In the wake of Israel's murderous attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla the true face of Israel is been exposed once again. The world has seen the brutality that the people of Palestine face on a daily basis. But Israel continues to act with impunity and will continue to do so until they are brought to account. This is why supporters of Palestine around the world are intensifying their efforts to build the campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel, which has been gaining momentum since it was launched by over 170 Palestinian organisations in 2005.
The goals of the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions campaign are:
* To support the Palestinian struggle.
* To reveal to the world the true nature of Israel's occupation and apartheid practices.
* To give human rights a real value by making Israel accountable and forcing it to pay a price for its crimes.
* To reveal and highlight the responsibility of the international community in supporting Israeli crimes that relentlessly violate Human Rights and International Law.
Above all, to end international support for Israeli Apartheid and Occupation, since Apartheid can never survive without external assistance.
In Brisbane there are two important upcoming events that you can support as part of the boycott, divestment, sanctions campaign:
1) Protest: No trade with war criminals! Cut all ties with apartheid Israel!
The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) membership includes more than 1000 leading Australian companies across a broad range of industry sectors. It seeks to vigorously promote bilateral trade between Australia & Israel via inbound and outbound trade missions. On June 18, the AICC is holding a meeting with the CEO of Optus. Optus is a major sponsor of the AICC and its parent company, SingTel continues to increase its investment in Israel. Join the protest to say: no trade with apartheid Israel!
Friday June 18, 11:30-12:30
Outside Hilton Hotel, 190 Elizabeth St, Brisbane
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2) Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: campaign planning meeting
Justice for Palestine Brisbane is holding a meeting on June 23 to plan the next steps for building the BDS campaign in Brisbane. Please come along to find out how you can get involved.
Wednesday June 23, 6:30-8:30pm
TLC Building (2nd floor), 16 Peel St, South Brisbane
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For more information:
Phone: 0400 720 757
Email: contact@justiceforpalestinebrisbane.org
www.justiceforpalestinebrisbane.org