15 October 2014
Bassem Masri has spoken of how he was threatened with re-arrest if he didn’t become a collaborator. Read more about St. Louis police pressured me “to snitch on my friends,” says Palestinian-American protester
12 October 2014
Echoing Israeli rhetoric, St. Louis city police claim they arrested seventeen peaceful anti-police brutality protesters for “rock-throwing,” an account eyewitnesses dispute. Read more about St. Louis police give Israeli-style excuses for arresting peaceful protesters
15 August 2014
Department using repressing tactics in Ferguson has received advice from Israeli forces. Read more about Israel-trained police "occupy" Missouri after killing of black youth
17 April 2014
University administrators canceled a planned town hall meeting on boycott, divestment and sanctions and tried to limit the free speech of poet Remi Kanazi. Read more about Activists condemn Washington University “censorship” of BDS event featuring Palestinian poet
1 November 2013
After facing stiff opposition from a coalition of Palestine, environmental and social justice activists, Veolia concluded that doing business in St. Louis is “not worth it.” Read more about Palestine activists score big win as Veolia pulls out of St. Louis
20 December 2012
Activists in the US and in Australia urge holiday shoppers to boycott Israeli settlement products; and St. Louis city officials delay a vote on a contract and will begin a full investigation into Veolia’s history. Read more about BDS roundup: Boycott actions for the holidays; St. Louis to investigate Veolia before voting on contract
27 April 2011
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: Read more about Cultural boycott success in St. Louis