Thursday, October 2, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
The Dearborn, Michigan City Council President -- Susan Dabaja -- fights to block "Boycott Israel" discussion -
An explosive video: http://youtu.be/TrAhic8WDHE
At the September 9, 2014 City Council meeting, President Susan Dabaja fought hard to block any discussion of a resolution to boycott all products imported from Israel. Why?
This was shortly after Israel massacred over 2100 Palestinians in Gaza, and destroyed over 100,000 people's homes.
At the September 9, 2014 City Council meeting, President Susan Dabaja fought hard to block any discussion of a resolution to boycott all products imported from Israel. Why?
This was shortly after Israel massacred over 2100 Palestinians in Gaza, and destroyed over 100,000 people's homes.
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| At the Dearborn, Michigan City Council meeting, September 9, 2014 |
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Dearborn City Council members shouted to stamp out discussion of the Boycott-Israel resolution. They failed to silence it.
Article on the Dearborn City Council meeting of September 9, 2014 --
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"Last Dearborn council meeting at City Hall ends in shouts (VIDEO)"
Dearborn Press & GuideWednesday, September 10, 2014
At: http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2014/09/10/news/doc54108dc498e20790370100.txt
"Protesters requesting council to boycott Israel, who also attended the Aug. 12 meeting, spoke just before 10 p.m. during the final minutes of the meeting. The protesters asked for a resolution by the city of Dearborn to boycott Israel. In July, over 2,200 people were killed, most of them Palestinians, during conflict between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, according to the BBC. A ceasefire was reached between the two groups Aug. 26.
"Councilman Mark Shooshanian repeatedly interrupted the protesters to say that the issue was not a city matter...
"...The last moments of the meeting were filled with council members and protesters shouting over each other to be heard."
Dearborn Press & GuideWednesday, September 10, 2014
At: http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2014/09/10/news/doc54108dc498e20790370100.txt
"Protesters requesting council to boycott Israel, who also attended the Aug. 12 meeting, spoke just before 10 p.m. during the final minutes of the meeting. The protesters asked for a resolution by the city of Dearborn to boycott Israel. In July, over 2,200 people were killed, most of them Palestinians, during conflict between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, according to the BBC. A ceasefire was reached between the two groups Aug. 26.
"Councilman Mark Shooshanian repeatedly interrupted the protesters to say that the issue was not a city matter...
"...The last moments of the meeting were filled with council members and protesters shouting over each other to be heard."
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Dearborn City Council President declines to consider a resolution to boycott Israel:
Above: A tweet by a Detroit Free Press reporter, describing the Dearborn City Council meeting of September 9, 2014.
Below: The flyer announcing the meeting, from campaigners for the Boycott-Israel resolution.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
"Group Calling On Ann Arbor Boycott Of Israel Expected At Monday City Council Meeting"
"Group Calling On Ann Arbor Boycott Of Israel Expected At Monday City Council Meeting"
Aug. 15, 2014
WEMU Radio
Ypsilanti, Michigan
At: http://wemu.org/post/group-calling-ann-arbor-boycott-israel-expected-monday-city-council-meeting
When Ann Arbor City Council meets Monday night they will consider plans to rezone land, money to pay for the creation of a deer management plan, and ordinance changes to the taxi-cab ordinance. The most noise however may come from an item not on the agenda, violence in the middle east.
For more than a decade a group of Ann Arbor residents has been asking for the city to boycott Israel. With the most recent violence in Gaza the issue has heated up in Ann Arbor as well.
At the last City Council meeting Mayor John Hieftje called for a recess and chanting protesters were escorted out by police.
Mozhgan Savabieasfahani says her group wasn't harmful to anyone and will be back at this meeting. She believes city council should at least hold a public hearing on what they want the city to do, "Not purchase anything from Israel. Ultimately I would like to see all ties with Israel severed, cut as they did with South Africa."
Council member Sabra Briere isn't certain what the city can do to stop violence in the middle east, and isn't expecting anyone from council to propose a public hearing.
City Administrator Steve Powers says public comment requirements and limitations will continue to be shared and the mayor may call for a recess if he believes it's necessary to restore order.
