Friday, May 23, 2014

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. 

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