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Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
Everything you need to know about the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement.
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SAIA Carleton Divestment Campaign
SAIA Carleton Divestment Campaign
SAIA demands that Carleton University immediately divest its stock in BAE Systems, L-3 Communications, Motorola, Northrop Grumman, and Tesco, and adopt a Socially Responsible Investment policy. January 2010, Ottawa, Ontario More information: carleton.saia.ca
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Inside Story Americas - US churches consider divesting from Israel
Inside Story Americas - US churches consider divesting from Israel
Do boycott campaigns help or harm attempts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Inside Story discusses with guests: MJ Rosenberg, Max Blumenthal & Reverend Walter Davis.
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Boycott Divestment Sanction Israel
Boycott Divestment Sanction Israel
All you need to know about the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) Movement.
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"We Divest" Flashmob in NYC
"We Divest" Flashmob in NYC
"We Divest From Israel's Occupation performs a flashmob in Times Square to call on TiAA-CREF to stop profiting from Occupation on June 26, 2011. The flashmob comes after TIAA-CREF refused to allow a shareholder resolution holding companies accountable in TIAA-CREF's portfolio. such as Caterpillar, Elbit, Motorola, Northrup Grumman, and Veolia for doing business with Israel's Occupation. The flashmob is part of a nationwide call; similar performances have also taken place in the Bay Area and Denver. For more info or to sign the petition, visit wedivest.org
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SAIA launches divestment campaign at York and U of T
SAIA launches divestment campaign at York and U of T
Students Against Israeli Apartheid at U of T and York launched a divestment campaign during Israeli Apartheid Week 2011! To sign our petition: www.PetitionOnline.com We demand that our universities: 1) Immediately divest of its stock in BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, Hewlett Packard and Lockheed Martin. 2) Refrain from investing in all companies involved in violations of international law. 3) Work with students, faculty, and staff to undergo a democratic and transparent process to ensure accountability to principles of social and environmental justice. More information: toronto.saia.ca
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Global Boycott Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) Day of Action against Israeli Apartheid
Global Boycott Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) Day of Action against Israeli Apartheid
On March 30, 2010 the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) marked the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Day of Action with flash mobs at Chapters Indigo and Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC). BDS Day of Action In 2005, over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations called on people of conscience around the world to join a campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law. Over the past 5 years, the BDS campaign has become a global force, uniting student groups, trade unions, faith-based organizations and grassroots activists in the struggle against Israeli Apartheid. Last year, in the wake of Israels brutal assault on Gaza, the BDS National Committee declared March 30th the Global BDS Day of Action. This day of action coincides with Palestinian Land Day, which symbolizes Palestinian resistance to Israels ongoing land expropriation, colonization, occupation and apartheid. On March 30th, BDS activists around the world engaged in demonstrations and creative actions to mark the day of action. In Toronto, CAIA focused on two Canadian BDS targets Chapters Indigo and Mountain Equipment Coop. Boycott Chapters Indigo! Since 2006, CAIA has called for a boycott of Chapters Indigo bookstores because of its ties to Israeli Apartheid. The owners of Chapters Indigo, Heather Reisman and Gerry Schwartz, are the founders of the Heseg Foundation. Heseg provides scholarships and other support to former lone soldiers <b>...</b>
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Rabbis support church divestment from Israeli occupation
Rabbis support church divestment from Israeli occupation
Rabbis from Jewish Voice for Peace's Rabbinical Council speak up in support of the efforts by the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church USA to divest from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlett-Packard--three companies profiting from the Israeli occupation. To learn more and to hear other Jewish voices of support, go to www.RabbisLetter.org
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December10:TIAA-CREF Divest
December10:TIAA-CREF Divest
December 10--investors and supporters in 23 cities across the US tell financial giant TIAA-CREF to divest from CATERPILLAR and other companies that profit from the Israeli occupation. More info at www.jvp.org
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UC Berkeley Speaks Out Against Divestment Bill Veto
UC Berkeley Speaks Out Against Divestment Bill Veto
Almost one month after the UC Berkeley Student Senate voted 16-4 to divest from General Electric and United technologies because of their complicity in Israeli war crimes the Student Senate meets again to attempt to override a veto by President Will Smelko. The Meeting ended around 7:15 AM with the senate tabling the bill to be voted on next week.
