• Q and A with Ali Abunimah: (BDS) Conference keynote speaker at Hampshire College

    Ali Abunimah, co-founder of Electronic Intifada and author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Campus BDS Conference at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.

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  • Reflections on the BDS conference at Hampshire

    by Philip Weiss on November 26, 2009 The spirit of the Hampshire College conference on Boycott Divestment and Sanctions that I attended last weekend is captured by Adam Horowitz”s post of Sunday. There was a stirring sense of youthful leadership, and a sense that the left in America can no longer seek to divorce itself […]

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  • Remi Kanazi’s Poetry Performance at the National BDS Conference

    A Poem for Palestine Palestinian Identity A Poem for Iraq Co-Exist Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American poet and writer based in New York City. He is the editor of the recently released collection of poetry, spoken word, hip hop, and art, Poets For Palestine. His political commentary has been featured in print and online media […]

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  • National BDS Conference on Flashpoints

    Today on a special edition of Flashpoints, Editor and co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, delivers the keynote speech last weekend at the National Campus Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Conference at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts; Abunimah lays out the strategies and the tactics of the growing international movement against Israeli apartheid policies in […]

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  • Divestment Walkthrough at Hampshire college BDS Conference

    This includes: breaking down by type and size of institution; examining steps for running a campus campaign; framing your campaign to on and off campus media; exploring various school structures and working with the trustees and administration; strategies for talking to your own campus and opposition about BDS; evaluating levels of support, sympathy, and opposition; […]

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  • Opening: Boycott National Committee Speech, Riham Barghouti

    This fall from November 20th through the 22nd, students, faculty, and staff from around the country who are engaged in Palestine solidarity activism converged for a conference on campus Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS). This conference had three key goals: 1) To co-educate and share resources amongst campus organizers on the process of initiating BDS […]

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  • Ali Abunimah: Campus BDS Conference keynote speaker

    Ali Abunimah, co-founder of Electronic Intifada and author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Campus BDS Conference at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.

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  • Register Today for the Hampshire Campus BDS Conference

    This fall from November 20th through the 22nd, students, faculty, and staff from around the country who are engaged in Palestine solidarity activism will converge for a conference on campus Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS). This conference has three key goals: 1) To co-educate and share resources amongst campus organizers on the process of initiating […]

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  • SUSSEX STUDENTS VOTE TO BOYCOTT ISRAEL

    Date 30/10/09 Sussex Students” Union first in UK to boycott Israeli goods FOLLOWING a landmark referendum, students at Sussex University have voted to boycott Israeli goods. The decision will become part of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign, which calls upon Israel to respect international law and end the occupation of Palestine. The referendum […]

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  • Announcing the 2009 Campus Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Conference at Hampshire College

    National Campus Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Conference endorsed by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel What & Where: This fall from November 20th through the 22nd, students, faculty, and staff from around the country who are engaged in Palestine solidarity activism will converge for a conference on campus Boycott, Divestment, and […]

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