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Also:
"War in Gaza:
"Israel takes fire from two Seattle City Council members"
Aug. 13, 2014
At: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/08/13/war-in-gaza-israel-takes-fire-from-two-seattle-city-council-members/
"Two Seattle City Council members have used their offices to enter debate over the war between Israel and Hamas, one calling for a complete halt of U.S. aid to Israel and the other for a “public briefing” directed at Israel’s military tactics and U.S. weaponry....
"“We call on President Obama, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to issue a formal statement denouncing Israel’s siege and blockade of Gaza and the occupation of the West Bank: We also call for an immediate end to all U.S. government military aid for Israel,” said a letter from Sawant, which only she has signed...."
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Aug. 15, 2014
WEMU Radio
Ypsilanti, Michigan
At: http://wemu.org/post/group-calling-ann-arbor-boycott-israel-expected-monday-city-council-meeting
When Ann Arbor City Council meets Monday night they will consider plans to rezone land, money to pay for the creation of a deer management plan, and ordinance changes to the taxi-cab ordinance. The most noise however may come from an item not on the agenda, violence in the middle east.
For more than a decade a group of Ann Arbor residents has been asking for the city to boycott Israel. With the most recent violence in Gaza the issue has heated up in Ann Arbor as well.
At the last City Council meeting Mayor John Hieftje called for a recess and chanting protesters were escorted out by police.
Mozhgan Savabieasfahani says her group wasn't harmful to anyone and will be back at this meeting. She believes city council should at least hold a public hearing on what they want the city to do, "Not purchase anything from Israel. Ultimately I would like to see all ties with Israel severed, cut as they did with South Africa."
Council member Sabra Briere isn't certain what the city can do to stop violence in the middle east, and isn't expecting anyone from council to propose a public hearing.
City Administrator Steve Powers says public comment requirements and limitations will continue to be shared and the mayor may call for a recess if he believes it's necessary to restore order.
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Also:
"War in Gaza:
"Israel takes fire from two Seattle City Council members"
Aug. 13, 2014
At: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/08/13/war-in-gaza-israel-takes-fire-from-two-seattle-city-council-members/
"Two Seattle City Council members have used their offices to enter debate over the war between Israel and Hamas, one calling for a complete halt of U.S. aid to Israel and the other for a “public briefing” directed at Israel’s military tactics and U.S. weaponry....
"“We call on President Obama, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to issue a formal statement denouncing Israel’s siege and blockade of Gaza and the occupation of the West Bank: We also call for an immediate end to all U.S. government military aid for Israel,” said a letter from Sawant, which only she has signed...."
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"Tensions mount at city council meeting over ‘Boycott Israel’ proposal"
News article on the Dearborn, Michigan City Council meeting, held on August 12, 2014:
[Next meeting is September 9th at 7:30 pm]
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"Tensions mount at city council meeting over ‘Boycott Israel’ proposal"
By Samer Hijazi | Friday, 08.15.2014
ARAB AMERICAN NEWS
DEARBORN – This week’s city council meeting ended on a tense note after several activists asked the city to consider passing a "Boycott Israel" resolution, which ignited a near confrontation with an Israeli supporter who was holding what appeared to be a gun and displaying the Israeli flag.
The Israeli supporter took the podium at Tuesday’s council meeting to say that he feels like he’s among the minority in Dearborn.
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[Next meeting is September 9th at 7:30 pm]
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"Tensions mount at city council meeting over ‘Boycott Israel’ proposal"
By Samer Hijazi | Friday, 08.15.2014
ARAB AMERICAN NEWS
DEARBORN – This week’s city council meeting ended on a tense note after several activists asked the city to consider passing a "Boycott Israel" resolution, which ignited a near confrontation with an Israeli supporter who was holding what appeared to be a gun and displaying the Israeli flag.
The Israeli supporter took the podium at Tuesday’s council meeting to say that he feels like he’s among the minority in Dearborn.
“What’s disturbing over the last few years in the city of Dearborn is the lack inclusion, the lack of acceptance for other people’s opinion and their ability to express themselves either religiously or politically,” the man said.
He went on to state that he often receives criticism and backlash for displaying the Israeli flag and protects himself by carrying a gun in public.
“The reason why I carry it is because of the Hamas supporters, Hizbullah supporters and ISIS supporters,” he said.
