Posted by Admin in Economic Activism for Palestine on 13th July, 2012 | 1 Comment
Divestment from the Israeli occupation has taken some remarkable strides ahead in the last few weeks. Presbyterian and Methodist Church have chosen to boycott settlement products.
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Economic Activism for Palestine on 3rd July, 2012 | No Comments
Another huge victory to the global BDS movement achieved. In an effort led by Palestinian civil society, pension fund giant TIAA-CREF has agreed to divest its social choice accounts from longtime target Caterpillar, Inc.
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Economic Activism for Palestine, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 17th May, 2012 | No Comments
Led by human rights activists within the United Methodist Church and supported by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, a resolution was passed calling for an explicit boycott of all Israeli companies “operating in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Guest Posts, Human Rights, World News & Events on 2nd April, 2012 | No Comments
Guest Blogger Tighe Barry, a member of the peace group Code Pink, reports on the Global March to Jerusalem, timed to coincide with Land Day.
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Posted by Admin in Economic Activism for Palestine, People Power, Not Corporate Power, World News & Events on 29th March, 2012 | 1 Comment
On March 30th, Palestinian Land Day, The Global March to Jerusalem will take place. This global initiative will bring thousands from all around the world to Israel’s borders and to Jerusalem, trying to direct attention of the world to Israel’s restrictions on religious freedom and ethnic segregation and ethnic cleansing policies in the city.
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Posted by Medea Benjamin in Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 29th February, 2012 | 1 Comment
AIPAC has tremendous clout but its influence has been disastrous for U.S. foreign policy and U.S. democracy. Here are ten reasons why AIPAC is so dangerous.
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Posted by Medea Benjamin in Economic Activism for Palestine, Global Exchange News & Events on 7th February, 2012 | No Comments
With the Occupy movement that has swept the country demanding social and economic justice, many have concluded that AIPAC—the powerful pro-Israeli government lobby that distorts U.S. policy in the Middle East— is a mandatory “occupy target”. Timed to coincide with the annual AIPAC policy conference in March 2012, the Occupy AIPAC summit will be a long weekend of teach-ins, cultural performances, protests and creative direct actions, and more.
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Posted by Admin in Economic Activism for Palestine on 16th November, 2011 | No Comments
Freedom Rides from the 1960s are the inspiration for a similar kind of action…Freedom Rides in Palestine.
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Posted by Medea Benjamin in Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 4th November, 2011 | No Comments
Two boats full of courageous passengers were on their way to Gaza when they were intercepted on Friday, November 4, by the Israeli military in international waters. They were unarmed, and the Israeli military knew that. They were simply peace activists wanting to connect with civilians in Gaza, and the Israeli military knew that. Yet naked aggression was used against them in international waters—something that is normally considered an act of piracy.
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Posted by Kylie Nealis in World News & Events on 23rd September, 2011 | 2 Comments
“The Bay Area and Oakland in particular are known for our diversity and commitment to free expression and social justice. We will not be censored. The show must go on!”
-The Middle East Children’s Alliance
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