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UC Berkeley supporters of divestment from Israeli human rights violations
UC Berkeley supporters of divestment from Israeli human rights violations
Opening: student from Gaza explains what her family struggles for.....The student senate at UC Berkeley voted 16 to 4 to divest from companies that profit from Israel's occupation and war crimes. The senate president vetoed the vote and proponents failed by just 1 vote to get the required super-majority. Jewish Voice for peace interviewed nearly 40 divestment supporters. Here is a ten minute excerpt.
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Carleton University Divestment - Join the Movement
Carleton University Divestment - Join the Movement
Two years ago, Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) Carleton launched a campaign to get the Carleton University Pension Fund divested from companies complicit in violations of human rights and international law in Palestine or anywhere else in the world, and to adopt a comprehensive and binding socially responsible investment policy. This campaign, which started as simply a SAIA initiative, has grown into a campus-wide movement, bringing together students, faculty, staff, retirees, and alumni.
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The Emperor's Clothes (Invincible)
The Emperor's Clothes (Invincible)
The Emperor's Clothes (Detroit, San Francisco, Palestine, 4 mins) Directed by Maha Bazzy and Wesley Taylor Score by K-Salaam and Beatnick Footage by Vanessa Huang and Al Jazeera Creative Commons Depository Poster artwork by Melanie Cervantes, Faviana Rodriguez, and Jesus Barraza Produced by EMERGENCE emergencetravel.net emergencemusic.net In January 2009, Israel launched an assault on the Gaza Strip, causing massive damage to civilian infrastructure, killing more than 1300 Palestinians and wounding 5300. Israel has held Gaza under siege, controlling the borders, air and water space, preventing even the most basic humanitarian goods from entering. The Emperors Clothes is a call to action. One of the most effective strategies we can pursue right now is boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigns (bdsmovement.net against Israel, as we demand an end to Israel's 60-plus years of occupation and war on Palestinian life.
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Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Strategic Actions for Justice
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Strategic Actions for Justice
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is a global campaign against Israeli apartheid to demand that Israel comply with international law and Palestinian rights. BDS is a strategy that allows people of conscience to play an effective role in the Palestinian struggle for justice. At the 9th Annual convention of Al-Awda, the following speakers discuss the strategies, effectiveness, and significance of the global BDS movement. With Remi Kanazi, Dr. Sunaina Maira, and Ali Abunimah.
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Protest Apartheid, Divest From Israel Bonds
Protest Apartheid, Divest From Israel Bonds
St. Paul, MN, March 30, 2011. Break the Bonds Campaign gathered about 80 protestors in the State Capitol rotunda. The assembled group represented about half the legislative senate districts in the state. They gathered for a rally preparing them to talk to legislators about divesting from Israeli bonds. The state investment board holds about $18.4 million is Israeli bonds. Break the Bonds Campaign includes Palestinians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, students, professionals, parents, community members and allies working together to bring Palestine-centric education to Minnesota in order to promote justice and human rights. They are committed to non-violent actions including divestment. sanctions and boycott of Israeli goods. The Minnesota Break The Bonds Campaign was founded about two years ago to bring attention Israel-Palestine issues and to further the belief that, "We, the people of Minnesota, have the moral obligation to make sound investments that will not aid the oppression of any one race, creed or people. Minnesota's investment in Israel supports an apartheid system in both Israel and the Occupied Territories that causes thousands of civilian deaths, many of whom are children, and which involves the widespread abuse of human rights. This system defies a ruling by the International Court of Justice as well as more than 65 UN Resolutions, and violates the Fourth Geneva Convention. We demand that the state of Minnesota act on its good conscience and support the breaking <b>...</b>
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Jewish Voice for Peace: TIAA-CREF DIvest from Israeli Occupation
Jewish Voice for Peace: TIAA-CREF DIvest from Israeli Occupation
July 20,1010, on Tisha B'Av, Jewish Voice for Peace activists presented over 15000 petitions and postcard signatures to one of the world's largest retirement funds, TIAA-CREF, asking them to divest from the Israeli occupation. TIAA-CREF, the premier retirement fund for America's professors,teachers and nonprofit workers, invests in companies like Caterpillar, Motorola and Elbit -they all make money from the repression of Palestinians. Listen to supporters and TIAA-CREF participants talk about why they went to the meeting to call for divestment. Join the campaign at www,jvp.org. Help us get more signers.
