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UC-Berkeley’s new divestment approach
By Steve Horn Tuesday, April 20, 2010 12:01 a.m. Few tactics of political activism stir more controversy on college campuses, with accompanying international reverberations, than student-led calls for their university investment boards to divest from corporations that make the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and siege of the Gaza Strip possible. Generally, this […]
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Palestinian Student Urges UC Berkeley Senate To Divest From Israeli War Crimes
Almost one month after the UC Berkeley Student Senate voted 16-4 to divest from General Electric and United technologies because of their complicity in Israeli war crimes the Student Senate meets again to attempt to override a veto by President Will Smelko. The Meeting ended around 7:15 AM with the senate tabling the bill to […]
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USPCN: Berkeley divestment struggle continues!
The US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) salutes the efforts of Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Berkeley. The tireless efforts and determination of the students at Berkeley, culminating in the 16-4 vote by the Student Senate to divest from two companies providing support for the Zionist occupation of Palestine, are an inspiration to us […]
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Georgetown, Divest! Coalition presents to GUSA Senate
This afternoon, coalition members Jackson Perry and Elise Garofalo delivered a presentation in front of the GUSA Senate about the University”s blatant lack of policies of socially responsible investing. After the short presentation (which is available at the end of this post), Perry and Garofalo answered questions from GUSA Senators and GUSA President Calen Angert […]
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Interview with Hedy Epstein on Divestment on Flashpoints
Support continues to build for a global movement against Israeli apartheid in Palestine, today we feature anti-apartheid activist and Nazi holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein talking about why she supports the campus divestment movement. LISTEN ONLINE: Download this clip Play this clip in your Computer”s media player Guests: Hedy Epstein, activist
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Listen to Organizers of Berkeley’s Divestment Campaign on Flashpoints
UC Berkeley students talk about the university”s bill to divest from companies that profit from the injustices of Israel”s occupation of Palestine. –––––– LISTEN ONLINE: Download this clip Play this clip in your Computer”s media player Guests: Nairi Shrinian, UC Berkeley undergraduate and member of Students for Justice in Palestine
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News from Georgetown, Divest!
From The Georgetown Voice: Saxa Politica: Immoral Investments: “While divestment is non-negotiable to administrators, it appears that Georgetown”s Jesuit and Catholic identity is.” Misguided idealism of Georgetown, Divest!: “The string of reports coming from the Middle East appear to confirm the assertions aired by the newly formed coalition Georgetown, Divest! that the human rights situation […]
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Wednesday’s March for Social Responsibility
On Wednesday, April 14, the coalition marched from Red Square to the President”s Office to demand the University establish policies of socially responsible investing. In our letter, we addressed President DeGioia: We refuse to accept our money being invested in a way that utterly disregards social responsibility. After all, you yourself have written that “our […]
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Coalition’s Argument for Divestment Presented to Georgetown University Community
On Tuesday, April 13, the coalition presented its argument to the Georgetown community for selective divestment from eight companies that profit from human rights violations in Israel and Palestine. After coalition member Jackson Perry delivered a forty-minute presentation, laying out our case, Professor Mark Lance of the Program on Justice and Peace gave a short […]
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Hedy Epstein Speaks Out for Divestment at UC Berkeley
For More details see Eyewitness accounts of UC Berkeley divestment debate and UC Berkeley Divestment Debate Shows Importance of Campus Divestment Movement both posted on the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Blog.
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