Hewlett-Packard

Oberlin College’s student senate passes a divestment resolution which calls on the administration to pull its investments in companies profiting from Israel’s occupation.

In this latest roundup of news from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, we take a look back at a year full of victories.

The University of Toronto’s Graduate Student Association votes 97 percent in favor of a resolution to endorse boycott, divestment and sanctions at the university.

Activists in LA will protest a fundraiser for the Israeli army; African American activists encourage Stevie Wonder to join BDS; and the graduate students’ association at York University adopt a BDS resolution.

“It is particularly embarrassing that just a week ago, Israel’s Ynet presented UC Irvine as a success story for Israel’s propaganda efforts.”

The Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation has become the first US fund to divest from Hewlett-Packard and Veolia Environment, having already pulled investments from Caterpillar earlier this year.

Student activists at Earlham College announced today that Sabra brand hummus would no longer be sold at the school’s coffee shop.

Protesters in three US cities demand TIAA-CREF drop investments from companies profiting from Israel’s violations of international law; Jazz musicians urged to cancel gig at Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat; and more!

“This very close divestment vote and the successful boycott vote, along with several other recent watershed victories, makes clear that Israel can no longer count on being singled out for special treatment.”

A committee of the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of an upcoming divestment initiative that could pull the church’s funds from three major US companies.