The “Report on City of Sydney Suppliers and Investments in Relation to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaign and Israel” motion carried with a majority vote.
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City of Sydney for Palestine and local councillors rallied in support of implementing BDS principles at a local government level.
Arguing against the premise that Palestine is not an issue for local government and is about “rates, road and rubbish”, Griffiths said that in this case, rates matter more than ever, as they are going towards companies complicit in, and profiteering off of genocide in Palestine.
In a social media post on March 13, the University of Sydney Union (USU) announced a new partnership with Maybelline…
Last year, RMIT announced a two-year partnership with Elbit Systems to develop drones for mass evacuations.
Despite the weight of the discussions during the session, there was a warmth in the room — a reminder that political struggle often begins with solidarity and love.
At least nine artists and organisations have pulled out of the festival so far as a result of a $20,000 partnership.
Cultural boycotts play a fundamental role in anti-colonial struggles.
The protest highlighted how COVID-19 has exacerbated health injustices in Palestine.
The post was in response to a poster in support of the Boycott Divestment Sanction movement