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Boycott H&M Graffiti in Beirut
BDS Lebanon has added BDS H&M graffiti to the walls and stairs of Beirut, Lebanon. More photos available in our Facebook group H&M, don”t buy into Occupation!
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Take Action: Gil Scott Heron: Don’t play in Tel Aviv
Sarah Cobham | 17.04.2010 Gil Scott Heron was part of the United Artists Against Apartheid in the early 80’s.He sang against Apartheid and against artists playing at Sun City: Shockingly he has a concert date booked in Tel Aviv on 25th May 2010. We must get the concert cancelled! By performing in Israel Gil Scott […]
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How many Israel Bonds does your union own?
If you’re in a union affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers it’s at least $300,000. The national union holds that amount. Amounts held by state and local affiliates are unknown. What about AAUP, NEA and other unions and union-like bodies? What about the AFL-CIO in your state? If you’re a member of one of […]
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Gil Scott-Heron: If you Said no to Sun City, Say no to Tel Aviv
Artists United Against Apartheid sing about boycotting Sun City in South Africa in the 1980s. It”s sad to think that this sort of protest for Palestine would be considered “controversial”, especially when people like Gil-Scott Heron, who appears in this video, have decided to perform in Tel Aviv. (Source: Shax) Now is the time to […]
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Artists on Israeli Apartheid
Artists speak out on Israeli Apartheid: in their own words Hundreds of Montreal artists have united in solidarity with Palestine, launching a public declaration this February signed by 500 artists from the city. Artists in Montreal from diverse disciplines, from dancers to poets, musicians to filmmakers, have issued the first major statement by artists in […]
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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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Inspiration from April 15th
In Malmí¶, Sweden, protesters organised a town square gathering with speeches and information handouts. An open letter to H&M board chair Stefan Persson was read out aloud. Three activists also dressed up as Israeli occupation soldiers and went into a nearby H&M store to inform customers about the BDS campaign. More info at Isolate Israel […]
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UC Berkeley Speaks Out Against Divestment Bill Veto
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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