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they need to know we’re on their side, a letter to Gil Scott Heron
Dear Gil, We are members of an Israeli group called Boycott! which supports the Palestinian unified call for boycott divestment and sanctions(BDS) from Israel. We are appealing to you because of the respect we have for the work you have done for peace which has also inspired others to do the same. You might not […]
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Gil Scott-Heron, whose political poetry influenced a generation of rap artists, last night sensationally announced the cancellation of his planned gig in Tel Aviv.
Speaking on-stage at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Scott-Heron told the audience he “hated war” and, in a lengthy monolougue, told the packed audience his Israel tour date would not be going ahead. His concert had earlier been disrupted by fans dismayed at the booking, repeatedly heckling the performer and asking him to cancel. Security was […]
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Letter to Canada Post on Israel stamp
April 26th, 2010 Canadian Union of Postal Workers letter to Canada Post, April 2010 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 I am writing to you on the eve of Canada Post issuing a joint stamp with Israel. A recent article in Canada Stamp Detail […]
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CARREFOUR, si tu continues…
Samedi 24 avril, des militants ont manifesté leur solidarité avec Palestiniens emprisonnés en montrant, au sein de Carrefour Montreuil, la réalité de l’occupation israélienne. Le magasin, collabo de l’occupant proposait notamment í la clientí¨le des avocats “CARMEL”, et des dattes “MEDJOUL”, sans aucune traí§abilité, des jus de fruits “Carrefour”, n’indiquant aucune provenance et les fameuses […]
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“Divestment movements are also gaining steam at the University of Arizona, Brown University…and Georgetown University”
“Cal-Berkeley rallies around divestment vote; other colleges continue BDS movement against Israeli companies” ARAB AMERICAN NEWS (Dearborn, Michigan) April 24-30, 2010 Page 13 “…Divestment movements are also gaining steam at the University of Arizona, Brown University, where noted author Noam Chomsky wrote a letter endorsing Brown Students for Justice in Palestine’s push [for divestment], and […]
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World-wide pressure on H&M is intensifying!
Call for international BOYCOTTS and DIVESTMENTS of H&M In March 2010 H&M opened its first store in Israel shortly after the Goldstone findings of Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The negotiations between H&M Sweden and Match Retail in Israel were announced 9 December 2008 and upgraded on 22 July 2009. The Israeli war on Gaza […]
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Ghosh: Do not undermine the Palestinian struggle for freedom!
PACBI | 25 April 2010 Occupied Ramallah, 25 April 2010 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) was extremely disappointed by the recent statement you issued in response to pleas from individuals and groups around the world urging you not to associate your name with Israel”s efforts to white-wash its […]
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Gil Scott Heron announces cancellation of Tel Aviv concert: Artist won’t play in Israel “until everyone is welcome there”
Palestine Solidarity Committee’s contribution to the successful campaign below this statement. Gil Scott Heron Boycott Israel Campaign press release Fans of revolutionary poet and singer-songwriter Gil Scott Heron welcomed his decision tonight to cancel the concert he had been scheduled to play in Tel Aviv this May. Heron announced the decision during his set at […]
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Obama’s New Path To Mideast Peace?
David A. Love Philadelphia-based writer and Executive Editor, BlackCommentator.com Posted: April 21, 2010 10:39 AM Sometimes, desperate and difficult circumstances require that we change the game a little bit, shake things up, if you will. If recent reports are true, then President Obama plans to mint his own Mideast peace plan in an attempt to […]
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BDS Austin Activism – Ahava Protest
Codepink, PSC, and ICPR mobilized to engage in a protest at a local ULTA store that is carrying Ahava products; a brand that operates out of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Supporters of the BDS Movement, Austin activists felt it necessary to have their voices heard in order to not support Israeli Apartheid.
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