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With Roundabout Politics in Play, No One Leaves Happy
After six hours of back-and-forth emotion on a controversial resolution to acknowledge Israeli war crimes, the A.S. Council did nothing but waste an opportunity to promote awareness. Posted on 29 April 2010 By Editorial Board As much as we rag on our student leaders for wasting valuable floor time making empty statements – aka resolutions, […]
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UC Berkeley Student Senate Fails to Override Veto of Israel Divestment Measure
The student senate at the University of California–Berkeley has failed to override a veto of a bill calling on campus officials to divest from companies that supply weapons the Israel uses in its occupation of the Palestinian territories. AMY GOODMAN: As we wrap-up now with student activism. The student senate at the University of California-Berkeley […]
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Council Delays Decision On Human Rights Violations – UCSD Guardian
After emotional public input and a complete rewrite of the divestment resolution, proponents plan to reintroduce original language next week. Posted on 29 April 2010 by Angela Chen John Hanacek/Guardian Hundreds of students gathered at the A.S. Forum last night to watch the council debate a controversial resolution calling for the University of California to […]
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UC Berkeley Divestment on Flashpoints
Ali Abunimah and university student organizers talk about last night”s vote at UC Berkeley to uphold the veto on divestment, we”ll discuss the technical defeat but the moral victory of the vote and the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions movement across the country and across the world. LISTEN ONLINE: Download this clip Play this clip […]
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Divest – for Israel’s sake
By Matthew A. Taylor What on earth will it take to persuade Israel to leave the occupied territories? Sometimes it seems as if nothing will work. For eight years now, the Arab Peace Initiative, which early Zionist leaders would have seen as a dream-come-true, has been collecting dust. Its terms include two states based on […]
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UC Berkeley Students Argue in Favor of Divesment from War Crimes
After the UC Berkeley Senate voted 16-4 to divest from companies complicit in war crimes committed by Israel during operation Cast Lead (General Electric and United Technologies) the bill was vetoed by President Will Smelko. After two nights of lengthy debate and incredible external pressure the veto was upheld, but the attention the bill attracted […]
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“Seeds of the new movement”: US Campaign Steering Committee member Sophia Ritchie reports from UC Berkeley
The following report on the divestment vote at UC Berkeley is shared by US Campaign Steering Committee member and UC Berkeley alum Sophia Ritchie: I am here again for another late night ASUC hearing, at my alma mater UC Berkeley, surrounded by hundreds of students and community members, most of who are here supporting the […]
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Invincible (at Hampshire College) shouts out to UC Schools BDS!
UC Berkeley is going to vote once more on April 28th to overturn the student president’s veto of the divestment bill. Updates… http://www.caldivestfromapartheid.com/ Also – UC San Diego students have introduced a divestment bill, coming up for a vote also on 4/28. http://www.ucsddivestforpeace.org/ Please sign a petition here in support of the new UC San […]
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Anna Baltzer on UCSD Divestment for Peace
Anna Baltzer discusses her views on UCSD Divestment for Peace. Visit UCSDDivestforPeace.org for more information!
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ASUC Senate Hearing Fails to Override Veto by 1 Vote
We lost the vote, but won the night. 13 senators voted to override, 14 wer required. Only 5 senators voted to uphold, less than half the 13. We made a statement recorded for posterity and forced everyone to listen and watch what the nature of Israeli occupation is, to listen to Palestinian voices, from Palestine […]
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