2014 Influence List: Boycotters
American Studies Association As national organizations go, the American Studies Association is fairly small. But its impact this year on political discourse has been outsized. By voting in favor of….
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‘Our Liberation Will Not Be Complete Until Everyone’s Is’: A report from the American Anthropological Association boycott debate
In Washington, DC on Friday, the American Anthropological Association’s annual business meeting was packed with more members than any other time in recent memory – over 700. The meeting room….
Press Release: After historic win for the BDS movement, Concordia undergraduates invite all students to action
Students voted ‘Yes’ to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel’s occupation and segregation of Palestinians
Israeli Oscar nominee can’t get Israeli funds for new film
Guy Davidi is famous as the co-director, along with Emad Burnat, of 5 Broken Cameras, the wrenching story of the village of Bil’in taking on the monstrous Israeli occupation. The….
We, the undersigned members of the princeton university community, stand up for human rights in the west bank and Gaza
We, the undersigned members of the Princeton University community, are deeply concerned about the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and siege of the Gaza Strip, which are responsible….
Jewish Community Support for UAW Resolution to Divest from Israel
We, the undersigned members of Jewish communities, are writing to express our support for the recent divestment resolution passed by UAW 2865’s Joint Council. As Jews, we understand from our….
Middle East Studies Association (MESA) overwhelmingly votes to allow support for BDS
At the MESA Members Meeting held Monday, November 24, in Washington, DC, 335 members cast votes on the 2014 Resolution that calls for free discussion about BDS. Of votes cast, 256 were in favor of the resolution, and 79 against. The resolution will now go to the full membership for a vote within the coming months. Below the full text of the resolution.
Steven Salaita at Brooklyn College
Steven Salaita and Katherine Franke spoke at Brooklyn College tonight; I moderated the discussion. Three quick comments. First, the event happened. We had an actual conversation about Israel/Palestine, BDS, Zionism,….
In landslide, UCLA student govt votes to divest from Israeli occupation
Last night the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) undergraduate student government voted 8-2-2 to pass a resolution calling on the university to divest from companies profiting from Israeli human….
Israeli attacks on Al Quds University give new meaning to ‘academic freedom’
Close to 13,000 Palestinian and international students go through at least one of 600 checkpoints in the West Bank to attend Al Quds University, the only Arab University in East….