Demonstration to Boycott Israel and Save Gaza,
At the University of Michigan, 11/20/2012
Video at:
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Divestment urged against Israel, at Detroit demonstration, Nov. 16, 2012
Detroit, Michigan demonstration demanding and end to funding for Israel, and also demanding divestment against Israel.
The demonstration was held near the border with Canada, November 16, 2012, during the massacre of Gaza.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
"Boycott Israel" is demanded outside Israeli embassy in Ireland:
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity protestors demand boycott against Israel, November 15, 2012, in front of the Israeli Embassy in Dublin, Ireland.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
At the University of California:
"Wash your hands of bloody investments!"
Demonstration at the University of California, Berkeley:
Urging the university to "Wash your hands of bloody investments" in Apartheid Israel.
November 15, 2012, as Israel commits more massacres in Gaza.
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There is more news today of campaigns for divestment against Israel at:
* Brown University (See http://mondoweiss.net/2012/11/brown-univ-committee-recommends-considering-divestment-from-companies-that-profit-from-israeli-occupation.html )
* UCSB (University of California, Santa Barbara)
* UC Irvine
* Swarthmore College ("Students and members of Swarthmore Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine (SPJP) marched a list of 45 companies up to the Office of Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Suzanne Welsh on Tuesday, asking that Swarthmore disclose any direct holdings in these companies...", http://daily.swarthmore.edu/2012/11/15/students-press-on-investments-administration-unmoved/ )
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At Swarthmore College, campaign begins for divestment against Israeli apartheid
At Swarthmore College, the campaign begins for divestment against Israeli apartheid -
"Swarthmore’s Investment Practices Questioned"
THE PHOENIX (Swarthmore College)
November 15, 2012
At:
http://www.swarthmorephoenix.com/?p=5432
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Divestment resolution, against Israeli apartheid, wins unanimously at UC-Irvine student government
"UC Irvine's student body takes anti-Israel investment stance"
Long Beach Press-Telegram, November 14, 2012
At: http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_21994964/uc-irvines-student-body-takes-anti-israel-investment
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Long Beach Press-Telegram, November 14, 2012
At: http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_21994964/uc-irvines-student-body-takes-anti-israel-investment
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"UCI Student Panel Calls for Divesting from Firms Aiding Israeli 'Apartheid' "
OC Weekly, November 14, 2012
At: http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/11/uc_irvine_divest_israel_aparth.php
UPDATE, NOV. 14, 8:59 A.M.: The legislative council of the Associated Students of UCI [University of California, Irvine] voted 16-0, with no abstentions, to favor the resolution calling for university divestment from Caterpillar, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Raytheon and other companies "profiting from human rights violations in the occupied territories," according to a statement from Irvine Divest...
..."I am very proud of my fellow council members and of the students at our university," Sabreen Shalabi, the student representative on the legislative council for the school of social science and co-author of the legislation, says in the release. "Our work today stands tall in the noble tradition of students advocating for justice, joining the ranks of those brave and visionary students who demanded that our universities divest from the terrible crimes of South African apartheid."
"The decision made by ASUCI's legislative Council tonight clearly shows the strength and integrity of students utilizing their collective power to protect human rights on a global scale," adds Traci Ishigo, ASUCI president, "and I stand firmly by the students who believe it is their responsibility to have a voice on matters that urge the UC to be an institution that treasures human dignity."
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YouTube video of the divestment vote at the University of California, Irvine -- November 14, 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R79Wr27ytME
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OC Weekly, November 14, 2012
At: http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/11/uc_irvine_divest_israel_aparth.php
UPDATE, NOV. 14, 8:59 A.M.: The legislative council of the Associated Students of UCI [University of California, Irvine] voted 16-0, with no abstentions, to favor the resolution calling for university divestment from Caterpillar, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Raytheon and other companies "profiting from human rights violations in the occupied territories," according to a statement from Irvine Divest...
..."I am very proud of my fellow council members and of the students at our university," Sabreen Shalabi, the student representative on the legislative council for the school of social science and co-author of the legislation, says in the release. "Our work today stands tall in the noble tradition of students advocating for justice, joining the ranks of those brave and visionary students who demanded that our universities divest from the terrible crimes of South African apartheid."
"The decision made by ASUCI's legislative Council tonight clearly shows the strength and integrity of students utilizing their collective power to protect human rights on a global scale," adds Traci Ishigo, ASUCI president, "and I stand firmly by the students who believe it is their responsibility to have a voice on matters that urge the UC to be an institution that treasures human dignity."
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YouTube video of the divestment vote at the University of California, Irvine -- November 14, 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R79Wr27ytME
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Palestine Gag Rule is defeated at University of Michigan's Central Student Government.
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"Gag rule aimed at stifling Palestine speech fails to pass at UM-Ann Arbor"
ARAB AMERICAN NEWS (Dearborn, Michigan)
October 6, 2012
English: http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=Community&article=5989
Arabic: http://www.arabamericannews.com/Arabic/index.php?mod=article&cat=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA&article=12845
ANN ARBOR – A resolution aimed at limiting speakers during a community concerns portion of Student Government meetings failed to pass this past Tuesday night after it did not achieve the two-thirds majority needed to amend the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor's Central Student Government's operating procedures.
The resolution was proposed last week and would have allowed non-students only one opportunity per semester to address CSG in regards to non-agenda items. It had been brought up in response to the ongoing efforts of local activists Blaine Coleman and Mozghan Savabieasfahani, who have consistently spoken at meetings about the need for the university to divest from Israel, which has continued to occupy Palestinian lands while demolishing homes, building settlements, and expanding its territory in violation of international law.
The resolution's final vote tally was 12 to 10 in favor with one person abstaining according to a report from the campus newspaper The Michigan Daily. The activists were flanked by several others, who brought signs in a show of support.
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"Gag rule aimed at stifling Palestine speech fails to pass at UM-Ann Arbor"
ARAB AMERICAN NEWS (Dearborn, Michigan)
October 6, 2012
English: http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=Community&article=5989
Arabic: http://www.arabamericannews.com/Arabic/index.php?mod=article&cat=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA&article=12845
ANN ARBOR – A resolution aimed at limiting speakers during a community concerns portion of Student Government meetings failed to pass this past Tuesday night after it did not achieve the two-thirds majority needed to amend the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor's Central Student Government's operating procedures.
The resolution was proposed last week and would have allowed non-students only one opportunity per semester to address CSG in regards to non-agenda items. It had been brought up in response to the ongoing efforts of local activists Blaine Coleman and Mozghan Savabieasfahani, who have consistently spoken at meetings about the need for the university to divest from Israel, which has continued to occupy Palestinian lands while demolishing homes, building settlements, and expanding its territory in violation of international law.
The resolution's final vote tally was 12 to 10 in favor with one person abstaining according to a report from the campus newspaper The Michigan Daily. The activists were flanked by several others, who brought signs in a show of support.
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