Following the man’s statements, the meeting erupted in chaos as people began engaging in screaming matches. Council President Susan Dabaja made a quick determination to call an end to the meeting due to safety concerns.
Several activists had traveled from Ann Arbor to speak in front of the city council. Local Arab Americans also attended and displayed signs that read “Stop killing our kids” and “Boycott Apartheid.” Before the Israeli supporter had taken the podium, several other residents spoke. After the activists chanted “Boycott Israel” repeatedly, Ann Arbor-based activist Blaine Coleman addressed the council during the public comments section. Coleman stated that the city should consider boycotting Israel as a top priority, stating that it was a bigger concern to the local community than regulating hookah lounges.
“Stopping Israel from incinerating Gaza today and incinerating Lebanon tomorrow, is about a 1,000 times more important than hookah,” Coleman said. “We ask you to please pass the resolution to boycott all products imported from Israel to the maximum extent allowed by law.”
Dearborn comedian and author Amer Zahr asked the council to boycott major companies that have been affiliated with the siege in Gaza, including Hewlett Packard (HP), Motorola and Caterpillar.
“The city of Dearborn’s constituents would be overwhelmingly behind this if you held a public hearing about it,” Zahr stated to a round of applause. “We are asking you to open up an inquiry and divest from Israel immediately.”
Another local resident said the distress residents faced this week from flooded homes as a result of the record-breaking rain on Monday doesn’t pale in comparison to the suffering of families in Gaza.
“It’s about the destroying of homes. We all felt it yesterday, our basements were destroyed,” the resident, named Osama, said. “But while our basements are under water, they are under fire. This is not their choice. They can’t go to a city council, they are being trapped.”
Councilman Tom Tafelski responded to the audience by stating that the city council does not engage in matters related to international politics.
“Yes, there are atrocities all over the world; Israel, Palestine, Central America,” Tafelski said. "This body here is at a local level and we have a ton of things we have to deal with. You have representatives that can actually make that impact.”
Tafelski went on to suggest that residents contact their congressional representatives, because if the council were to tackle international politics then it would become a “mini United Nations forum.”
The activists fired back by proclaiming that change starts at a local level.
Coleman told the council that it wouldn’t be the first time the city engaged in an international matter. In 2009, the city council had voted unanimously to pass a resolution that condemned the attacks on civilians during a 23-day Gaza war. The resolution urged a truce and an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza strip.
The group of activists plan to bring the “Boycott Israeli resolution” forward again at the next city council meeting on Tuesday, September 9.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014
The Boycott-Israel campaign roars ahead at Ann Arbor City Council, August 2014:
"Ann Arbor protesters call for Israel boycott; mayor says he won't support bid"
DETROIT NEWS
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140805/METRO06/308050026/Ann-Arbor-protesters-call-Israel-boycott-mayor-says-he-won-t-support-bid
"Video: Police escort anti-Israel protesters from Ann Arbor city hall"
ANN ARBOR NEWS/ MLive.com
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/08/video_police_escort_anti-israe.html
"Ann Arbor officials discussing how to deal with anti-Israel protesters disrupting meetings"
ANN ARBOR NEWS/ MLive.com
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/08/ann_arbor_officials_discussing_1.html
The entire Ann Arbor City Council meeting, August 7, 2014 --
The video shows all 8 "Boycott Israel" speakers, at:
http://a2govtv.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=492551fe788ceb7ad562f33e9625cd2c
After 35 minutes of this, the Mayor cut off the microphone and video, and sent in the police. They expelled all the attendees, as you see here:
"Ann Arbor Protestors call for Israel Boycott at City Hall - 08-07-14"
YouTube video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_X8fjDZpto
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DETROIT NEWS
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140805/METRO06/308050026/Ann-Arbor-protesters-call-Israel-boycott-mayor-says-he-won-t-support-bid
"Video: Police escort anti-Israel protesters from Ann Arbor city hall"
ANN ARBOR NEWS/ MLive.com
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/08/video_police_escort_anti-israe.html
"Ann Arbor officials discussing how to deal with anti-Israel protesters disrupting meetings"
ANN ARBOR NEWS/ MLive.com
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/08/ann_arbor_officials_discussing_1.html
The entire Ann Arbor City Council meeting, August 7, 2014 --
The video shows all 8 "Boycott Israel" speakers, at:
http://a2govtv.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=492551fe788ceb7ad562f33e9625cd2c
After 35 minutes of this, the Mayor cut off the microphone and video, and sent in the police. They expelled all the attendees, as you see here:
"Ann Arbor Protestors call for Israel Boycott at City Hall - 08-07-14"
YouTube video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_X8fjDZpto
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
Over 100 Protesters demand boycott against Israel - Ann Arbor, Michigan
"Boycott Israel protest held throughout Art Fair" -
Michigan Daily (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
July 18, 2014
At: http://www.michigandaily.com/news/boycott-israel-protest-held-diag
"Chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’ and ‘Stop bombing Gaza’, the crowd, which grew to over 100 people over the course of the protest, began in the Diag before proceeding down the main streets of the Art Fair..."
