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USACBI call to action: Resist the attempts to censor Marc Lamont Hill for his clarity on Palestine
USACBI reiterates its support for Marc Lamont Hill and we stand by his principled critique of Israeli settler-colonialism and occupation of historic Palestine. Since 1977 the United Nations has hosted an International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians, an occasion passed by Resolution 181 of the General Assembly, in place since 1947. The occasion for Hill’s […]
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Marc Lamont Hill has nothing to be sorry for: USACBI stands with Prof. Hill and demands a free Palestine, from the river to the sea
On Nov. 28th, at an event marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Professor Marc Lamont Hill gave a speech at the United Nations. In it, he criticized the Israeli state’s apartheid politics and military occupation and called for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. During this speech, he called for […]
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USACBI salutes Pitzer faculty’s groundbreaking vote to suspend Study Abroad in Israel
USACBI applauds the Pitzer College faculty’s precedent-setting vote to suspend their Study Abroad program at Haifa University. Earlier this year, USACBI launched a national campaign demanding the end of Study Abroad collaborations with Israeli universities on US campuses. The Pitzer faculty vote is fully in accord with this campaign. Together with their insistence that the Pitzer President and Board of Regents implement students’ divestment resolution, their decisive […]
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USACBI demands CNN immediately reinstate Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
USACBI condemns CNN’s decision to cut ties with Dr Marc Lamont Hill and we call for his immediate reinstatement as a political commentator for the network. On November 29, 2018, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Professor Marc Lamont Hill gave a speech at the United Nations in which he called […]
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USACBI congratulates Prof. Rabab Abdulhadi on legal victory, calls on SFSU to respect demands
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel congratulates Prof. Rabab Abdulhadi, her legal team and her community defense supporters for an important victory for all who struggle for Palestinian rights, especially on campus. The lawsuit against Prof. Abdulhadi and San Francisco State University filed by the Zionist Lawfare Project in an attempt to […]
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Susan Abulhawa’s statement to the Kalimat Palestinian Literature Festival
After her denial of entry and forced deportation from her homeland, Palestine, by the Israeli colonial occupation, Susan Abulhawa issued the following public statement on social media. It is a moving, powerful document that should be shared widely. Statement to Kalimat Palestinian Literature Festival: I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Kalimat […]
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USACBI: Susan Abulhawa must be released now!
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel denounces in the strongest terms the exclusion of renowned author and Palestinian rights defender Susan Abulhawa from occupied Palestine. Abulhawa, a member of the Organizing Collective of USACBI, the author of Mornings in Jenin and The Blue Between Sky and Water and the founder […]
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Video: Zionist Lawfare and the Boycott Movement – Building Solidarity and Resistance
On October 21, the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel kicked off its national academic defense campaign with an event in San Francisco discussing the use of “lawfare” to attack anti-racist, progressive movements and the need to strategize to build solidarity in response. Watch the video online: Speakers are: Liz Jackson, […]
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Stand together against Kenneth Marcus’ attacks on student and faculty rights
We the undersigned stand against the efforts of Kenneth Marcus, Trump’s appointed head of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education, to suppress the free speech and academic freedom of students and faculty who support Palestinian rights. Universities should be a place where professors are free to teach and express […]
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USACBI stands with Prof. John Cheney-Lippold: join us in support
The following USACBI statement is also supported by a growing list of faculty (see below). To join this call to conscience, sign our online petition of support: https://www.change.org/p/stand-with-john-cheney-lippold. To support our campaign to Boycott Study Abroad in Israel, visit our campaign page: http://usacbi.org/boycott-study-abroad-in-israel/ ** USACBI stands in strong support of John Cheney-Lippold, an associate professor of American […]
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