The Bay Area Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid (BACEIA) is a grassroots effort to engage people in boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) work. We are asking people to take our pledge to boycott Israeli goods, support the Palestinian fair trade economy, and stay in touch with us as we work locally to end Israeli apartheid.
See this action alert AND the culture jamming photos passed on to us at the bottom!
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Please forward far and wide – all welcome (queer and straight) - all needed!
Don’t PINKWASH Israel’s Crimes
Apartheid — Occupation — Invasion — Murder — Racism — Ethnic Cleansing
For the first time since 2007, the Israeli Consulate is a sponsor of the San Francisco LGBT Film Festival. Queer communities have been targeted by the “Brand Israel” campaign as a receptive audience, and a useful cloak for Israel’s oppressive policies. But we are not so desperate for acceptance that we will ally ourselves with racists and murderers.
Join the demonstration at opening night of the Film Festival
Thursday June 17, 6 p.m.
Castro Theater, San Francisco
We will not be used. Israeli government out of our film festival!
Sponsored by Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!)
endorsed by Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), SouthWest Asian and North African Bay Area Queers (SWANABAQ)
for info: www.quitpalestine. org; quitpalestine@ yahoo.com
ADs seen around the Castro:
Israel Out of Our Festival 1
Israel Out of Our Festival 2
Israel Out of Our Festival 3
Israel Out of Our Festival 4
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 15th, 2010
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The BBC reports that the Pixies have canceled their concert in Israel, citing “events beyond our control.” They report:
The group did not specify why they were pulling out of the show, which was due to take place in Tel Aviv on 9 June.
However, organisers said the decision was linked to Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last week.
Read the complete BBC article here.
Boycott From Within originally published an Open Letter calling on the Pixies to boycott Israel.
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 8th, 2010
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Wow! More moving ads in SF.
May 31st, 2010, Israel attacked an aid flotilla to Gaza. 700 kidnapped, 9 murdered and Israel says it is the victim. Sound familiar? Same story since 1948.
END THE BLOCKADE OF GAZA AND HOLD ISRAEL ACCOUNTABLE!
May 31st 2010 Israel Attacked Aid Flotilla to Gaza
Flotilla Attack Poster - Pic 2
And more on the continuing siege and strangulation of Gaza:
Gaza = 1.5 million Palestinian people trapped illegally by Israel in an open air prison.
In the face of injustice, civil actions are obligatory.
DEMAND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL
Gaza = Open Air Prison Pic 1
Gaza = Open Air Prison Pic 2
Posted: Saturday, Jun 5th, 2010
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Let’s work to get the US public to this point:
More than 40 percent of Norwegians are already boycotting Israeli products or are in favour of doing so, according to a poll published Wednesday, two days after Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
>>> Read the full article here
Posted: Saturday, Jun 5th, 2010
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More evidence that the academic and cultural boycott of Israel and BDS in general is taking off!
From the Jerusalem Post:
UK-based indie rock band Klaxons and popular audio-visual innovators Gorillaz Sound System have canceled their performance at the PicNic festival in Tel Aviv on Saturday, possibly in reaction to Monday’s flotilla fiasco, it was announced Friday.
Both bands were scheduled to perform alongside pop-rock megastars Placebo and up-’n-coming New Yorkers Hank ‘n Cupcakes.
While Placebo have already landed in Israel and are scheduled to perform as planned, the cancellation will do doubt come as a hard blow to concertgoers who paid a high price for an evening of performances by international acts who will headline Europe’s top festivals this summer.
>>> Read the Jerusalem Post article here
Posted: Saturday, Jun 5th, 2010
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