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Prof. Homi Bhabha withdraws from Israel Sociological Society conference
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel thanks Prof. Homi Bhabha for his principled decision to withdraw from participation in the Israel Sociological Society (ISS) conference, where he had been invited to deliver the keynote address. As he noted in his withdrawal statement, “I have decided that it is not only […]
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Sept. 15, Washington, DC: NO to Israel/UAE Normalization. Free Palestine!
Tuesday, September 15 10 am – 3 pm The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC, US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2385385028432836/ USACBI is a part of this coalition of almost 50 organizations co-sponsoring this protest in opposition to the US-brokered normalization treaty between the UAE and Israel. There should be NO normalization with occupation and colonization! This […]
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Video: BDS, Capitalism, Colonialism and the Climate Crisis – Connecting the Dots
The U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) organized the third session of its webinar series, “BDS, Capitalism, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis: Connecting the Dots,” on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Speakers: Max Ajl (researcher at Wageningen University and author of A People’s Green Deal, forthcoming from Pluto Press) Mazin Qumsiyeh […]
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September 9: BDS, Capitalism, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis: Connecting the Dots
The U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) will hold the third session of its summer webinar series, “BDS, Capitalism, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis: Connecting the Dots.” The webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 9 at 8 am Hawai’i time, 11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern, 8 pm central […]
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USACBI Statement and Announcement of Webinar on Climate Justice for Palestine
During this time of climate crisis, which is an existential threat to the entire biosphere of the planet, participation in the BDS campaign remains a necessary and urgent endeavor, one that supports both a free Palestine and the global movement for climate justice. For Palestinians, environmental injustice is a key component of the ongoing Nakba. […]
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Open letter to progressives: The ADL is not an ally
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel is one of the signatories of this call to progressive organizations and social justice movements to Drop the ADL. 100+ racial, economic, and social justice organizations and coalitions have issued an open letter with an accompanying primer encouraging community institutions and organizations to rethink […]
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USACBI joins call for Ohio State University and other institutions to cut ties with Tel Aviv University
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) supports the call for Ohio State University and other higher education institutions to cut ties with Tel Aviv University, including ending study abroad and academic exchange programs. USACBI’s campaign to Boycott Study Abroad in Israel advocates for the termination of all such programs […]
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Video: Movement for Palestine and Struggle for Black Lives with Ghada Karmi , Kristian Davis Bailey and Mohammed Nabulsi
On Tuesday, 14 July, USACBI hosted the second webinar in its summer series, The Movement for Palestine and the Struggle for Black Lives: Anti-Apartheid, Anti-Colonial Perspectives on BDS. The speakers for this informative and powerful meeting were Ghada Karmi (Palestinian doctor, author, activist and academic; Honorary Research Fellow and lecturer, the Institute of Arab & Islamic […]
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Scientists for Palestine: Freedom for Imad Barghouthi
USACBI is republishing the following statement from our colleagues at Scientists for Palestine. We note the ongoing attacks on the right to science – and the right to education – in occupied Palestine and call for the immediate release of Prof. Imad Barghouthi. The ongoing targeting of Palestinian academics, including scientists, poses a direct threat […]
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July 21, Online Event: Black Lives, Black Freedom and the Indivisibility of Justice
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel is a co-sponsor of the below event: Tuesday, July 21 10 am Pacific – 1 pm Eastern – 7 pm central Europe – 8 pm Palestine Register online: https://sfsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsd-2trzMiGNAyc0bQE_iGji6tZnFaaS_r Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/935141753625805/ The Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas (AMED) Studies program and Al-Adab Journal […]
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