The CFMEU (Construction Forestry, Mining and Electricity Union) national executive have a adopted a position supporting selective BDS. This means the union has become first Union in Australia to adopt a national postion on BDS. Palestinian Resolution of the CFMEU National Executive Committee – May 12, 2010
BDSmovement.net feed
HEY ELTON, by Canadian filmmaker John Greyson Palestinian civil society has called on Elton John to respect their boycott call and cancel his June 17th concert in Tel Aviv. If he does so, he'll be joining Santana and Gil-Scott Heron, who recently cancelled their spring concerts in Israel. This video suggests six reasons why Elton should join the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement.
EPF’s Executive Council Statement on Divestment, Boycott and Economic Sanctions as a means of Nonviolent Resistance The National Executive Council of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship voted to endorse the statement below with a vote of 8 yes, 2 no and 1 abstention.
You can download the memo here Israel’s accession to OECD: encouraging impunity, rewarding war crimes
Occupied Ramallah, 5 May 2010
Matthew Vella [MaltaToday] 5 May 2010 - The development NGO platform Skop has called for a boycott of Israeli companies in the wake of the shooting of Bianca Zammit, the Maltese activist injured by a live bullet shot by the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza.
Boston, MA, May 3, 2010 – Local activists protested the so-called “Israeli Innovation Weekend” (IIW) at the Museum of Science in Boston through multiple, disparate actions on Sunday. IIW’s sponsors, including the Consulate General of Israel to New England, were left flummoxed by the activists’ efforts and largely unable to prevent their successful, multi-pronged disruption of the event.
Ma'an News - In anticipation of Nakba commemoration day next month, Palestinian student and youth groups across the West Bank and Gaza signed a memorandum enacting a massive boycott of Israeli products and programs. The document calls for a halt to any activities that could normalize relations between Palestine and Israel.
Occupied Palestine- April 28th 2010
Students at the University of California at San Diego have launched a divestment campaign and resolution to be voted on THIS Wednesday 4/28 on campus. You can help by:
Students at the University of California at San Diego have launched a divestment campaign and resolution to be voted on THIS Wednesday 4/28 on campus. You can help by:
Occupied Ramallah, 25 April 2010