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Omar Barghouti on boycott of Israel- BDS movement
Founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions for Palestine Campaign Omar Barghouti, talks about how the movement has progressed, its achievements and future goals.
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A Debate on Ending Israel’s Occupation: BDS
Michael”s College, Colchester, VT – In the international peace community, the movement to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories through the use of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) has been controversial. Our speakers will debate both the fairness and effectiveness of BDS as a method of resolving the conflict. Arguing in favor of the […]
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Poet Remi Kanazi at Hampshire College BDS Conference
http://poeticinjustice.net/v2.0.1/ Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American poet and writer based in New York City. He is the editor of the recently released collection of poetry, spoken word, hip hop, and art, Poets For Palestine. His political commentary has been featured in print and online media throughout the world, including Alternet, CounterPunch, ZNet, the Khaleej Times, […]
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Be a mensch – join the boycott of Israel!
Adrienne Weller December 2009 I grew up in New York City knowing little of my Jewish heritage except for the star I wore around my neck and my mother’s bible stories. As I grew older, my education included the horror of German concentration camps, despite my parents’ silence about our relatives who died. I wasn’t […]
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Q and A with Ali Abunimah: (BDS) Conference keynote speaker at Hampshire College
Ali Abunimah, co-founder of Electronic Intifada and author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Campus BDS Conference at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.
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GRITtv Debate: Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment in Israel
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.4026584&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "GRITtv Debate: Boycott, Sanctions and…", posted with vodpod Meanwhile, in a different human rights discussion, last month, Laura moderated a debate sponsored by the Middle East Institute at Columbia University on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel (BDS) in pursuit of a just peace in the Middle East. Omar Barghouti, Palestinian […]
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Reflections on the BDS conference at Hampshire
by Philip Weiss on November 26, 2009 The spirit of the Hampshire College conference on Boycott Divestment and Sanctions that I attended last weekend is captured by Adam Horowitz”s post of Sunday. There was a stirring sense of youthful leadership, and a sense that the left in America can no longer seek to divorce itself […]
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FIRST COORDINATED EUROPEAN ACTION OF THE BDS CAMPAIGN AGAINST AGREXCO/CARMEL SETTLEMENT IN SETE
publié le Wednesday 25 November 2009. Milano, Brussels and London: occupations and actions inside or in front of the “Maisons du Languedoc-Roussillon” by the european BDS campaign demonstrating against the decision of LR Regional Council to settle Agrexco/Carmel in Sí¨te! Following – The first direct connections taken by CCIPPP 153th mission (special Agreco/Carmel) which obtained: […]
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Remi Kanazi’s Poetry Performance at the National BDS Conference
A Poem for Palestine Palestinian Identity A Poem for Iraq Co-Exist Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American poet and writer based in New York City. He is the editor of the recently released collection of poetry, spoken word, hip hop, and art, Poets For Palestine. His political commentary has been featured in print and online media […]
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Building Bridges: Omar Barghouti on boycott, divestment, sanctions campaigns
Omar Barghouti, founder of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), and Nancy Kricorian, NYC Coordinator of CODEPINK discuss the global growth of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against the Israeli Occupation. CODEPINK is boycotting the Israeli cosmetics company, Ahava, which illegally manufactures in occupied Palestine. This program was […]
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