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Montreal: 500 Artists Against Israeli Apartheid
February 25, 2010 – A call from Montreal artists to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid… Today, a broad spectrum of Montreal artists are standing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and supporting the growing international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli state. […]
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BNC Palestine: Join the Second Global BDS Day of Action 30 March 2010
The BDS National Committee (BNC) is calling on you to unite in your different capacities and struggles for a Global BDS Day of Action on 30 March 2010 in solidarity with the Palestinian people and for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. The BNC calls on people of conscience and their organizations around the […]
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The Forward: “JCPA Taking Direct Aim at Anti-Israel Boycotters”
By Gal Beckerman Published in The Jewish Daily Forward, February 24, 2010, issue of March 05, 2010. With anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions efforts gaining visibility, the Jewish community”s main public-policy coordinating body is for the first time confronting the BDS movement as a specific and stated priority. At its recent annual plenum, the Jewish […]
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Dancing, Singing New Yorkers protest, calling for boycott of Israel Ballet
Ballet official says nothing existed in Israel before 1948, denies government funding despite ballet’s own website MEDIA CONTACT: info[at]adalahny.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brooklyn, NY, February 21, 2010 – Forty-five human rights activists called upon fellow New Yorkers to boycott the Israel Ballet at its performance Sunday at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. Accompanied […]
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Activist Coalition Tells Israel Ballet: Don’t Tiptoe Around Apartheid!
TROUPE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR REPLIES: “NOTHING” WAS THERE IN 1948 by BDS Activists, Boston, MA Contact: bdsbostonma (at) gmail.com Worcester, MA, February 20, 2010 – The Israel Ballet”s recent performance of Don Quixote was protested by a coalition of activists who sought to highlight the troupe”s role in the Israeli government”s attempt to whitewash its record […]
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BDS Activists from US and Israel interrupt Israel Ballet performance in protest
by BDS Activists Saturday Feb 20th, 2010 8:12 PM Human rights activists from Vermont, New York and Israel interrupted a performance of the Israel Ballet at the Flynn Theater in Burlington, VT calling attention to the dance company”s complicity in Israeli war crimes. Using two banners that read “No Tutu is Big Enough to Cover […]
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Boycott Is Sought Against Israel Ballet
By DANIEL J. WAKIN; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF Published: February 19, 2010 Advocates for Palestinian rights have called for a boycott of the Israel Ballet, which is performing Sunday at Brooklyn College. The advocates said that there would be protests at the college”s Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts to denounce what they call Israel”s […]
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Friday Night Lights: Israeli anti-apartheid activists disrupt ballet performance in Vermont
BURLINGTON, VT- Greetings from the Green Mountain State! I want to give a shout out to Vermonters for Just Peace in Israel/Palestine for a successful night of activism. Several activists leafleted 249 people attending last night”s Israeli Ballet performance at the Flynn Theater. The leaflet asked “Would you like some information about Don Quixote and […]
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Join the ResisDance! Tell the Israel Ballet they can’t tip-toe around apartheid
Don’t Let the Israel Ballet Tip-Toe Around Apartheid! WHAT: Protest of the Israel Ballet WHEN: Sunday, February 21st, 2010 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM WHERE: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College at 2900 Campus Road 2 and 5 trains to Brooklyn College / Flatbush Avenue station (A bit further away is the […]
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Shine A Light for Palestinian Freedom
Elton John is scheduled to perform in Apartheid Israel on June 17th, 2010. This performance would undermine the international cultural boycott of Israel, which was initiated by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), as a means of non-violent resistance to Apartheid and Colonialism. In addition to normalizing the oppression […]
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