The protesters head for Ann Arbor City Council on Monday, July 21, to demand a resolution boycotting Israel.
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Michigan Daily (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
July 18, 2014
At: http://www.michigandaily.com/news/boycott-israel-protest-held-diag
"Chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’ and ‘Stop bombing Gaza’, the crowd, which grew to over 100 people over the course of the protest, began in the Diag before proceeding down the main streets of the Art Fair..."
The protesters head for Ann Arbor City Council on Monday, July 21, to demand a resolution boycotting Israel.
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Dublin City Council calls for sanctions against Israel -
"Dublin
city council calls for Israel sanctions"
July 18, 2014
At: http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/dublin-city-council-calls-israel-sanctions
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July 18, 2014
At: http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/dublin-city-council-calls-israel-sanctions
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Friday, June 20, 2014
"Presbyterian Church votes in favor of divesting from Israel"
Presbyterians Vote to Divest Holdings to Pressure Israel
New York Times - 3 hours ago
DETROIT — After passionate debate over how best to help break the deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted on Friday at its general convention to divest from three companies that it says supply Israel with ...
Presbyterians to divest as protest against Israel
WNDU-TV - 2 minutes ago
DETROIT (AP) -- The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting to sell church stock in three companies whose ...
Presbyterians to divest stock to protest Israeli policy on Palestinians; 3 ...
Fox News - 8 minutes ago
DETROIT – The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting to sell church stock in three companies whose ...
US Presbyterians vote to divest from firms supplying Israeli forces and settlers
InterAksyon - 20 minutes ago
The close vote came after a week of intense lobbying and "most contentious debate of this assembly," the church's news service said, noting that divestment has historically been seen as a "last resort" after "other engagement tools have failed." In a statement ...
Presbyterians to divest from 3 companies to protest Israeli policies
Los Angeles Times - 23 minutes ago
During its national meeting, the general assembly narrowly voted to divest from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions by a vote of 310-303. Those three companies are said to supply Israel with tools used in building settlements in the West Bank ...
US Presbyterians to divest Israeli-connected shares
The Seattle Times - 24 minutes ago
DETROIT — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting to sell church stock in three companies whose ...
US Presbyterians vote to divest from firms to pressure Israel
MENAFN.COM - 36 minutes ago
(MENAFN - AFP) The nearly 1.9 million member Presbyterian Church USA voted Friday after a contentious debate to divest from three companies that provide supplies to Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank. The 310 to 303 vote at the ...
Presbyterian Church (USA) Makes Controversial Move Against Israel
Huffington Post - 38 minutes ago
The largest U.S. Presbyterian church narrowly voted Friday to divest from three multinational corporations that it said supply Israel with products that promote violence in occupied Palestinian territories. The divestment, vehemently opposed by many of the ...
Presbyterian Church votes to divest in protest of Israeli policies
RT (blog) - 42 minutes ago
The Presbyterian Church has narrowly voted to move forward with divestment in various companies in protest of Israeli policies toward Palestinians. The group has now become the most prominent in the US to endorse some form of divestment. The top US ...
Presbyterians vote to divest in protest over Israeli occupation
Al Jazeera America - 56 minutes ago
By a narrow margin, the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. voted Friday to divest from three firms that it says supply Israel with goods and services used in the occupation of Palestinian territory. Members of the denomination's General Assembly, which represents all ...
