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PACBI: An open letter to J.K. Rowling from occupied Palestine: Don’t lend your name to Apartheid
The following letter was issued by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI): The BDS Campaign is a nonviolent, morally consistent strategy to hold Israel accountable for its violations of International law. Occupied Palestine October 30, 2015 Dear J. K. Rowling, We were disappointed to see your name on the […]
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Hundreds of UK academics sign “Commitment for Palestine,” publish Guardian ad affirming academic boycott of Israel
“We will not work with Israel”s universities” say 500 UK academics. View the website of these academics at http://commitment4p.com/ In an unprecedented statement university teachers say they will not do business with Israel”s university system. Professors and lecturers, Fellows of the Royal Society and Fellows of the British Academy say they will not visit Israel”s universities. Academics […]
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Sign on: European call to defend the right to education in Palestine
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel encourages all academics in the United States to sign on to this appeal to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, regarding the Israeli aggression against Palestinian youth and students, and the Palestinian right to education, urging the suspension of the EU-Israel Association […]
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November 14, NYC: Palestine Calling – Launch Party to Amplify the Cultural Boycott of Israel in NYC
Saturday, November 14 at 7:30pm Verso Books 20 Jay St, Brooklyn, New York 11201 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1021669537896687/ featuring Suhel Nafar of DAM Tamar-kali and legendary oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen (& more TBA) Sliding-scale tickets: http://palestinecalling.bpt.me/ Artists and cultural workers around the world are heeding the call from Palestine to refuse to do business as usual with Israel […]
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October 28, Indianapolis: Why Boycotting Israeli Universities is the Right Thing to Do
Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00pm Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) 420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/902977313106322/ Please join us for a lecture and book signing by Prof. Rima Najjar Merriman, Al Quds University, and Prof. Bill Mullen, Purdue University on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM, IUPUI Campus Center Room 307. Sponsored by: The […]
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Nada Elia at the Claremont Colleges: “Within Our Reach: BDS and Justice in Palestine”
Wednesday, October 21at 7:00pm in PDT Balch Auditorium Room 135, Scripps Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1502874413344779/ Are you interested in learning more about Palestinian solidarity? Do you want to know more about the global Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement? We are honored to have Dr. Nada Elia at the Claremont Colleges to present on BDS as the movement turns […]
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USACBI Call for Solidarity with the Palestinian People: Boycott Now!
Palestine is in flames. At this moment, racist lynch mobs are marching through the streets of Jerusalem, chanting “death to Arabs,” and hurling threats and insults at terrorized and bleeding Palestinian children and youth, left to die surrounded by dozens of Israeli soldiers, when they are not summarily executed on their way to or from […]
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New Resource: FAQ on the Academic Boycott of Israeli Institutions
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and Jewish Voice for Peace Academic Advisory Council have produced the following FAQ on the call for academic boycott of Israeli institutions. The FAQ, a resource for academics, students and others interested in the boycott, provides information on the reasons for the boycott, […]
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What’s Behind the Explosions of Violence in Palestine? — The Destruction of Religious Sites and “Extrajudicial Executions” of Palestinian Teenagers
This article, by USACBI Organizing Collective member, Stanford professor David Palumbo-Liu, was published at the Huffington Post. It focuses on the systematic attacks on Palestinian youth and the drive to occupy and colonize Palestinian holy sites at the hands of the Israeli state: With this rash of summary executions of Palestinian youths, seemingly sanctioned by […]
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Call for International Wave of Solidarity with Palestine
The following call to action was issued by the Palestinian Boycott National Committee: Starting this weekend October 16-18 Solidarity with the Palestinian popular resistance! Boycott Israel now! #SolidarityWaveBDS A new generation of Palestinians is marching on the footsteps of previous generations, rising up against Israel”s brutal, decades-old system of occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid. Tens […]
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