Sunday, October 3, 2010 By Patrick Harrison Over October 29-31, Palestinian solidarity activists from around Australia and the world will meet for the first national boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) conference. The call for a global boycott campaign against Israel…
by Antony Loewenstein – EurekaStreet – 3 September 2010 The Australian Jewish News (AJN) was outraged. Its editorial in late July condemned the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) for a resolution calling on Australians to boycott Israeli goods…
Filmmakers pull movie at Melbourne International Festival over Israeli government funding for coach plane ticket. By Rik McKenzie The Melbourne International Film Festival is a marquee event on the cultural calendar of Australia, in what some would call the world’s…
Following the current controversy over the Melbourne Film Festival accepting money from the Zionist state, the Jewish News includes a very revealing and fearful quote: Zionist Federation of Australia president Philip Chester has spoken out against an attempt by the…
Building Solidarity, Combating Occupation and Apartheid National Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference Melbourne, 29 – 31 October 2010 – activism in support of Palestine – Dear friends and supporters, Thank you for your emails and words of support. We have…
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 AUSTRALIA (ICEJ News) – The National Council of Churches Australia (NCCA), the nation’s largest ecumenical body, met last week for its 7th Triennial Forum, which resulted in a statement asking Australians to consider boycotting goods produced…
Boycott Divestment Sanctions Campaign Action Brisbane Australia July 2010. Activists disrupt the Seacret Cosmetic stall (Made in Israel) in the Myer Centre on the Queen Street Mall. BDS is the global movement combating Israeli Occupation and Apartheid.
Building Solidarity, Combating Occupation & Apartheid Melbourne, 29 – 31 October 2010 – activism in support of Palestine – As supporters of the Palestinian struggle for justice and self-determination, we have come together to initiate a call for a two…
Sonja Karkar, The Electronic Intifada, 9 July 2010 It is five years since Palestinian civil society first made the call for a global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against the apartheid state of Israel. At the time, introducing such action…
Submitted by solidarity on Sat, 2010-07-10 14:39 http://www.mua.org.au/news/union-peace-plan-for-middle-east/ Union peace plan for Middle East 9 APR 2009 Paddy Crumlin, MUA national secretary and ITF executive board member will be visiting the Middle East later this year, to promote the International…
U.S. Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel 