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Motion passed UNANIMOUSLY by the Manchester Metropolitan University
branch of University College Union, 14 January 2009. 1. MOTION SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GAZA This branch notes: 1) The appalling loss of life, injuries and destruction caused by the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza; 2) The particular damage done to educational establishment as a result of the Israeli government’s bombardment. This branch condemns: […]
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Sweden-Israel Davis Cup to go ahead without fans
The Associated Press Published: February 24, 2009 STOCKHOLM: The Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel will go ahead as planned – without spectators in the southern city of Malmo – after an attempt to move the venue to Stockholm fell through. Swedish organizers on Tuesday cited security concerns for the closed-door policy because anti-Israeli […]
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PACBI scores another small victory: Roumanoff cancels Israel Army concert
Gala de soutien aux blessés israéliens: Anne Roumanoff lí¢che l’affaire Par Le Coach le 24/02/2009 Sur le web, í§a chauffe pour Anne Roumanoff! Une lettre ouverte émise par la “Campagne pour le Boycott culturel et académique des oeuvres israéliennes” (Pacbi) circule, protestant contre la présence de l’humoriste Anne Roumanoff í un gala de soutien í […]
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CUPE Passes BDS Resolutions – Needs Your Support
February 23, 2009 – 3:57pm CUPE Needs Your Solidarity for Bravely Standing in Support of Palestinian Academics Find below: * Text of the two historic resolutions; * Concrete ways to show your support. Toronto, February 23, 2009 – The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) congratulates CUPE-Ontario”s University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) conference in Windsor for […]
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CUPE union votes for academic boycott of Israel
Feb 22, 2009 08:23 PM Adrian Morrow staff reporter University workers in the Canadian Union of Public Employees have passed a controversial motion calling for an academic boycott of Israel, and union members from at least one Toronto university are planning to pressure their school to cut any financial ties with the country. Although the […]
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UCLA professor helps launch boycott of Israel
Nearly 200 US professors follow suit; others cite need for pressure on Palestine, too * Anna Andersen (Contact) * Published: Monday, February 23, 2009 Sondra Hale, a UCLA professor in the anthropology and women”s studies departments, is an organizing committee member of the recently launched U.S. Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel. […]
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NYU-Tel Aviv University: A Partnership in Occupation
NYU Students for Justice in Palestine presents: a panel discussion featuring Andrew Ross, chair, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, NYU Elias Khoury, acclaimed novelist Nir Harel, Anarchists Against The Wall TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2009 7PM NYU KIMMEL CENTER, ROOM 802 60 WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTH In the wake of Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, NYU’s […]
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CUPE members vote to boycott Israeli universities
Updated: Sun Feb. 22 2009 1:14:50 PM The Canadian Press WINDSOR, Ont. – Delegates at a conference in Windsor for the Canadian Union of Public Employees have voted in favour of boycotting Israeli universities. Resolution 50 protests the Israeli siege of Gaza, which members of the Jewish Defence League call anti-Semitic. At least two locals […]
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Organize for boycott Israel day of action
Appeal, Secretariat of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee, 19 February 2009 In December 2008, Israel decided to mark the 60th anniversary of its existence the same way it had established itself — perpetrating massacres against the Palestinian people. In 23 days, Israel killed more than 1,300 and injured at least 5,000 Palestinians […]
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Global boycott movement marks its successes
Jeff Handmaker, The Electronic Intifada, 20 February 2009 Responding to the many calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, solidarity movements around the world have marked many successes. It is important for human rights advocates to build on this momentum and seize the opportunity to do what is within their power to try […]
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