• UK’s largest academic trade union denounces threats to right to education, distributes PACBI call

    Posted on May 29, 2011

    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

    Posted on May 29, 2011

    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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  • Stop the JNF: British PM David Cameron drops ‘patron’ status at JNF

    Posted on May 28, 2011

    The Stop the JNF Campaign reported on May 27: Prime Minister David Cameron has quietly terminated his status as an Honorary Patron of the controversial Jewish National Fund (JNF).  His office confirmed he had “stepped down”.  For many years leaders of all three main political parties became Honorary Patrons of the JNF by convention.  According […]

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  • Take Action: Call on SF International LGBT Film Festival to Reject Israeli Sponsorship

    Posted on May 27, 2011

    A call from Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!): PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FAR AND WIDE For the second year in a row, the San Francisco International Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans Film Festival has accepted Israeli sponsorship and money.  This is unacceptable to queers who are committed to promoting human rights for all people, not just narrow civil rights for some […]

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  • Toronto deems phrase “Israeli apartheid” non-discriminatory

    Posted on May 27, 2011

    A press release from Canadians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East: Montreal, May 26, 2011 — On Tuesday May 24, the Toronto City Council’s Executive Committee adopted a report concluding that the phrase “Israeli Apartheid” does not violate the city’s anti-discrimination policy.  In addition to the determination on the phrase “Israeli Apartheid”, the […]

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  • ITT Blog: Bibi and Obama’s Speechifying vs. Global Palestinian Solidarity

    Posted on May 25, 2011

    by Miles Kampf-Lassin The following article was published on May 25, 2011 on The ITT Blog. A bizarre spectacle played out on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Israel”s Prime Minister, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, gave anaddress to a joint session which, judging by the non-stop and thunderous ovations, could have easily been mistaken for a campaign rally. […]

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  • ULU: Why We Voted for Boycott

    Posted on May 22, 2011

    ULU: Why We Voted for Boycott, published by James Haywood at Just Another Activist The week just gone has been an excellent one for student activism for Palestine in the UK. The NUS executive council finally adopted a policy that clearly defended Palestinian human rights, and pledged to send NUS officers on future flotillas sailing […]

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  • SJP DePaul open letter to university community on Sabra boycott

    Posted on May 21, 2011

    Students for Justice in Palestine at DePaul University posted the following open letter to the DePaul University community following the referendum to remove Sabra hummus from the campus dining halls: Dear Members of the DePaul Community: From May 16-20, DePaul University held a historic campus-wide student election. A referendum was placed on the ballot at […]

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  • May 21-24: Move over AIPAC in Washington, DC

    Posted on May 21, 2011

    USACBI is one of over 100 endorsers of the May 21-24 counter-conference and protest challenging the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (the largest Zionist lobby organization in Washington, DC) in Washington this weekend.  Full details of the conference and protest may be found at moveoveraipac.org. Note: Conference is full, but web livestreaming will be available at moveoveraipac.org […]

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  • Students, labour, academics: Growing Canadian solidarity with Palestine by David Heap

    Posted on May 21, 2011

    This article was published on rabble.ca on May 19, 2011. Events across Canada underline the growing concern on and around Canadian campuses for issues relating to Palestine and in particular, around Palestinian academics and labour unions. From May 18 to June 2, Dr. Amjad Barham, president of the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors […]

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