zionism

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

At 11:32 PM -0500 7/14/01, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>
>On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
>>  ... Let's get a divestment campaign going:
>>
>>  *****   --- Original Message ---
>>  From: Amna Arshad <amna_jerusalem at yahoo.com>
>>  To: msa-net at msa-natl.org
>>  Date: 6/26/01 7:42:15 AM
>>
>>  Hdate: Tuesday 4 Raby` al-THaany 1422 A.H.
>>  Number: msa-net/26Jun01/ <message length: 72 lines>
>>  Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
>>
>>  **** PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY ****
>>
>>  Holding the University Accountable:
>>  Divesting from Israeli Apartheid
>>  October 12-14, 2001
>>  Sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine - UC
>>  Berkeley
>>
>>  Dear campus activists,
>>
>>  As the situation in Palestine worsens, it becomes increasingly
>>  important for activists in the United States not only to draw
>>  attention to the daily atrocities committed by the state of Israel,
>>  but also to hold institutions in the United States responsible for
>>  their seemingly limitless supply of support and resources for the
>>  occupation forces in Palestine.  Because of the distances that
>>  separate our schools, there are too few opportunities to collaborate
>>  in and develop strategies that we can use collectively.
>>
>>  To this end, the Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Berkeley
>>  would like to invite you to a conference entitled, "Holding the
>>  University Accountable: Divesting from Israeli Apartheid," to be held
>>  October 12-14, 2001 on the UC Berkeley campus.  It is our hope that
>>  this conference will bring together campus activists from across the
>>  country and facilitate the necessary discussions to develop a
>>  far-reaching strategy.
>>
>>  Giant institutions with vast resources, colleges and universities
>>  across the United States invest in several companies with direct
>>  financial and military ties to the state of Israel.  In the 1980s, the
>>  movement against apartheid in South Africa gained momentum on college
>>  campuses by drawing attention to similar investments and the role that
>>  they played in propping up apartheid.
>>
>>  It is our hope that something similar can be accomplished now, in the
>>  struggle to liberate Palestine.
>>
>>  This conference will serve as a vehicle to facilitate conversation,
>>  enable educated debate, and formulate concrete strategies to
>>  contribute to the fight against Israeli apartheid.  Activists from
>>  Berkeley will share their experiences in building a movement for
>>  divestment at Berkeley, but we invite all suggestions, comments,
>>  concerns, and ideas in an open discussion about how to move the
>>  student movement forward in this country.
>>
>>  This is a preliminary announcement.  A registration packet and more
>>  information will soon follow this letter.  But in the meantime, if you
>>  are interested in registering or have questions, please feel free to
>>  email us at justiceinpalestine at visto.com
>>
>>  Sincerely,
>>
>>  Students for Justice in Palestine - University of
>>  California at Berkeley   *****
>>
>  > Yoshie
>
>This seems important.  Anyone know more about the group sponsoring the
>conference -- allegiances, supporters, endorsers, etc.?  --CGE

Visit the website of Students for Justice in Palestine at 
<http://www.justiceinpalestine.org/>.

Yoshie