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Georgetown University Still Refuses to Acknowledge Social Irresponsibilty
Regardless of whether Georgetown directly invests in individual companies or invests in funds through managers, its commitment to social justice binds it to ethical and socially responsible investment. The administration has tried to justify its actions by placing ultimate responsibility upon the fund managers, and explaining that it would be impossible to divest from specific […]
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UC San Diego Divestment Resolution
Resolution in Support of PEACE AND NEUTRALITY THROUGH UC DIVESTMENT FROM U.S. CORPORATIONS PROFITING FROM OCCUPATION 1. WHEREAS, the Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego (ASUCSD) is an institution dedicated to promoting peace in all aspects of student experiences; and 2. WHEREAS, the Principles of Community of the University of California, San […]
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UC San Diego DIVESTMENT VOTE HAPPENING IN 2 DAYS! HERES WHAT YOU CAN DO! (URGENT ACTION NEEDED!)
As you may or may not have heard, we here at UC San Diego have launched a divestment campaign and resolution to be voted on THIS Wednesday 4/28 on our campus. The opposition have already started in mass mobilizing emails, letter of opposition, petitions, and propaganda campaigns against what we are doing. In order to […]
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Palestinians ban settlement goods
Palestinian officials have passed a new law outlawing the sale of goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The law, under which offenders could face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $14,000, was signed by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, on Monday. The move is part […]
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New Jerusalem Arts Festival must be Boycotted (including participating artists)
New arts festival aims to put Jerusalem on global cultural map By Danielle Zilberberg Tel Aviv may be considered Israel’s cultural capital, but a new arts festival scheduled to kick off in Jerusalem next month aims to draw attention to the city’s “artistic atmosphere,” one of the event’s organizers told Haaretz on Monday. The organizers […]
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Statement from California Faculty Members in Support of SB118
To the ASUC, We the undersigned faculty members from California educational institutions call for reaffirming the ASUC Bill in Support of UC Divestment from War Crimes. We stand united in support of the right of the Palestinian people to be free of the repression and violence that the Israeli military policy is inflicting upon them. […]
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Statement of Support from Nobel Peace Laureates
To the ASUC Senate, We the undersigned Nobel Peace Laureates support your courage and call on you to reaffirm the ASUC Bill in Support of UC Divestment from War Crimes. We stand united in our belief that divesting from companies that provide significant support for the Israeli military provides moral and strategic stewardship of tuition […]
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Divesting from Israel is a Moral Imperative
By Eyad Kishawi “Gilad Shalit” is a recognizable name that rolls easily off the tongues of many Americans. This is a testament to the power of the media, consolidated over the years, and spoon-fed from embedded journalists in Iraq and Afghanistan about what the power structures agree to be in the best interest of the […]
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Abbas orders ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements
By Reuters Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday banned trade in goods made by Israelis living in West Bank settlements, stepping up a campaign to build support for an international ban. “President Abbas today issued a law banning trade in goods made in settlements,” Abbas’s legal adviser Hassan al-Awri told Reuters. Offenders will face jail […]
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Hour: Canada and Israel Building Apartheid
April 26th, 2010 Hour March 2010 by Stefan Christoff. Yves Engler”s new book, Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid, is a stunning examination of the history of Canada-Israel relations and a key read for anyone interested in Canadian foreign policy of all political stripes. Engler”s commitment to critiquing injustices linked to Canadian government and corporate policy […]
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