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Angela Davis and Gina Dent Radio Interview on BDS and Palestine
Arab Talk Radio, aired on San Francisco’s KBOO, and co-hosted by USACBI Organizing Collective member Jess Ghannam and Jamal Dajani, interviewed Angela Davis and Gina Dent concerning BDS and their trip to Palestine (see delegation report) on July 14, 2011. The full interview can be listened to or downloaded here: http://www.archive.org/details/PalestineAndBdsWithProfessorsAngelaDavisAndGinaDent
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BBC Proms: Cancel Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Invitation
Out of Tune with Human Rights BBC Proms: Cancel Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Invitation We, Palestinian cultural institutions, including the leading musical organizations, urge the BBC to cancel the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) concert at this year’s Proms [1], due to IPO’s complicity in whitewashing Israel’s persistent violations of international law and human rights. The IPO […]
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A Palestinian woman’s response to Israel’s Naomi Chazan on BDS
The following article, by Samah Sabawi, a Palestinian woman in Australia and the Public Advocate for Australians for Palestine, was published on
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Sign on: Labor Statement Demands Arms Embargo on Israel
The following statement calling for an immediate arms embargo on Israel, was published by Labor for Palestine on July 13, 2011. Click here to sign on. Whereas, on May 4, 2011, the Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (PTUC-BDS)specifically called “on trade unions around the world to actively show solidarity with the Palestinian […]
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Haneen Maikey on Resisting homophobia and occupation
The following article ran in International Viewpoint in July 2011, interviewing Haneen Maikey from Al Qaws on Palestinian queer organizing and BDS: Resisting homophobia and occupation Alex de Jong Haneen Maikey from the Palestinian queer group Al Qaws was in Amsterdam in June talking about their struggles for sexual emancipation and against the Israeli occupation. […]
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CAIA and Badil condemn anti-boycott law
The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid in Toronto, Canada and the Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Refugee Rights issued statements condemning the anti-boycott law passed by the Israeli Knesset on July 11, 2011. Click here to sign on to the USACBI statement on the law. From CAIA: On Monday, 11 July 2011, the Israeli Knesset passed […]
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Justice in Palestine: A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women of Color Feminists
Between June 14 and June 23, 2011, a delegation of 11 scholars, activists, and artists visited occupied Palestine. As indigenous and women of color feminists involved in multiple social justice struggles, we sought to affirm our association with the growing international movement for a free Palestine. We wanted to see for ourselves the conditions under […]
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Sign On Today: Statement Condemning the Anti-BDS “Boycott Law” from US Groups
USACBI encourages all organizations in the Palestine solidarity and social justice movements to endorse the following statement condemning the so-called “Boycott Law” passed by the Israeli Knesset seeking to ban Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. Please also see the following statements by: The Palestinian Boycott National Committee (BNC) Boycott from Within Sign on Below! On Monday, […]
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USACBI: Support Boycott-Israel 19 in Melbourne!
USACBI supports the Boycott-Israel 19 Defense Campaign in Australia, following upon the police harassment, brutality and arrests against a mass peaceful BDS demonstration in Melbourne. You can sign on at the Defense Campaign”s website, or email boycottisrael19@gmail.com. Video of the police attack: Stand up for Palestinian human rights! Stand up for civil rights in Victoria! […]
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COSATU Endorses the Palestinian Call to Impose an Immediate, Comprehensive Military Embargo on Israel
8 July 2011 COSATU fully endorses the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) calls for a mandatory comprehensive arms embargo against Israel similar to that imposed against apartheid South Africa. While solidarity with the Arab Spring for freedom, democracy and social justice is spreading around the world, many states and corporations continue their […]
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