ACCC: recent BDS protests are not a secondary boycott

On Friday, 2 September, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a statement in relation to the Victorian State governments call for an investigation into pro-Palestine solidarity groups involved in or supportive of the Palestinian initiated Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign, on the suspicion that protestors were engaged in “secondary boycotts” against Israeli-owned companies in Australia, such [...]

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Adelaide BDS protests against Seacret now in 48th week

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Sydney BDS action: Defending the Right to Boycott Max Brenner

 By Vacy Vlazna:  Sun 21 Aug 2011    First published on Indymedia. ON Saturday 20th August, about 100 protestors crowded the King St footpath as they marched from the Newtown community centre passing inquisitive customers and shopkeepers while pressing Boycott Max Brenner leaflets into their hands for the four or five hundred metres to confront the [...]

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Perth Speakout for Free Speech and Palestine

  Friends of Palestine WA organised a speakout in support of the “free speech and a free Palestine” on Friday 12 August. The next major action for Palestinian human rights in Perth is the rally and “rogues tour” on September 17 beginning in the Murray Street Mall at 1pm.

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Murdoch Press and the Fictional Jewish Chocolatier

    This article was first published on Palestine Chronicle  on 26 August 2011   By Samah Sabawi The Murdoch press in its zeal to attack the Palestinian Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) campaign has misrepresented facts and even ran an entire article quoting a fictional character that simply does not exist.  The invention of Max [...]

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Omar Barghouti speaks on BDS

video by: sternchenproductions on Jul 13, 2011 Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian political and cultural analyst whose opinion columns have appeared in several publications. He is also a human rights activist involved in civil struggle to end oppression and conflict in Palestine. Barghouti is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic [...]

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UNIFIED STATEMENT: Human Rights and Community Organisations condemn attempts to silence BDS movement

13 August 2011 We the undersigned call on the Victorian Consumer Affairs Minister Michael O’Brien to withdraw allegations he made singling out several pro-Palestine advocacy groups calling for them to be investigated by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) for an alleged suspicion that they may be involved in  ‘secondary boycotts’ against Israeli-owned businesses [...]

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Australia’s repression of BDS movement coordinated with Israel

Originally posted on Electronic Intifada By Kim Bullimore: 9 August 2011 Australian solidarity activists are facing intense police repression. (Erik Anderson/Flickr)   In the largest show of support for the Palestinian-initiated boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign so far in Australia, more than 350 persons marched on 29 July in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle — and [...]

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Perth: Speakout for free speech and a free Palestine

Friends of Palestine WA has called a speakout this Friday to support the BDS (boycott, divestment & sanctions against Apartheid Israel) campaigners who were arrested in dawn raids on August 9 in Melbourne. The speakout will also be taking up threats by the Victorian government to use trade practices law against the BDS movement. This [...]

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Brisbane: Boycott apartheid Israel! Boycott Max Brenner!

Boycott apartheid Israel! Boycott Max Brenner! Max Brenner Chocolates is a 100% Israeli-owned company belonging to the Strauss Group, the second largest Israeli food and beverage company. On the “corporate responsibility” section of its website, the Strauss Group emphasises the support it gives to the Israeli army. The Strauss group is proud that for more [...]

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