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Report Back: Fantastic Toronto Flash mob for BDS Day of Action!
On March 30, 2010 the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) marked the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Day of Action with flash mob protests at Chapters Indigo and Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC): http://www.youtube.com/user/NoApartheid#p/a/u/0/MsYS2iLHhHg BDS Day of Action In 2005, over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations called on people of conscience around the world to […]
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MPs call for review of arms exports after Israeli assault on Gaza
Components from UK ‘almost certainly’ used in Operation Cast Lead Richard Norton-Taylor The Guardian, Tuesday 30 March 2010 A cross-party group of MPs will call today for a review of the way arms sales are approved after the government admitted British equipment was “almost certainly” used in the assault on Gaza last year. “It is […]
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Montreal Israeli Apartheid Week 2010
6th Annual Israeli Apartheid Week summary On behalf of the organizing committee of Israeli Apartheid Week, we would like to thank everyone who attended or supported IAW 2010. This year”s week, the 6th annual edition, was a huge success!?? Panelists and presenters at IAW touched on many important themes throughout the week, such as recent […]
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Today is the big day!! Tweet for #BDS
Actions are taking place around the world to commemorate Land Day with boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. Send us your live reports, videos and photos to inspire us. There is a twitter trend going on, remember to add the #BDS tag to your twits.
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Jerusalem Quartet London concert halted!
Press release from Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign Monday March 29th FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Protesters disrupted a lunchtime performance by the Jerusalem Quartet in London today. The concert at the Wigmore Hall was being broadcast live by the BBC. They were protesting that the Quartet, who are cultural ambassadors for the State of Israel, […]
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Report back from Arlington, VA
After leaving the Shirlington Busboys and Poets Gaza Report event this morning, Dina, Stephanie and I returned to Natural Body Spa & Shoppe at the Ballston Mall in Arlington, VA to do our Boycott, Divestment and Sanction solidarity action for “Land Day”, the annual day of commemoration for Palestinians. We were joined by Andy (our […]
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Ireland report back (part I)
Derail Israeli Apartheid: Report of IPSC Boycott & Divestment Action targeting Veolia On Saturday 27th March 2010 the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) in Dublin staged the latest in a series of actions aimed at highlighting French multinational (and operator of the LUAS) Veolia”s complicity in Israel”s Apartheid regime. Between 1pm and 3pm, forty IPSC […]
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Use Social Media to advance cultural boycott!: Tweet the Pixies to Cancel their Scheduled Performance in Tel Aviv!
Campaign Background What is Cultural Boycott? Academic and cultural boycott is one way of answering the 2005 Palestinian Civil Society Call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions. There are many varieties of cultural boycott, but one way to institute this strategy is to get artists to support the boycott by refusing to perform in Israel until […]
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Report Back: French protest against Ahava
Bravo for the BDS collective in Strasbourg for its action against AHAVA outside the Sephora store!! A new Bathrobes Brigade has started to inform the public about AHAVAs stolen beauty! There is NO love in occupation!
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