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It’s not WHAT we think about the divestment bill, but HOW we think about it – Ibrahim Shikaki
A lot has been said about the ASUC”s initiative to divest from two companies that profit from the occupation of Palestinian land. The problem with the divestment bill, though, is not what we think about it, but how. What has disturbed me the most as a visiting student from Palestine are not the ludicrous falsehoods […]
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Responsible Stance for Peace, Dignity and Justice is Never Neutral – Lara Kiswani
It”s never popular to stand up for justice. It especially isn”t popular if you”re doing so while getting threats from powerful lobbying groups and vocal students. That”s why the student senate at UC Berkeley is tasked with a pretty difficult job. As students and community in support of Palestine continue to urge the senators to […]
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Divest so that Children Can Live – Layal Ahmed
UC Berkeley”s divestment bill has given me hope. As a Lebanese growing up in the 80″s in the then occupied southern part of the country, my life was and will always be centered on the Arab-Israeli conflict. SB118A awakened my activism for this issue that has shaped every aspect of my life. It also revived […]
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Model Letter to your Government to Hold Israel Accountable
Your Excellency The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is scheduled to convene in May 2010 in order to take a formal decision on Israel”s application for membership in the Organization. A vote for Israel”s accession to the OECD will be regarded by people of conscience around the world as a decisive and far-reaching […]
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UC San Diego Divestment Resolution
Resolution in Support of PEACE AND NEUTRALITY THROUGH UC DIVESTMENT FROM U.S. CORPORATIONS PROFITING FROM OCCUPATION 1. WHEREAS, the Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego (ASUCSD) is an institution dedicated to promoting peace in all aspects of student experiences; and 2. WHEREAS, the Principles of Community of the University of California, San […]
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UC San Diego DIVESTMENT VOTE HAPPENING IN 2 DAYS! HERES WHAT YOU CAN DO! (URGENT ACTION NEEDED!)
As you may or may not have heard, we here at UC San Diego have launched a divestment campaign and resolution to be voted on THIS Wednesday 4/28 on our campus. The opposition have already started in mass mobilizing emails, letter of opposition, petitions, and propaganda campaigns against what we are doing. In order to […]
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Palestinians ban settlement goods
Palestinian officials have passed a new law outlawing the sale of goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The law, under which offenders could face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $14,000, was signed by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, on Monday. The move is part […]
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Statement from California Faculty Members in Support of SB118
To the ASUC, We the undersigned faculty members from California educational institutions call for reaffirming the ASUC Bill in Support of UC Divestment from War Crimes. We stand united in support of the right of the Palestinian people to be free of the repression and violence that the Israeli military policy is inflicting upon them. […]
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Statement of Support from Nobel Peace Laureates
To the ASUC Senate, We the undersigned Nobel Peace Laureates support your courage and call on you to reaffirm the ASUC Bill in Support of UC Divestment from War Crimes. We stand united in our belief that divesting from companies that provide significant support for the Israeli military provides moral and strategic stewardship of tuition […]
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Divesting from Israel is a Moral Imperative
By Eyad Kishawi “Gilad Shalit” is a recognizable name that rolls easily off the tongues of many Americans. This is a testament to the power of the media, consolidated over the years, and spoon-fed from embedded journalists in Iraq and Afghanistan about what the power structures agree to be in the best interest of the […]
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