Campaign to urge Red Hot Chili Peppers to cancel Tel Aviv gig heating up
25 April 2012
BDS activists around the world continue to urge popular US rock group the Red Hot Chili Peppers to cancel their gig in Tel Aviv, scheduled for September.
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BDS roundup: Major divestment victory at UMass Boston
24 April 2012
UMass Boston’s undergraduate student government unanimously passes a divestment resolution against Boeing; the US’ largest Latin@ youth association continues to endorse BDS across the country; Moroccan activists say no to orientalist Israeli belly dancers; and more!
Methodist Church divestment group forcefully rejects American Jewish Committee attack
21 April 2012
Members of United Methodist Church have responded forcefully to an attack from Rabbi A. James Rudin, the “senior interreligious adviser” of the American Jewish Committee, just as the Church’s upcoming national conference is to vote on a major initiative to divest from companies profiting from Israeli occupation and human rights abuses against Palestinians.
Urgent appeals to support upcoming US church divestment initiatives
18 April 2012
The United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church (USA) will soon vote on major divestment initiatives. Palestinians are signing an open letter to voting delegates, asking them to support divestment from Caterpillar, Motorola and HP.
Israeli teens enter jail rather than take part in army crimes against Palestinians
18 April 2012
On Monday, an Israeli teenager, Noam Gur, began an initial ten-day prison sentence because she publicly refused to serve in the Israeli army.
Palestinian organisations call for action against G4S over role in Israeli jails
17 April 2012
The call for action came as it emerged that the European Parliament has decided not to renew a contract with the Danish-British corporation following pressure from campaigners for Palestinian rights
"Left-wing" anti-boycott group allegedly received undisclosed funding
17 April 2012
Self-styled “left-wing” UK anti-boycott group Engage is alleged to have received initial, undisclosed funding by the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
Video: Dabke flashmob at Arizona State University asserts (dancing) Palestinian presence
11 April 2012
Students for Justice in Palestine livened up an ordinary day at Arizona State University (ASU) by staging a dabke (Palestinian line dance) flashmob in the middle of campus.
BDS roundup: Los Angeles activists urge city to "Dump Veolia!"
9 April 2012
In this week’s news from the global BDS movement, LA activists demand the city “Dump Veolia”; boycott activists tell the Red Hot Chili Peppers why they should cancel their upcoming Tel Aviv gig; and much more.
Palestinian rights activists join BDS Global Day of Action commemorating Land Day
3 April 2012
Over 50 actions took place across 23 countries