• Portland BDS Flash Mobs New Seasons Market

    Posted on June 5, 2011

    Portland BDS has continued its campaign at New Seasons market with a flash mob: Sunday, May 29, 2011 Media contact: Wael Elasady (602) 446-9444 May 29th, Portland, OR– Shoppers at Portland”s Concordia New Seasons were greeted with an unexpected performance this afternoon when about two dozen Portlanders broke into song and dance. “New Seasons, you […]

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  • Co-op members sing for democracy

    Posted on June 5, 2011

    From the Sacramento Co-Op Owners for Democracy and Human Rights: Over 50 members of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op serenaded shoppers on the public sidewalk next to the Co-op on Friday afternoon, June 3, with back-up guitar, base and tambourines. Holding colorful balloons and signs, members sang, “This is my coop; This is your Co-op” […]

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  • Israel Divestment Campaign reaches 1,000 Californian signers: Sign on Today

    Posted on June 5, 2011

    June 5th 2011 marks the 44th anniversary of Al Naksa, the Israeli invasion of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula The IDC marks this anniversary with the first milestone in our phase II campaign – more than one thousand Californians have signed the petition calling on CalPERS and CalSTRS […]

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  • August Burns Red Cancel Planned Concert in Israel

    Posted on May 31, 2011

    A release from the August Burns Red: Please Don’t Play For Apartheid Israel facebook group: PRESS RELEASE (May 30, 2011, 6:00 PM) August Burns Red, a phenomenally popular Christian metalcore band, has just cancelled their June 9 concert in Israel.  “They have no plans to reschedule,” says a reliable source that must remain anonymous.  They cancelled because […]

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  • KPFT Boycott Campaign calls for BDS at Houston Pacifica station: Sign Petition

    Posted on May 29, 2011

    The KPFT BDS Campaign has launched an online petition for BDS at KPFT, the Pacifica Radio outlet in Houston, TX. The KPFT BDS campaign began when the local Israeli consulate was given a show on the station, a station previously rooted in a progressive, public-oriented, pro-peace perspective. Sign the KPFT online petition HERE. Learn more […]

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  • Take Action: Call on SF International LGBT Film Festival to Reject Israeli Sponsorship

    Posted on May 27, 2011

    A call from Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!): PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FAR AND WIDE For the second year in a row, the San Francisco International Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans Film Festival has accepted Israeli sponsorship and money.  This is unacceptable to queers who are committed to promoting human rights for all people, not just narrow civil rights for some […]

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  • ITT Blog: Bibi and Obama’s Speechifying vs. Global Palestinian Solidarity

    Posted on May 25, 2011

    by Miles Kampf-Lassin The following article was published on May 25, 2011 on The ITT Blog. A bizarre spectacle played out on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Israel”s Prime Minister, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, gave anaddress to a joint session which, judging by the non-stop and thunderous ovations, could have easily been mistaken for a campaign rally. […]

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  • SJP DePaul open letter to university community on Sabra boycott

    Posted on May 21, 2011

    Students for Justice in Palestine at DePaul University posted the following open letter to the DePaul University community following the referendum to remove Sabra hummus from the campus dining halls: Dear Members of the DePaul Community: From May 16-20, DePaul University held a historic campus-wide student election. A referendum was placed on the ballot at […]

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  • May 21-24: Move over AIPAC in Washington, DC

    Posted on May 21, 2011

    USACBI is one of over 100 endorsers of the May 21-24 counter-conference and protest challenging the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (the largest Zionist lobby organization in Washington, DC) in Washington this weekend.  Full details of the conference and protest may be found at moveoveraipac.org. Note: Conference is full, but web livestreaming will be available at moveoveraipac.org […]

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  • Oregon: Protesters call for store to boycott Israeli goods

    Posted on May 21, 2011

    Pro-Palestinian protesters picket New Seasons to put up photos, boycott Israeli products, by Matt Buxton, the Oregonian Friday, May 20, 2011 – About a dozen protesters spent about an hour and a half on Thursday, May 19, speaking out against the grocer’s removal of a photo exhibit. About two dozen protesters gathered outside the Seven Corners […]

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