We're thankful that we have the means and opportunity to spend time with our loved ones during this holiday weekend. But we know that our right to freedom of movement is a near impossibility for Palestinians whose human rights are violated daily by Israel's military occupation and apartheid policies. Please give thanks this holiday by supporting our work to end U.S. support for these policies.
Civil disobedience carries dire consequences for the Palestinian people, as it did for the Freedom Riders of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. The threat of physical attacks and imprisonment is real. Today's Freedom Riders call for international solidarity of many forms, such as the boycott campaign on multinational transport company Veolia.
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has voted to admit Palestine as a full member. Instead of celebrating this achievement, the United States immediately defunded UNESCO by withholding its $60 million dues payment. Tell your elected officials: "Don't sanction Palestinians and withdraw from multilateral institutions; sanction Israel for violating U.S. law to deny Palestinians freedom, justice and equality."
"These huge mobilisations provide a much needed reminder of something that Palestinians have always known -- that another world, a dignifying one, is possible and ordinary people can create it." -- Palestinian BDS National Committee
A national coalition of more than 380 groups, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation works to end U.S. support for Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. We support a U.S. policy that upholds freedom, justice and equality.
One of our best fact sheets discusses international law in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Educate your community about the rights to: self-determination, freedom from discrimination, resistance to illegal occupation.
Human rights advocates are often under-sourced and over-stretched. But by pooling our resources, we sustain our work and build the coalition we need in order to channel our diverse efforts into a torrent of support for policies that uphold freedom, justice and equality.
The US Campaign is seeking interns for Spring Semester 2012. Interns work 10-30 hours per week under supervision of the US Campaign staff in its Washington, DC, office. Interns are needed to help in our following programmatic areas: Policy, BDS, Media / Tech Support, and Coalition Building.
Member groups of the US Campaign are running ad campaigns in their cities to highlight the moral and financial costs of the United States giving Israel $30 billion in weapons. You never know where you'll see an ad -- perhaps on a billboard, train, or bus near you. Check it out!
