Global BDS News
South Africa: SAMWU Declares, Every Municipality an Apartheid Israel Free Zone!
Press Statement of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU)
04 June 2010.
In Response to Israel's Assault on the Freedom Flotilla: BNC Calls for Action
BNC, 1 June 2010 - Palestinian civil society calls for intensifying boycott and sanctions as Israel massacres humanitarian relief workers and international solidarity activists
UCU Passes important BDS Resolution
(link to full text of resolution below) - 31 May 2010 [BRICUP] - The University and College Union, representing approximately 120,000 teaching and related staff in colleges and universities in the UK, has passed new policies supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. The debate took place on Sunday 30th May at the union’s Congress in Manchester.
PACBI Applaudes UCU's Historic BDS Resolution
30 May 2010 - The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) expresses its profound appreciation for the courageous positions in support of Palestinian rights taken by the membership of the University and College Union (UCU) at its Congress today in Manchester.
Second National BDS conference
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)*
www.BDSmovement.net
In commemoration of 62 years of Nakba
The Second National Conference on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
(Conference program is attached)
(الدعوة العربية في المرفق)
UC Berkeley: Divest from war crimes!
BNC salutes University of California Berkeley Student Senate for Passing Israel Divestment Bill and encourages students to stand on the right side of history once again! Reaffirm Senate bill 118A!
Hold Israel Accountable
http://holdisraelaccountable.net
Official page of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) dedicated at preventing Israel's normalization in official world forums until it abides by its obligations under international law
A Vote for Israel’s Accession to the OECD is a Vote in Support of Israel’s War Crimes and Other Grave Violations of Internationa
Palestinian civil society urges the peoples and governments of OECD member states to defer Israel's OECD accession until it respects international law and the human rights of the Palestinian people and shows commitment to the fundamental values shared by OECD members.
Video: BDS Action Day: War on Want occupies Waitrose
06 April 2010 - On Tuesday 30 March War on Want organised a protest inside the Barbican branch of Waitrose in London against the supermarket's sale of produce from illegal Israeli settlements.
Should the EU subsidise Israeli security?
Transnational Institute March 2010 - The inclusion of Israel in the European Security Research Programme undermines the EU's commitment to even-handedness in the Middle East.
Swedish fashion chain H&M under pressure
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 31 March 2010 - More than a year ago, several concerned Swedish organizations asked fashion chain H&M about its plans to extend its franchise to Israel.
Health workers and advocates support call for U of Arizona to divest
UA Health for Human Rights, 30 March 2010 - The following press release was issued on 30 March 2010 by UA Health for Human Rights, an ad hoc group formed by the broader University Community for Human Rights, a student-led board leading divestment initiatives at the University of Arizona:
