issued by the Palestinian Feminist Collective. In honor of International Women’s Month, the Palestinian Feminist Collective calls on all people of conscience to pledge their commitment that Palestine is a Feminist Issue. SIGN THE PLEDGE This Women’s History […]
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Roger Waters joins 700+ organizations, artists and individuals to urge: Stevie Wonder, say no to Israeli apartheid!
Famed musician Roger Waters of Pink Floyd issued a video appeal to Stevie Wonder, urging him to reject the Israeli Wolf Prize and say no to Israeli apartheid: .@steviewonder, with respect, you turned down Haim Saban’s IDF fundraiser in 2012. Please turn down Israel’s @WolfPrize_ in 2021. LoveR.https://t.co/VXS3pWP2X9 pic.twitter.com/KTeFk5ePck — Roger Waters (@rogerwaters) March 9, […]
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Drs. Fauci, Wailoo, Park, June and Rosenberg: Say No to Israel’s Medical Apartheid – Reject the Dan David Prize
Dear Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Keith Wailoo, Dr. Katharine Park, Dr. Carl June and Dr. Steven Rosenberg, We write on behalf of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel to urge you to reject the Dan David Prize, awarded by the Dan David Foundation and located at Tel Aviv University (TAU) […]
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