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218 sign call for a Swedish academic boycott of Israel
The following press release announcing a broad Swedish call for the Academic Boycott of Israel, was created by the KTH action group for boycott: Press release 2 October 2011 Swedish universities must not participate in research or any other type of cooperation with Israeli academic institutions. The Swedish government should act for the cessation of […]
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Wikileaks: US raised academic boycott with Norwegian government
Maureen Clare Murphy’s article at the Electronic Intifada, below, reveals that recent Wikileaks releases indicate that the US government officially raised opposition to Norwegian academic boycott advocacy on Norwegian campuses. Cables released this week by Wikileaks show that the US government raised with the Government of Norway concern over a motion to boycott Israeli academic […]
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AUDIO: David Lloyd speaks about academic boycott of Israel
USACBI Organizing Collective member David Lloyd, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California, appeared on KPFK’s Radio Intifada on July 21, 2011, discussing the nature, present and future of the BDS movement and the importance of the academic and cultural boycott of Israel. Download the audio clip of the interview.
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VIDEO: The future of BDS with USACBI’s Remi Kanazi and Sunaina Maira
The following video, filmed at the Al-Awda Convention in Anaheim, California in May 2011, features USACBI Organizing Collective members Remi Kanazi and Dr. Sunaina Maira, in conversation with Ali Abunimah about the future of BDS and the movement. Highly recommended!
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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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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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University of Johannesburg Upholds Academic Boycott of Israel
09 July 2011 The UJ Petition Committee views with contempt attempts by the pro-Israeli lobby to mislead the public by implying that the University of Johannesburg has reinstated its old Memorandum of Understanding with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University (BGU). In fact, the decision to terminate UJ”s institutional agreement with BGU was reaffirmed in a recent follow-up […]
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Kauanui: Siege Against Gaza: Support the Freedom Flotilla!
The following article, by USACBI Advisory Board Member J KÄ“haulani Kauanui, was published on June 25, 2011 by Indian Country Today Media Network: Siege Against Gaza; Support the Freedom Flotilla! By J KÄ“haulani Kauanui This week, nearly 40 passengers (unarmed peace activists and media people) will board The Audacity of Hope, a U.S. flagged boat, which will set […]
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UK’s largest academic trade union denounces threats to right to education, distributes PACBI call
The University and College Union, UCU, is the largest trade union and professional association for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff working in further and higher education throughout the UK, passed the following resolution at its Congress on May 29, 2011, drawing attention to threats to the right to education and calling for the […]
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McGill and Concordia must boycott Technion
The following article, by Elliott Frayheyt, was published on Kabobfest on May 20, 2011. In the wake of successful/ongoing divestment campaigns at Hampshire College, UC Berkeley, Carleton University, and the University of Johannesburg, a group of students, faculty and community members in Montreal have started to organize a campaign to sever the links between the Technion-Israel […]
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