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Video: Chicago students say "Why we refuse to buy Sabra hummus"

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 02:59

Students in Chicago campaigning to boycott Sabra brand hummus have put out a short and sweet video with a strong boycott message. Here’s the statement accompanying the video:

BDS VICTORY: German company pulls out of illegal Israeli railway project

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:40

In a substantial victory for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, a major German rail transportation company — Deutsche Bahn, or DB — has pulled out of the $550 million illegal A1 train project, which is designed to connect Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

Palestinian trade union movement forms historic BDS coalition

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 20:18

The first ever Palestinian trade union conference for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel was held in Ramallah last week on 30 April. A historic formation was made at the conference with the establishment of the Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS (PTUC-BDS) — the largest coalition of the Palestinian trade union movement.

USPCN: protest Bashar Masri's appearance at America-Israel Chamber of Commerce

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 02:01

Today the US Palestinian Community Network issued a statement on the occasion of International Workers’ Day, giving a summary of the sacrifices Palestinian workers have made for the national liberation struggle, and describing the violations of Palestinian workers’ rights by Israel. Here’s an excerpt:

Dr. Cornel West endorses BDS, supports Ethnic Studies at University of Arizona

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Sat, 04/30/2011 - 16:52

Following the recent direct action on the University of Arizona (UA) campus — in which an enormous mock wall was constructed to bring attention to Israel’s wall in the West Bank and the wall at the US-Mexico border — legendary intellectual and academic Dr.

51 Canadian filmmakers protest festival's normalization with Israel

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 00:53

Fifty-one Canadian filmmakers issued a letter last week to the co-chairs of the Hot Docs documentary film festival to protest its partnership with the Israeli organization CoPro Documentary Marketing Foundation. According to a press release issued today, “The funders of CoPro include the Israel Film Council, an official part of the Israeli Ministry of Science, Culture and Sports, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Golan Heights Winery, which operates illegally in the occupied Syrian Golan heights.”

Cultural boycott success in St. Louis

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 21:12

Earlier this month, activists with the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee scored an important victory in the cultural and academic boycott movement. Hip-hop artist Marvin Casey from Universal Beatz was disinvited to perform at Washington University in St. Louis, following revelations that his dance troupe is sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel. 

From their press release:

After rally at Board of Governors, Carleton University one step closer to divestment

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 20:59

Recent divestment campaigns across Canadian university campuses — specifically at Carleton and several universities in Toronto — have gained ground after strategic initiatives were launched and as more students, faculty and staff sign on to petitions of support.

Seattle billboard campaign calls to an end to US aid to Israel

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 17:41

The following is a press release from the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign (SeaMAC). The photo is by Peter Lippman. For more information about this campaign, visit www.stop30billion-Seattle.org

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