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Israel boycott movement gains momentum

Posted on: March 4, 2009

Mel Frykberg | Inter Press Service

3 March 2009

“Standing United with the People of Gaza” is the theme of this week’s Israel Apartheid Week (IAW), which kicked off in Toronto and another 39 cities across the globe Sunday.

A movement to boycott Israeli goods, culture and academic institutions is gaining momentum as Geneva prepares to host the UN’s Anti-Racism Conference, Durban 2 next month amidst swirling controversy.

Both Canada and the U.S. are boycotting the Durban 2 conference in protest over what they perceive as a strongly anti-Israel agenda.

The first UN Anti-Racism conference, held in the South African city Durban in … Continue reading


Updated on March 8, 2009
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Occupation 1 – 0 University

Posted on: February 27, 2009
Cardiff University occupation

Press release from Cardiff Students Against War

– VICTORY!! –
Cardiff Students Against War is ENDING OUR OCCUPATION of the Large Shandon lecture theatre, Cardiff University Main Building! We’re about to leave, march around campus to declare our victory, and make our continued presence known to the university community. Banners and megaphones, BOOKS not BOMBS!

Following the open letter to Vice Chancellor David Grant, the BOOKS not BOMBS demonstration outside the Student Union and the subsequent occupation of the Large Shandon, Cardiff University has divested all shares … Continue reading


Updated on March 9, 2009
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The University of Manchester occupation in solidarity with Gaza

Posted on: February 6, 2009
The University of Manchester occupation in solidarity with Gaza

University of Manchester Students in Occupation

Over 150 University of Manchester students have occupied the main university administration building in a demand for a stronger and more proactive position from the university on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The students have proposed a set of demands on the university’s Vice Chancellor Alan Gilbert, including a boycott of Israeli goods on campus, support for a day of fundraising with proceeds to the DEC fund, and that the university end research into manufacturing arms.

Students at other universities have taken similar actions … Continue reading


Updated on February 6, 2009
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