Posts Tagged ‘campaigners’

Campaigners must keep up the pressure following parliamentary votes on Britain’s anti-boycott bill

On Monday, July 3, MPs in Britain voted, for the first time, on the government’s controversial anti-boycott bill. Despite winning the vote, allowing the proposal to proceed to the next parliamentary stage, ministers endured a rocky time amidst outspoken opposition, including from within their own Conservative (Tory) Party. Activists and civil society groups should be […]

Indigenous Campaigners Demand JPMorgan End Fossil Fuel Finance

Above Photo: Indigenous activists speak during a protest at JPMorgan Chase offices in Glasgow. ‘Shame On You.’ The major American bank is helping fund the Coastal Gaslink pipeline, which threatens First Nation lands in Canada. Glasgow, Scotland — Indigenous activists on Wednesday staged a protest outside JPMorgan Chase headquarters in central Glasgow as pressure on […]

Campaigners Petition UN To Investigate Discriminations In Global COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out

Above Photo: ESCR-Net / Unsplash. US, UK, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland in violation of international human rights law in “prolonging the pandemic” ahead of vital World Trade Organisation meeting. Geneva – An international coalition of human rights law groups, public health experts, and civil society organizations is taking legal action against the US, UK, Germany, Norway, […]

Facebook must do more to fight climate change denial, campaigners say

A campaign group has accused Facebook of systematically spreading climate change denial. Stop Funding Fire, a campaign group that aims to counter online climate denial and misinformation, says the social media giant is directly spreading climate denial on their advertising platforms. “Facebook is taking money in many occasions for content that is out and about […]

Dozens Of Leading Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Campaigners Charged With Subversion

Forty-seven Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners and activists were charged on Sunday with conspiracy to commit subversion in the largest single crackdown on the opposition under a China-imposed national security law. Among them was Sam Cheung, a 27-year-old activist and a participant in an unofficial primary election last summer, who was charged after reporting to a […]

Campaigners claim ‘historic win’ as France found guilty of climate inaction

The French state has been found guilty of climate inaction in what campaigners have dubbed “the case of the century”.  Today the Paris administrative court concluded France has failed to do enough to meet its own commitments on the climate crisis and is legally responsible for the ensuing ecological damage. France is the third European country where […]

Memes ‘Will Be Banned’ Under New EU Copyright Law, Warn Campaigners

Digital rights campaigners are warning that the law could lead to the destruction of the internet as we know it A new copyright law from the European Union would lead to the banning of memes on the internet, campaigners are warning. The EU Copyright Directive intends to protect the intellectual property rights of people who […]

Arms trade campaigners crash annual BAE meeting with stark questions about Yemeni civilians

The BAE Systems 2018 annual general meeting descended into turmoil after various campaigners representing the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) hijacked the event demanding answers for the liberal use of BAE weapons on schools and hospitals in Yemen. CAAT campaigners and activist Sam Walton protested the annual conference, leading to Walton […]

New Orleans adopts divestment measure proposed by BDS campaigners

Today the city council of New Orleans unanimously passed a resolution which calls on the city to review and divest from companies that perpetrate human rights violations anywhere in the world. Proposed by local Palestine solidarity activists who support the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) movement for Palestinian human rights, the resolution is not on its […]

Life in America: Baltimore campaigners call for 72 hour ‘ceasefire’

USA: ‘This is a war-torn city’ – Baltimore campaigners call for 72 hour ceasefire Baltimore-based anti-violence campaigners announced a 72 hour civilian ceasefire in Baltimore, Friday, dubbed “Nobody Kill Anybody”. The ceasefire is to begin on August 4 and will run until August 6. Professional conflict mediator Erricka Bridgeford together with local activist Ogun Gordy […]

Palestine campaigners removed from "terror" database

Asa Winstanley Activism and BDS Beat 11 July 2017 World-Check forced to concede Hugh Lanning “should never have been included” on “terrorism” database. (PSC) After legal action, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign has been removed from a powerful and secretive global banking database on “terrorism” and other crime. Database entries for PSC and its chair Hugh […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

The science of smudging: A powerful antiseptic dating back to prehistoric times

     The practice of smudging dates back to prehistoric times, and is still very much in use today worldwide for cleansing everything from dwellings to human spirits. However recent research has shed light on the popularity of this activity, revealing that burning certain plant matter actually clears harmful bacteria. All Western use of burning herbs […]

Tom Friedman needs to get an inoculation (attacking BDS) before he can say how bad Israel is

Today Thomas Friedman weighs in on the political crisis in Israel, and echoes the apocalyptic view of Haaretz writers and liberal Zionists; Israel is destroying itself, and its future as a Jewish state is at risk. Friedman makes only one reference to Israel’s Jewishness in the article and it’s negative: Meanwhile, Israel sinks ever deeper […]

5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Tokyo

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has hit off the Japanese coast, just north of Tokyo, according to the Japanese national broadcaster NHK . Local news reports that the quake, which struck at around 9.25pm local time or 1.25pm GMT, was felt in the Saitama and Tokyo areas, where buildings were swaying. RT reports: Metro operations were […]

Thou shalt not steal: Wi-Fi hijacking banned in Dubai fatwa

Word of the law first circulated when a user asked if connecting to another person’s Wi-Fi without their knowledge is fine, according to Gulfnews. The matter was addressed by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD), an actual agency of the Dubai government. The IACAD responded by putting the query under the modern fatwas […]

Dad’s brutal ‘bank’ loan refusal to his 6yo son goes viral

The cold denial will no doubt give the boy a taste of what to expect in the future: “We regret to inform you at this time that we are unable to provide a loan in the amount requested of $20.00. After reviewing your account, we have find you have insufficient funds, and a history of […]

Major Irish firm CRH divests from Israel’s cement industry

Adri Nieuwhof Activism and BDS Beat 11 January 2016 CRH has admitted that cement from its Israeli affilitate was probably used in the apartheid wall.  Issam Rimawii APA images One of Ireland’s largest companies has divested from Israel after coming under sustained pressure from Palestine solidarity activists. In a statement, the Dublin-based building materials firm […]

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