Presbyterian Church votes in favor of divesting from Israel
The Times of Israel - 1 hour ago
In a move that a number of Jewish leaders warned would damage Jewish-Presbyterian relations for years to come, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA voted Friday in favor of divesting from three US companies which they complained profit ...
Presbyterians narrowly vote to divest from companies used by Israel
Fox News - 1 hour ago
DETROIT – The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting to sell church stock in three companies whose ...
US Presbyterians to divest stock to protest Israeli policy on Palestinians
Globalnews.ca - 1 hour ago
Carol Hylkema of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network, a Presbyterian group that advocates for Palestinians and spearheaded the drive for divestment, said their action was modeled on the divestment movement to end apartheid in South Africa. The vote was ...
Presbyterians narrowly vote to divest from 3 companies involved in Israeli ...
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
The Presbyterian Church (USA) voted Friday (June 20) to divest church funds from three American companies it cited for profiting from the oppression of Palestinians within Israel's occupied territories. The 310-303 vote of the church's General Assembly in ...
Haaretz
Presbyterians to divest from 3 companies to protest Israeli policies
Los Angeles Times--
Though advocates said the decision should not signal support for a broader movement aimed at taking action to encourage Israel to change its policies toward ...
Presbyterians to divest stock to protest Israeli policy on Palestinians ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune-
DETROIT — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest ...
Presbyterians vote 310-to-303 for Israel 'Occupation' divestment
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. - 2 hours ago
The American Presbyterian church voted Friday by a slim 310-303 margin to divest itself of holdings in three companies accused of supporting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. The measure, which is a victory for the boycott Israel movement, means ...
ADL condemns US Presbyterian Church vote to join Israel divestment movement
Jerusalem Post - 2 hours ago
At the church's general convention in Detroit, the vote came 310 to 303 to join the divestment campaign against Israel. The ADL stated that the Presbyterian Church made the decision with the vote to divest from Caterpillar, Hewlett Packard and Motorola ...
In 'turning-point' vote, Presbyterians divest from occupation-linked corporations
Mondoweiss - 2 hours ago
Nearly 30 years after it divested from corporations complicit in South African apartheid, the Presbyterian Church voted 310-303 to divest from three corporations involved with the Israeli military and its occupation. The vote means that $21 million of ...
Presbyterians Back Anti-Israel Divestment
Christian News Wire (press release) - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2014 /Christian Newswire/ -- Presbyterian commissioners have voted to divest the 1.76 million-member denomination from three companies that do business with Israel. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly passed a ...
Presbyterians vote to divest as protest against Israel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 3 hours ago
Detroit — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting to sell church stock in three companies whose ...
AJC: Presbyterian Divestment A Breach with Jews, Undermines Israeli ...
Virtual Press Office (press release) - 3 hours ago
DETROIT, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC called today's Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) decision to divest from major companies doing business with Israel a setback for efforts to attain a negotiated, sustainable Israeli-Palestinian peace ...
Presbyterian Assembly Says Gay Marriage is Christian
WBOC TV 16 - 3 hours ago
Commissioners and advisors wait in line to debate a vote on whether the church should recognize same-sex marriage at the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at Cobo Hall, in Detroit, Thursday, June 19. (Photo: AP). DETROIT (AP)- The top ...
Presbyterians vote to divest from 3 firms that make products used by Israel
Detroit Free Press - 3 hours ago
In what supporters called a historic vote, Presbyterians voted late Friday 51%-49% to divest from three companies that make products used by Israel. Presbyterian Church U.S.A., an influential Protestant group meeting in Detroit this week for their biennial ...
Presbyterian Church USA joins BDS movement
San Diego Jewish World - 3 hours ago
Presbyterian Church USA DETROIT (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee called Friday's Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) decision to divest from major companies doing business with Israel a setback for efforts to attain a negotiated, sustainable ...
Newsmax.com - 3 hours ago
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has narrowly voted to divest from three companies in protest over Israeli treatment of Palestinians. The church's General Assembly passed the resolution Friday night by just seven votes, with a vote of 310-303. The move ...
US Presbyterians vote to divest from companies involved with the IDF
Haaretz - 3 hours ago
Divestment advocates narrowly outnumbered those opposed to the measure 310-303. General Assembly moderator Heath Rada, followed the results announcement with a call to Jews and Israelis that the vote did not reflect lack of love for them by the ...
