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“Beethovians for Boycotting Israel” disrupt Israeli Philharmonic at BBC Proms
A London protest disrupted a BBC Proms performance on September 2, 2011, leading to BBC taking the concert off the air. The performance featured the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the official state Israeli orchestra. The following press release was issued by the protesters: A new vocal ensemble, Beethovians for Boycotting Israel (BBI), gave its debut performance […]
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Open Letter of Musicians in Opposition to the IPO at Proms
The following letter was published in the Independent, submitted by musicians decrying the BBC’s decision to invite the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to participate in BBC Proms. The concert was later disrupted: As musicians we are dismayed that the BBC has invited the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to play at the Proms on 1 September. The IPO […]
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USACBI expresses support for Canadian community radio’s BDS Resolution
USACBI sent the following letter to Catherine Fisher, president of the National Campus and Community Radio Association in Canada, following the NCRA’s passage of a BDS resolution on June 10, 2011 calling for community radio stations to uphold the cultural boycott of Israel. For more information about the NCRA resolution, see here, or this article […]
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Canadian community radio association joins the BDS movement
The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA), an organization representing 82 radio stations from every corner of Canada, adopted a motion at its annual general meeting on June 10, 2011, in the city of Halifax to endorse the call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (or BDS) against Israeli apartheid. In doing so, the NCRA […]
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Tuba Skinny cancels show at jazz festival in Israel
Published in the Electronic Intifada on August 20, 2011: Tuba Skinny, a traditional jazz and blues band from New Orleans, planned to perform at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, Israel on 21 August. The international campaign “Don”t Play Apartheid Israel,” and the Israeli group “Boycott From Within” approached Tuba Skinny with the request […]
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USACBI Action Alert: Tell Interpol to cancel their Israeli performance!
We are asking BDS supporters to get the word out and tell Interpol, an American post-punk band, to cancel their late August performance in Israel! Tweet your BDS message, post it to their Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/interpol or send them an email (below) Like and post to the Interpol Don’t Play Apartheid Israel Facebook Page Use the sample […]
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Boycott from Within call to Pic.Nic Festival Bands: Don’t Entertain Apartheid, Occupation and Racism
Dear Interpol / Jane”s Addiction / Blonde Redhead, We are a group of Israeli citizens who support the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and sanction (BDS) against the state of Israel. [1] Here is some fresh news you might want to know: During the past month, tent cities have sprung up all over the State […]
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Kali Akuno: The Black Liberation Movement and Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions: Lessons and Applications for the Palestinian Liberation Movement
The following article was published on Navigating the Storm on August 8, 2011: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions or BDS movement, launched in 2005 to uproot the zionist settler-colonial project and dismantle the Israeli apartheid state following the various setbacks to the Palestinian liberation movement stemming from the Oslo accords, is rapidly growing into […]
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Ram Rahman: The Question of Art and Politics
The following article was distributed by PACBI after being published in the Mail Today on August 7, 2011. The piece below is a discussion of Indian artists’ commitment to boycott an Israeli museum show. The Indian artists’ statement was published here earlier. Ram Rahman | Mail Today | 7 August 2011The Question of Art and Politics The […]
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Action Alert: Tweet to Roxette: Don’t Entertain Apartheid!
Ask the Swedish pop duo Roxette to honor the Palestinian call for a cultural boycott of Israel by cancelling its October 22 concert in Tel Aviv! Join Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) organizers in Sweden and Palestine who have called on the band to refuse to entertain apartheid. Tweet your message to Roxette or post it […]
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