Category Archives: BDS

Friends of Palestine WA to launch boycott Veolia campaign

Posted on February 6, 2012 by AlexB

[On 4 February, at its annual general meeting, Friends of Palestine WA (FOPWA) resolved to make the French multinational Veolia “the major target for its boycott divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign work in 2012, organising protest actions, lobbying and other … Continue reading →

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Video from Boycott Seacret action on November 12

Posted on November 16, 2011 by AlexB

More than 40 people joined a BDS campaign action at the Seacret stall in the Carousel shopping centre. Seacret is an Israeli cosmetics company that illegally sources its product from the Dead Sea in Occupied Palestine. Borrowing a song from … Continue reading →

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Next Seacret BDS Action: 12 November

Posted on October 31, 2011 by fopwa

Please join us to protest Seacret’s theft of Dead Sea minerals from Occupied Palestine. Date: Saturday, November 12 Time: 12 noon Meet: Cannington train station What: March to Carousel, details on the day. Download the flyer here:

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BDS campaign: frequently asked questions

Posted on September 21, 2011 by fopwa

Boycott, Divestment and Sanction Campaign: Questions Answered Why are we concerned with Palestine? Israel has occupied Palestinian territory, contrary to UN resolutions, for over forty years. Palestinians have no state of their own. Palestinians who live in Israel experience second-class … Continue reading →

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Successful rally against Israeli Apartheid

Posted on September 17, 2011 by AlexB

Around 80 people marched through the streets of Perth to protest against Israeli Apartheid on September 17. The protest was organised by Friends of Palestine WA and targeted businesses in the CBD area that have links with Apartheid Israel or … Continue reading →

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Speakout builds September 17 rally

Posted on August 12, 2011 by fopwa

Friends of Palestine WA organised a speakout in support of the “free speech and a free Palestine” on Friday 12 August. Here are some photos of the event. The next major action for Palestinian human rights is the rally and … Continue reading →

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Israeli BDS activists support Australian BDS movement

Posted on August 12, 2011 by fopwa

[The two statements in support of the Australian BDS (boycott, divestment & sanctions against Israel) campaign are from the Israeli group BOYCOTT! Supporting the Palestinian BDS Call from Within.] Supporting activists arrested in during a Max Brenner protest in Melbourne … Continue reading →

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Speakout for free speech and a free Palestine

Posted on August 10, 2011 by fopwa

Friends of Palestine WA has called a speakout this Friday to support the BDS (boycott, divestment & sanctions against Apartheid Israel) campaigners who were arrested in dawn raids on August 9 in Melbourne. The speakout will also be taking up … Continue reading →

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Boycott Apartheid Israel rally

Posted on August 9, 2011 by AlexB

Friends of Palestine WA has called a major rally to support the international BDS (boycott, divestment & sanctions) campaign against Apartheid Israel. As the Victorian government is pushing a major crackdown on Palestine rights activists in Melbourne, it is important … Continue reading →

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FOPWA takes up defamation by Andrew Bolt

Posted on August 3, 2011 by fopwa

Friends of Palestine member Alex Bainbridge has written the following letter of complaint to the producers of The Bolt Show and Network Ten after a segment on the show tried to link the current BDS (“boycott, divestment & sanctions”) campaign … Continue reading →

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