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PACBI: Cancel International Society for Justice Research Conference in Israel
International Society for Justice Research (ISJR): Working for Social Injustice? PACBI – Dec. 12, 2011 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is deeply disturbed by the decision of the International Society for Justice Research (ISJR) to hold its 14th Biennial Conference at the College of Management Academic Studies (COMAS) […]
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Inside Higher Ed covers CSU Study Abroad Campaign
The following article was published at Inside Higher Ed on December 5, 2011, and quotes USACBI Organizing Committee members David Klein and Abla Harara. If you are CSU faculty or staff member, student, or alumnus, you can sign on to the letter here: http://www.csun.edu/~vcmth00m/studyabroad.html Politicization of Study Abroad December 5, 2011 – 3:00am By Elizabeth […]
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Stop Militarization of Our Communities in the US and Abroad!
To endorse, email: bay2egypt@gmail.com As 2011 gives way to 2012, people”s movements for justice are met with unprecedented global militarization. From Oakland to Egypt, people are demanding democracy and an equitable distribution of wealth while attacked with tear gas and pepper spray, rubber bullets and live ammunition. We have become all too familiar with the […]
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Buy a Boycott Israel tote bag and support USACBI!
The Palestine Online Store has created just the thing to carry your BDS-compliant purchases, literature, books and more – the Boycott Israel tote bag! The bag carries the slogan “Boycott Israel – End Apartheid” and a portion of the proceeds benefit USACBI. The bag features a cartoon by Carlos Latuff depicting boycott bringing down Israel’s […]
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Letter to Arch Enemy from a Fan: Don’t Play Apartheid Israel
The following letter was written to Arch Enemy by fan and Palestine solidarity activist Mike Krebs. To join the Facebook group calling on Arch Enemy to cancel its show in Apartheid Israel, visit this page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/Arch.Enemy.Resist.Apartheid.Israel Dear Arch Enemy, I am writing to you as a fan to ask that you please cancel your scheduled […]
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Arch Enemy: Stand with Revolution not Apartheid
PACBI | November 30, 2011 It is with great disappointment that the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has learned of your scheduled performance in Israel set for January 24, 2012 [1]. Given that Israel is involved in grave violations of international law and human rights we urge you to […]
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BDS South Africa exposes JNF Greenwashing at COP 17
BDS South Africa issued the following release (with pamphlets) about the Jewish National Fund and it’s attempt to ‘greenwash’ its racist practices and policies: With COP17, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, taking place in South Africa we’ve been approached by several environmental justice organizations regarding the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and its presence at […]
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Announcing the launch of Punks Against Apartheid!
USACBI is thrilled to congratulate Punks Against Apartheid on the launch of their website and campaign: It”s finally happened! After months of planning, re-planning, and sending ourselves back to the drawing board countless times, we are thrilled and proud to announce the official launch of the Punks Against Apartheid website and network. Lots has happened […]
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PSG-Chicago protests Israeli Film Festival, calls for cultural boycott
From Maureen Clare Murphy at the Electronic Intifada: Last month the Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago (PSG) (with which I”ve organized for the past several years) and other organizations protested the opening night of the Israeli film festival – dubbed the REAL Israel Film Festival. As a release from PSG states, the festival was sponsored Consulate General of […]
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Irish Gardai break up peaceful cultural boycott protest
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a cultural boycott picket outside “Israeli Film Days,” which was attacked and forcibly removed by the Gardai. A protest outside the Israeli Embassy sponsored “Israeli Film Days” in Temple Bar turned acrimonious this evening when Gardai broke up a peaceful demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists outside the venue. Citing Section […]
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