Category Archives: BDS

Message from Geographers for the Academic Boycott of Israel

Posted on 5 July, 2010 by

Boycott the International Geographical Union‘s Regional Conference in Tel Aviv The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) issued an Open Letter on 29 October 2009 urging the Executive Committee of the International Geographical Union (IGU) … Continue reading →

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Australia: 11 Unions back campaign to boycott Israel

Posted on 29 June, 2010 by

I am tickled to hear about growing support for BDS from Australian unions … and in such ocker Aussie accents! Well done, CFMEU! Meanwhile, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) has a piece about Julia Gillard’s silence on the ”excesses” of … Continue reading →

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‘When governments refuse … we as individuals have a duty to act’: MP speaks up for human rights in Palestine, endorses BDS

Posted on 19 June, 2010 by

Thank you, Julia Irwin, Australian federal parliamentarian who gave a fine statement in the House debate on Wednesday, 16 June 2010. The Member for Fowler (ALP) spoke up for citizen action and BDS, stating, “… like the Stalinists of old, … Continue reading →

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Open letter to the International Geographical Union (IGU)

Posted on 22 February, 2010 by

**All supporters, geographers and other academics are welcome to sign here** We cannot be neutral on a moving train! Open Letter to the International Geographical Union (IGU) As geographers, faculty, students, academic scholars, and people of conscience, we are profoundly … Continue reading →

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