Among the sponsors of the Water Festival in L'Aquila, Italy, Sodastream and Veolia, companies complicit with Israeli human rights violations
BDS Italy supports the statement by the Italian Forum of Public Water Movements criticizing the Festival of "privatized" Water being held in L'Aquila, Italy this week.

The University of Sheffield has decided not to renew its waste collection contract with multinational corporation Veolia following a campaign initiated by the campus Palestine Society and supported by the student union.

30 March 2013 -- Palestinians are today commemorating with action Land Day, a day in 1976 when Israeli military forces shot and killed six young Palestinian citizens of Israel. These brave youth were among thousands protesting the Israeli government’s expropriation of Palestinian land.

• Future clients of pension fund giant TIAA-CREF call for divestment from companies profitting from Israel’s occupation;
• Shuggie Otis cancels Tel Aviv performance while activists call on Alicia Keys and Depeche Mode do the same;
• Queen Mary, University of London students union votes to boycott G4S and Veolia;
• Veolia’s bid for street cleaning contract is withdrawn in Liverpool;
• London solidarity protest with Hebron includes BDS de-shelving action;
• Palestinian organizations call for boycott of Israeli diamonds;
• Palestinian BDS Na