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Lara Fabian cancels Lebanon tour after boycott campaign
The following article was carried in Al-Akhbar English: Belgian singer Lara Fabian announced via Facebook on Thursday that she has cancelled her February concert in Lebanon after boycott activists campaigned against her visit. Fabian wrote in a “Love Letter” to her “Lebanese friends” that she “won”t sing under threats” nor “deal with hatred.” The self-confessed […]
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USACBI’s David Klein on Law and Disorder
David Klein of USACBI appeared on Law and Disorder Radio on January 9, 2012. The full radio show can be livestreamed or downloaded at this link. Law and Disorder is co-hosted by Michael Ratner, Heidi Boghosian and Michael Steven Smith, and is a weekly independent radio show based at WBAI 99.5 in New York and […]
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2011 successes of the cultural boycott: ZazaFL
ZazaFL compiled the following list of successes of the cultural boycott of Israel in 2011: 2011 was a year full of many successes in the campaign for the cultural boycott of Israel. This summary will focus on the cultural boycott with emphasis on musical artists and groups. The fall of South African apartheid was preceded […]
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PACBI: 2012: A year to further intensify the academic boycott
PACBI | 2 January 2012 2011 was a year of hope and revolution. At the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), we began the year with a message of solidarity with the people behind the revolutions in the region. By mid-year, the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee […]
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Another BDS success: Joker cancels Tel Aviv show
By Uri Yaacobi Keller for the Alternative Information Center After the Boycott Divestment Sanctions campaign opened his eyes to the harsh reality of the occupation, British dubstep artist Joker cancelled his Tel Aviv show. The small but significant victory for BDS shows the inroads the movement is making around the globe. Let”s start with the […]
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USACBI Bulletin No. 2 Now Available!
The new issue of USACBI’s Bulletin is now available for download. Includes an editors’ note, news on study abroad campaigns, academic and cultural boycott, and more: December 26, 2011 – Issue No. 2 of the USACBI Bulletin Download in: HTML | PDF Download prior issue: HTML | PDF
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PACBI: Cancel International Society for Justice Research Conference in Israel
International Society for Justice Research (ISJR): Working for Social Injustice? PACBI – Dec. 12, 2011 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is deeply disturbed by the decision of the International Society for Justice Research (ISJR) to hold its 14th Biennial Conference at the College of Management Academic Studies (COMAS) […]
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Inside Higher Ed covers CSU Study Abroad Campaign
The following article was published at Inside Higher Ed on December 5, 2011, and quotes USACBI Organizing Committee members David Klein and Abla Harara. If you are CSU faculty or staff member, student, or alumnus, you can sign on to the letter here: http://www.csun.edu/~vcmth00m/studyabroad.html Politicization of Study Abroad December 5, 2011 – 3:00am By Elizabeth […]
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Buy a Boycott Israel tote bag and support USACBI!
The Palestine Online Store has created just the thing to carry your BDS-compliant purchases, literature, books and more – the Boycott Israel tote bag! The bag carries the slogan “Boycott Israel – End Apartheid” and a portion of the proceeds benefit USACBI. The bag features a cartoon by Carlos Latuff depicting boycott bringing down Israel’s […]
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Letter to Arch Enemy from a Fan: Don’t Play Apartheid Israel
The following letter was written to Arch Enemy by fan and Palestine solidarity activist Mike Krebs. To join the Facebook group calling on Arch Enemy to cancel its show in Apartheid Israel, visit this page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/Arch.Enemy.Resist.Apartheid.Israel Dear Arch Enemy, I am writing to you as a fan to ask that you please cancel your scheduled […]
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