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Co-op members sing for democracy
From the Sacramento Co-Op Owners for Democracy and Human Rights: Over 50 members of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op serenaded shoppers on the public sidewalk next to the Co-op on Friday afternoon, June 3, with back-up guitar, base and tambourines. Holding colorful balloons and signs, members sang, “This is my coop; This is your Co-op” […]
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Israel Divestment Campaign reaches 1,000 Californian signers: Sign on Today
June 5th 2011 marks the 44th anniversary of Al Naksa, the Israeli invasion of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula The IDC marks this anniversary with the first milestone in our phase II campaign – more than one thousand Californians have signed the petition calling on CalPERS and CalSTRS […]
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KPFT Boycott Campaign calls for BDS at Houston Pacifica station: Sign Petition
The KPFT BDS Campaign has launched an online petition for BDS at KPFT, the Pacifica Radio outlet in Houston, TX. The KPFT BDS campaign began when the local Israeli consulate was given a show on the station, a station previously rooted in a progressive, public-oriented, pro-peace perspective. Sign the KPFT online petition HERE. Learn more […]
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ITT Blog: Bibi and Obama’s Speechifying vs. Global Palestinian Solidarity
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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SJP DePaul open letter to university community on Sabra boycott
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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Paul Simon, Don’t Break Cultural Boycott Again!
The following letter to Paul Simon was written by BOYCOTT! Supporting the Palestinian Call from Within: Dear Paul Simon, We are members of BOYCOTT! Supporting the Palestinian BDS Call from Within.[1] We were dismayed to read that you’re planning to perform in Israel at the end of this year.[2] In 2005, Palestinian civil society initiated […]
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Ali Abunimah: DePaul students vote by large margin to ban Sabra hummus
Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada discussed DePaul students’ recent vote to ban Sabra hummus: Students at DePaul University in Chicago voted by a large margin in a referendum asking if they support ending sales of Sabra brand hummus on their campus. Due to a technicality, however, the result will not be binding. A note […]
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Pappe: Stuttgart Declaration represents a paradigm shift
Ilan Pappe January 18, 2011 Following the controversy (*) caused by the Final Declaration of the Conference of Solidarity with Palestine, held in November 2010 in Stuttgart under the title “One Democratic State in Palestine with Equal Rights for all its Citizens “, Ilan Pappe emphasizes here the importance and relevance of this statement which […]
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British Writers in Support of Palestine: Jerusalem Book Fair & Prize Eminently Boycottable
BWISP – Jerusalem Book Fair & Prize: Both Eminently Boycottable It was announced yesterday that British novelist Ian McEwan has been awarded the Jerusalem Prize, awarded biennally at the Jerusalem Book Fair, to a writer whose work explores the theme of the “freedom of the individual in society”. The Book Fair is notable for its Fellowship scheme, in […]
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USACBI Appeal to Macy Gray: Don’t legitimize apartheid
Dear Macy Gray, You report on your Facebook page that you are receiving “a lot of letters from activists urging/begging me to boycott by NOT performing in protest of Apartheid against the Palestinians.” And you say that you “don”t know how my NOT going changes anything.” The answer is that the cultural boycott of Israel is having […]
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