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Showing videos filed under: boycott divestment sanctions
Omar Barghouti & Sarah Schulman: Equal Rights for All in Palestine
April 12, 2011“People have rights, when we say we want to end Israel's multitiered system of oppression...we must immediately say people have equal rights in every form," says Omar Barghouti, author of the new book Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights. And author, activist and professor Sarah Schulman has been involved with the Palestinian queer movement, emphasizing that their struggle is deeply tied to the struggle to end the occupation.Rep. Cory Mason, Sarah Schulman & Omar Barghouti, and CEO Pay
April 11, 2011"If people don't have trust and confidence in their elections, it's really hard to have confidence in the democracy writ large," says Wisconsin State Representative Cory Mason, noting the "gross incompetence or malice" involved in the sudden appearance, a day and a half after the polls closed, of 7500 votes for the conservative candidate in his state's Supreme Court race.Creative Movements for Change in Palestine
April 2, 2010This week was the 34th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day, and also a day for awareness of the growing boycott, divestment, sanctions movement. Land Day commemorates the deaths of six peaceful activists in a demonstration, and today we talk about activism and its ability to make change.Drill, Baby, Drill, Palestine Land Day, and the iPad
April 1, 2010The announcement this week that Barack Obama would open up space along the Atlantic coast for offshore oil drilling wasn't a cruel April Fool's joke, sadly. The president who pledged not to "drill, baby, drill" our way out of energy and climate issues seems to be going back on his word.Israel Ignores Protest for Palestine
March 12, 2010The Friends of the Israel Defense Force held a fancy fundraiser in Manhattan last night, but hundreds of Palestine solidarity activists gathered outside to protest. Jews Say No!, a Jewish anti-occupation group, called the protest, which was co-sponsored by over 20 activist groups, including Adalah-NY, American Jews for a Just Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the National Lawyers Guild NY Chapter, and was endorsed by two Palestinian groups from the village of Bil’in and four Israeli groups.Healthcare Reform, Protest for Palestine, and Student Protests
March 11, 2010After nearly a year's worth of fighting over health care reform, Congress is finally perceived to be in the final stretch. Of course, that means more fighting, more grandstanding from legislators on all sides, and last-ditch efforts to include a public option or keep alive the hope of single payer.Protests for Peace in Palestine
March 10, 2010Amer Shurrab, a Middlebury College graduate from Khan Yunis in Gaza, whose father and two brothers were killed in Operation Cast Lead, and Dorothy Zellner, founding member of Jews Say No!, join us to talk about the protests, Joe Biden's condemnation of Israeli settlement building, and more.Boycott Israel? With Omar Barghouti and George Fletcher
November 26, 2009Earlier this year, we had a discussion in studio about the strategies of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel (BDS) in pursuit of a just peace in the Middle East. BDS was used successfully against South Africa under apartheid, and the call for a similar campaign against Israel stems back to at least 2005. But is it a productive strategy, or will it do more harm than good?
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