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TIAA-CREF Divest from Israeli Occupation
TIAA-CREF Divest from Israeli Occupation
On July 19th, 2011 activists nationwide called on retirement giant TIAA-CREF to divest from companies profiting off of the Israeli Occupation!
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BDS boycott divestment sanctions against Israel
BDS boycott divestment sanctions against Israel
A 18 minutes documentary film about the BDS campaign: boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. From the Gaza war end 2008 till the flytilla in July 2011. "It's a matter of pression, not persuasion", says Lisa Taraki, professor at Bir Zeit University. Also an interview with Omar Barghouti, founding member of the BDS campaign and many many action pictures. Comments: Ramin Mazaheri Production: Chris Den Hond
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NOC calls on Minneapolis Public Schools to Divest from Wells Fargo
NOC calls on Minneapolis Public Schools to Divest from Wells Fargo
MN Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC) and a host of North Minneapolis activists yesterday called on Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) to divest money from Wells Fargo Bank, which they say has exacerbated the mortgage foreclosure crisis ? especially in hard-luck North Minneapolis ? backed anti-tax political candidates, and invested in the prison industrial complex. Speaking at a Minneapolis School Board meeting, the NOC activists called on Minneapolis Public Schools to instead invest money in a community bank such as Bremer Bank. On Friday at 3 pm, NOC will team with Minnesotans for a Fair Economy, the AFL-CIO and Occupy MN and march on the banks en masse with demands. The march will follow a concert in Peavey Plaza at 11 am Outside the School Board meeting yesterday, northside activist Anthony Newby spoke to The UpTake about this particular case of disenfranchisement with a banking behemoth, and how it relates to the broader Occupy Wall Street movement, which has taken the nation by storm this autumn. a href="www.theuptake.org live videos of Occupy Wall Street demonstrations/a throughout the country and the world on The UpTake.!--more-- Towards the end of the School Board meeting, MPS Board Director Alberto Monserrate addressed NOC's concerns with this statement (you can a href="mplsk12mn.granicus.com Monserrate's comments here/a): blockquote"The mortgage crisis has devastated thousands of families in Minneapolis and throughout the country, causing great economic <b>...</b>
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Boycott Divest Sanction: Israel Ballet Feb. 26 2010
Boycott Divest Sanction: Israel Ballet Feb. 26 2010
Activists in Maryland say to The Israel Ballet Dont Tiptoe Around Apartheid! Watch the video: www.youtube.com In support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel, dozens of Washington DC Metropolitan Area human rights activists protested The Israel Ballet performance at Montgomery College, Performing Arts Center in Takoma Park, MD on Friday night. Protesters, clad in tutus and tiaras danced, sang and chanted against Israel's apartheid policies, criticizing the ballet for their complicity in covering up Israeli human rights abuses. In 2006, Israels Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched an initiative called "Brand Israel", to salvage Israel's deteriorating image abroad, sending well-known novelists, writers, former ministers, theater companies, and exhibits overseas to "show Israel's prettier face" in an attempt to conceal the fact that it is committing grave violations of international law and denying basic human rights to the Palestinian people. Sponsored by local chapters of US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Peace Action, and Codepink: Women for Peace, Fridays protest is part of the national campaign to boycott all performances of the Israel Ballet during the ballet companys February, 2010, US tour, because of their complicity in whitewashing Israeli apartheid. Activists wore tiaras, blue tutus, sang peace songs and danced to the tunes of Pete Perrys music, chanted and waved signs that read No tutu is big enough to cover up war <b>...</b>
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Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions campaign against Israel-INfocus-09-11-2011
Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions campaign against Israel-INfocus-09-11-2011
www.presstv.com BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) has become one of the most prominent international movements against the Israeli policy of occupation and colonization of the historic Palestine. In this edition of the show we talk to the organizers of BDS to bring you the answers.