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3 November 2012
Challenges to efforts at restricting public criticism of Israel at the University of California and Carleton University risk overlooking the true goal of many anti-Palestinians: stigmatizing criticism of Israel, rather than banning it. Read more about University of California and Carleton University "free speech" battles: the hidden agenda
17 August 2012
Members of the United Church of Canada affirm a resolution to boycott Israeli settlement products; Red Hot Chili Peppers still slated to perform in Israel despite sustained international outcry; and much more! Read more about BDS roundup: Members of United Church of Canada affirm resolution to boycott Israeli settlement products
26 March 2012
Activists gear up for the annual global BDS day of action; Glasgow University bans Israeli drinking water; Pinkwashing events canceled in Washington state; BDS campaigners urge major rock stars not to play in Israel; and more. Read more about BDS roundup: Gearing up for a global BDS day of action
23 March 2012
Graduate students at Carleton University in Ottawa have overwhelmingly voted for divestment from companies profiting from Israeli occupation and human rights abuses in what is the first ever such referendum on a university campus in Canada. Read more about In Canadian first, Carleton University students pass Israel occupation divestment resolution by large margin
7 March 2012
Students at the University of Ottawa say that the campus administration threatened to cancel an 8 March panel discussion they are scheduled to hold as part of Ottawa’s Israeli Apartheid. Meanwhile, at Carleton University, also in Ottawa, students found their posters defaced with slogans such as “This is where the Holocaust began.” Read more about Students react to University of Ottawa threat to cancel Israel Apartheid Week event
26 April 2011
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. Read more about After rally at Board of Governors, Carleton University one step closer to divestment