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Letter to Arch Enemy from a Fan: Don’t Play Apartheid Israel
The following letter was written to Arch Enemy by fan and Palestine solidarity activist Mike Krebs. To join the Facebook group calling on Arch Enemy to cancel its show in Apartheid Israel, visit this page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/Arch.Enemy.Resist.Apartheid.Israel Dear Arch Enemy, I am writing to you as a fan to ask that you please cancel your scheduled […]
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Arch Enemy: Stand with Revolution not Apartheid
PACBI | November 30, 2011 It is with great disappointment that the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has learned of your scheduled performance in Israel set for January 24, 2012 [1]. Given that Israel is involved in grave violations of international law and human rights we urge you to […]
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Announcing the launch of Punks Against Apartheid!
USACBI is thrilled to congratulate Punks Against Apartheid on the launch of their website and campaign: It”s finally happened! After months of planning, re-planning, and sending ourselves back to the drawing board countless times, we are thrilled and proud to announce the official launch of the Punks Against Apartheid website and network. Lots has happened […]
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PSG-Chicago protests Israeli Film Festival, calls for cultural boycott
From Maureen Clare Murphy at the Electronic Intifada: Last month the Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago (PSG) (with which I”ve organized for the past several years) and other organizations protested the opening night of the Israeli film festival – dubbed the REAL Israel Film Festival. As a release from PSG states, the festival was sponsored Consulate General of […]
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Irish Gardai break up peaceful cultural boycott protest
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a cultural boycott picket outside “Israeli Film Days,” which was attacked and forcibly removed by the Gardai. A protest outside the Israeli Embassy sponsored “Israeli Film Days” in Temple Bar turned acrimonious this evening when Gardai broke up a peaceful demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists outside the venue. Citing Section […]
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We Refuse to be Complicit! Declaration of Swiss Artists Responding to the Palestinian Appeal for Solidarity
The following Swiss artists signed a declaration in response to the Israeli “Culturescapes” festival, scheduled to bring Brand Israel to Switzerland: When Israel, through the Culturescapes festival, conducts a wide public relations campaign in Switzerland, when the program Swiss Season invites Swiss artists to present their works in prestigious venues in Israel, the undersigned artists […]
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An Open Letter from Gaza to Mireille Mathieu: Boycott Apartheid in the Name of Love!
Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine The following call was issued by artists and musicians in Gaza, calling upon Mireille Mathieu to respect the boycott and cancel her performance in Tel Aviv: Dear Mireille Mathieu, We are a group of artists, musicians and singers from Gaza. It has come to our knowledge that you have plans to […]
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Open Letter to MF Doom: Don’t entertain a doomed apartheid regime!
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel issued to following call to MF Doom, calling upon him to respect the Palestinian call for academic and cultural boycott: It is with great disappointment that the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has learned of your scheduled performance […]
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Placebo Effect: Lawsuit Might Boost BDS Campaign in Lebanon
The following article was printed in Al-Akhbar English on November 10, 2011. To act in support of the campaign, sign on to this statement. By: Sanaa Khoury A lawsuit against BDS activists in Beirut has ignited a debate about freedom of expression and is shaping up to be a landmark case in Lebanese courts. The […]
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Jerusalem String Quartet met by protests across North America
USACBI initiated a call for North America-wide protests against a tour of the Jerusalem String Quartet. The Quartet, a project of the Jerusalem Music Centre, and a longtime part of “Brand Israel” efforts to associate Israel with art and culture rather than apartheid and occupation, was met by protests in Costa Mesa, California; Vancouver, BC; […]
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