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An Open Letter to UC Berkeley Students — Passing the Israel Divestment Bill
Mustafa Barghouthi Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative Posted: April 28, 2010 05:20 PM Dear Berkeley students and the ASUC Senate: I commend the effort of the wide coalition at Berkeley to pass the Bill in Support of UC Divestment from War Crimes. American students can play a powerful role in Palestinian liberation by […]
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UC Berkeley set to vote on historic divestment bill
Press Release, Students for Justice in Palestine – UC Berkeley, 28 April 2010 On Wednesday 28 April, the UC Berkeley Student Senate will make a final attempt to pass a bill calling for divestment of university funds from companies that profit from Israel’s war crimes and occupation of Palestine. The senate had previously approved the […]
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Palestinian Youth Unite Against Normalization With Israel
In commemoration of the anniversary of the Nakba, and as an expression of our commitment to resisting Israeli occupation, colonization and apartheid in accordance with international law, we (Palestinian youth organizations signed below) declare our rejection of normalization with the Israel on all levels. Economic, political, cultural and institutional normalization legitimize Israel”s oppression of the […]
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Letter from the Progressive Student Labor Front, Palestine
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Georgetown University continues to ignore morality in its investment decisions
Coalition Receives Woefully Inadequate Response from the Administration April 27- This afternoon, Georgetown Divest received a response to its letters to President DeGioia of April 14, 23 and 26, which called on the University to live up to its Jesuit values by investing its endowment in a socially responsible manner, and called for the establishment […]
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Letter of Support to Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Berkeley
[Occupied Palestine – April 27th, 2010] We Palestinian Queers living in Occupied Palestine (48 territories, West Bank and Gaza Strip), Salute the students of UC Berkley for their courage and tremendous efforts in passing this historic resolution to divest from companies that are directly linked with Israeli war crimes against Palestinians (For more information about […]
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UC divestment spreads – UC San Diego to vote on bill tomorrow
by Adam Horowitz on April 27, 2010 UC San Diego will be joining Berkeley in holding a vote on divestment tomorrow evening. The San Diego bill under consideration is slightly different, and organizers seem to have learned from some of Berkeley’s challenges. From the UC San Diego newspaper The Guardian: The resolution was drafted by […]
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Gaza War Crimes – When Will University of California Stop Funding?
by mrmatthew Mon Apr 26, 2010 at 04:53:44 PM PDT When will the University of California stop funding war crimes against Palestinian civilians and the occupation of Palestinian land? How much longer will grieving mothers have to wait for justice? Zinad Samouni is still waiting. She is a 35-year-old Palestinian mother of eight who lost […]
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Divestment Could Save Lives
April 26, 2010 There has been an intense debate at UC Berkley over a student senate bill calling for divestment from two companies. This bill and this vote is about withdrawing financial support from companies that concretely contribute to the deaths of children. It is a very human response to a very terrible reality. General […]
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