Presbyterians at Detroit convention weigh divesting from 3 companies
The Detroit News - 3 hours ago
Andreis Coetzee, who is part of the Muskingum Valley Presbytery in Ohio, credited the church for forcing change in his native South Africa by divesting in companies that did business there and believes the time has come for divestment from companies that ...
Presbyterians to divest as protest against Israel - The ...
psdispatch.com/news/.../Presbyterians-to-divest-as-protest-against-Israel
221st General Assembly (2014) - PC(USA) OGA
oga.pcusa.org/section/ga/ga221/
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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US Presbyterians vote to divest from firms to pressure Israel
www.afp.com/.../us-presbyterians-vote-divest-firm...
57 mins ago - The 310 to 303 vote at the influential Protestant denomination's meeting in Detroit
Agence France‑Presse
Friday, May 23, 2014
"DePaul Divest referendum on SGA ballot passes 1,575-1,333"
Article in the DePaulia,
At: http://www.depauliaonline.com/news/depaul-divest-referendum-on-sga-ballot-passes-1-575-1-333-1.3168577#.U3_MQ_wU-M8
"Students voted in favor of an SGA referendum calling on DePaul to withdraw its investments in companies that do business with Israel’s military and corporations that work in the West Bank and Gaza, easily passing by 54.2 percent. A total of 2,908 votes were cast, with 45.8 percent against the referendum.
"The vote, dubbed 'DePaul Divest', followed weeks of campaigning by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and counter demonstrations by several campus Jewish groups opposed to the measure. SJP set up a ‘refugee camp’ in the SAC pit as well as an ‘apartheid wall’ detailing Israel’s alleged human rights violations..."
DePaul University (Chicago, Illinois)
May 23, 2014At: http://www.depauliaonline.com/news/depaul-divest-referendum-on-sga-ballot-passes-1-575-1-333-1.3168577#.U3_MQ_wU-M8
"Students voted in favor of an SGA referendum calling on DePaul to withdraw its investments in companies that do business with Israel’s military and corporations that work in the West Bank and Gaza, easily passing by 54.2 percent. A total of 2,908 votes were cast, with 45.8 percent against the referendum.
"The vote, dubbed 'DePaul Divest', followed weeks of campaigning by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and counter demonstrations by several campus Jewish groups opposed to the measure. SJP set up a ‘refugee camp’ in the SAC pit as well as an ‘apartheid wall’ detailing Israel’s alleged human rights violations..."
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"DePaul students vote for divestment despite Israeli government interference"
May 23, 2014
Full story at: http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/depaul-students-vote-divestment-despite-israeli-government-interference
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Map of previous divestment campaigns
In the UCLA Daily Bruin at: http://dailybruin.com/images/2014/04/4.28.News_.Divestment.FIXED_.jpg
(April 2014)
"DePaul students vote for divestment despite Israeli government interference"
May 23, 2014
Full story at: http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/depaul-students-vote-divestment-despite-israeli-government-interference
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Map of previous divestment campaigns
In the UCLA Daily Bruin at: http://dailybruin.com/images/2014/04/4.28.News_.Divestment.FIXED_.jpg
(April 2014)
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2014:
"US Student Victories in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement"
At: http://rahimk.tumblr.com/post/58642125362/us-student-victories-in-the-boycott-divestment-and
2003 - Wayne State University (divestment)
2005 - University of Michigan - Dearborn (divestment) (again in 2010)
2009 - Hampshire College (divestment)*
2010 - UC Berkeley (divestment receives majority vote, but is vetoed)
2011 - DePaul University (Sabra boycott)
2012 - Earlham College (Sabra boycott)
2012 - Evergreen State College (product boycott)
2012 - Arizona State University (divestment)
2012 - National MEChA endorsement of BDS (divestment)
2012 - University of Massachusetts – Boston (divestment)
2013 - UC Irvine (divestment)
2013 - UC San Diego (divestment)
2013 - UC Berkeley (divestment)
2013 - Oberlin college (divestment)
2013 - UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara also reached majority votes for divestment but had their senate votes stricken due to pressure.
