Victorian Trades Hall supports BDS and condemn arrests of Boycott Israel 19

The Victorian Trades Hall Council (the peak union body in Victoria) Executive passed the following positive motion in support of the BDS campaign as well as condemning the police attacks on protesters. This is a really welcome step forward and we hope that the campaign can continue to garner more support from unions across the country. The motion is written below: Palestine, [...]

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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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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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Sydney protests against Israeli apartheid and Max Brenner – May and June 2011

June 2011 May 2011 Max Brenner is a 100% Israeli own company.  It is owned by the Strauss Group — one of Israel’s largest food and beverage companies. On its website, the Strauss Group emphasizes its support for the Israeli military, providing care packages, sports and recreational equipment, books and games for soldiers. Strauss boasts support [...]

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Update on 4 arrested pro-Palestine activists

On Tuesday, 9 August, 4 pro-Palestine activists were arrested in the early hours of the morning.   The activists were arrested for breaking un-democratic bail conditions imposed on them after Victorian Police violently attacked a non-violent peaceful BDS protest and arrested 19 non-violent peaceful demonstrators on July 1.  Initially, the anti-democratic bail conditions imposed on 11 of the 19 peaceful, non-violent activists prevent them [...]

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BDS returns to Max Brenner in spite of police intimidation

Biggest BDS action in Australian history! Over 300 rally against Max Brenner in Melbourne. On July 1 the Victorian police, in cahoots with the Victorian Liberal Government and Zionist groups, arrested 19 peaceful pro-Palestine demonstrators. It was a calculated attempt to intimidate BDS activists from continuing the campaign against Israeli apartheid. They thought that by [...]

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