All Blog Posts Tagged 'boycott' (4)

Hey Folks. Here's the official Press Release* :: Hampshire College has has become the first of any college or university in the U.S. to divest from companies on the grounds of their involvement in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. This landmark move is a direct result of a two-year intensive campaign by the campus group, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The group pressured Hampshire College's Board of Trustees to divest from six specific companies due to human rights concerns in occu… Continue

I arrived home from a five day vacation just in time to play catch up with emails and news items I had missed. I was happy to see that Baywindows had published an article on the Boycott of the New England HRC gala. The article started off reasonable enough:

In response to Human Rights Campaign’s stance on the Employment Non-Discrimination Ac

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Today Queers Without Borders announced their boycott of the HRC Gala in Boston, and will send a contingent from Connecticut to attend. "Queers Without Borders on Sunday August 17 endorsed by all present the call for a demonstration in Boston Mass. on October 25, 2008 against HRC’ gala fundraiser. QWB has long spoken out and stood up against HRC and their disregard for our trans sisters and brothers, their support of multinational corporat… Continue

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