2014 - Loyola University at Chicago (divestment)
2014 - UC Riverside
2014 - University of New Mexico Graduate and Professional Student Association
2014 - DePaul University (referendum)
(This list is likely missing some victories prior to 2012.)
*Hampshire’s divestment has been implemented. Other successes on this list represent votes calling for university divestment.
2005 - University of Michigan - Dearborn (divestment) (again in 2010)
2009 - Hampshire College (divestment)*
2010 - UC Berkeley (divestment receives majority vote, but is vetoed)
2011 - DePaul University (Sabra boycott)
2012 - Earlham College (Sabra boycott)
2012 - Evergreen State College (product boycott)
2012 - Arizona State University (divestment)
2012 - National MEChA endorsement of BDS (divestment)
2012 - University of Massachusetts – Boston (divestment)
2013 - UC Irvine (divestment)
2013 - UC San Diego (divestment)
2013 - UC Berkeley (divestment)
2013 - Oberlin college (divestment)
2013 - UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara also reached majority votes for divestment but had their senate votes stricken due to pressure.
2014 - Loyola University at Chicago (divestment)
2014 - UC Riverside
2014 - University of New Mexico Graduate and Professional Student Association
2014 - DePaul University (referendum)
(This list is likely missing some victories prior to 2012.)
*Hampshire’s divestment has been implemented. Other successes on this list represent votes calling for university divestment.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
2014: University of Michigan-Dearborn student government has overwhelmingly approved a divestment resolution
The University of Michigan-Dearborn student government has approved a divestment resolution, the night of March 28, 2014, by a very large majority of 17 to 5.
This follows a massive and intense University of Michigan campaign for divestment at the Ann Arbor campus. It drew hundreds of students to the U-M Central Student Government meetings, twice in a row, to press for divestment, for the liberation of occupied Palestine.
This follows a massive and intense University of Michigan campaign for divestment at the Ann Arbor campus. It drew hundreds of students to the U-M Central Student Government meetings, twice in a row, to press for divestment, for the liberation of occupied Palestine.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
University of Michigan's Central Student Government is the scene of a divestment vote on Tuesday, March 18, 2014
"University of Michigan students have officially launched a divestment campaign in the student government"
http://palestinasummer.tumblr.com/post/79410963402/university-of-michigan-students-have-officially
University of Michigan students have officially launched a divestment campaign in the student government. A good number of students spoke up for that resolution March 11th in the Central Student Government.
The big meeting and vote will happen Tuesday, March 18th, 7:30 pm on the 3rd floor of the Michigan Union, 530 South State Street, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Follow the debate and vote count at #UMDivest
#BDS (boycott - divestment - sanctions against Israeli apartheid), to support Palestinian human rights.
Free Free Palestine.
http://palestinasummer.tumblr.com/post/79410963402/university-of-michigan-students-have-officially
University of Michigan students have officially launched a divestment campaign in the student government. A good number of students spoke up for that resolution March 11th in the Central Student Government.
The big meeting and vote will happen Tuesday, March 18th, 7:30 pm on the 3rd floor of the Michigan Union, 530 South State Street, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Follow the debate and vote count at #UMDivest
Free Free Palestine.
Monday, January 13, 2014
The movement for divestment against Apartheid Israel -- at the University of Michigan:
With a focus on universal human rights and activism, Omar Barghouti — a key member of the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel — received a standing ovation from those in attendance at his guest lecture in Hutchins Hall Friday night.
"The very basis of BDS is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in that, a very basic concept that has been forgotten to an extent: that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights," Barghouti said.
Barghouti, a Palestinian activist and commentator, explained BDS’s mission by focusing on what he said were oppressive Israeli policies, including a lack of access to education for many Palestinians...
...Students Allied for Freedom and Equality sponsored Barghouti’s visit to the University. SAFE collaborated with the Jewish Force for Peace and the Students for Justice in Palestine at University of Michigan, Dearborn to host his lecture.
The lecture followed last month’s controversy over #UMMockEviction, and a month after the American Studies Association and Association for Asian-American Studies endorsed an academic boycott of Israel.
“We are trying to generate some kind of action for the University to divest from companies that profit from Israeli occupation,” said LSA senior Yazan Kherallah, a SAFE member....
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