A student activist at Northwestern University in Illinois talks about the challenges faced after the recent launch of their divestment campaign. Read more about UC Davis passes divestment resolution, five other campaigns launched across US
2014 was a year of victories, challenges and creative resistance for student Palestine solidarity activists in the US. Read more about 15 powerful ways student activists stood up for Palestine in 2014
Students are beginning to see the fruits of their divestment resolution passed last May.
Read more about Wesleyan University dumps Sabra hummus after student campaign
Student workers at the University of California will hold a vote to support the boycott movement in response to the call by Palestinian trade and labor unions. Read more about Unions "are part of the struggle" for Palestine solidarity on US campuses
The UK banking giant has defended its investment in Elbit in Orwellian terms. Read more about Barclays boycotted over Israel arms trade shares
UCLA became the sixth of nine undergraduate campuses in the UC system to pass a divestment resolution, despite expensive efforts by on-campus anti-Palestinian groups to thwart such a victory. Read more about Costly pro-Israel PR campaign fails to stop UCLA divestment
The Critical Ethnic Studies Association links Palestine to global indigenous and decolonization struggles. Read more about More US academics join boycott of Israel
New guidance warns that firms doing business with Israeli settlements could face legal action and “reputational risks.” Read more about French warning over business with settlements may have broader impact on Israeli economy
Church’s historic decision to dump stocks in occupation profiteers caps decade-long activist effort. Read more about “This victory is for the Palestinians” - US Presbyterians vote to divest
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to consider both divestment and revisiting the two-state solution. Read more about Presbyterian divestment: tough love for Israel?