AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager

Saturday, June 10, 2017

In Cambridge, Ma -Forum on the Right to Boycott and Support Palestinian Rights

6/8/2017 3:10 PM

United for Justice with Peace

To markin

1 attachment

Forum on the Right to Boycott and Support Palestinian Rights

When: Saturday, June 10, 2017, 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

Where: Central Square Library • 45 Pearl Street • Cambridge

We will continue to boycott for justice until...

As anticipated, legislation has now been filed which aims to penalize supporters of BDS in Massachusetts. This legislation (S.1689 /H.1685), deceptively titled “An Act Prohibiting Discrimination in State Contracts,” is in fact a dangerous attempt to restrict our right to use boycotts to advocate for Palestinian human rights.

The legislation pretends to be anti-discrimination, but a substantial paper-trail shows that in fact it is part of a national effort to penalize supporters of BDS. During this era of Trump-inspired efforts to curtail our rights, it is especially important to block this legislation.

The time for action is here! The legislation is now in committee and we do not know when a hearing will be scheduled. We are mobilizing grassroots opposition to the bill, as this is the best way to stop it. An anti-BDS bill in Maryland was just blocked in just this way.

Join us at this forum on Anti-BDS legislation at the Central Square branch of Cambridge Public Library to discuss the bill and plans to fight it.

Click here or here to learn more about why 100 MA groups are defending the right to boycott.

Take action and call Committee Chairs Rep. Peter Kocot (617-722-2140) and Sen. Walter Timilty (617-722-1643)to ask them to OPPOSE “An Act Prohibiting Discrimination in State Contracts” (S.1689 /H.1685).

Sponsors: Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace (Boston), Massachusetts Peace Action

Upcoming Events:

Forum on the Right to Boycott and Support Palestinian Rights	Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 10:30am	Central Square Library	Cambridge
Ban the Bomb! Celebrating Sister Megan Rice’s Activism, In support of the Women’s March to Ban the Bomb: NYC	Sunday, June 11, 2017 - 4:00pm	All Saints Parish	Brookline
Stolen Generations: Rally and March Against Israeli Occupation	Monday, June 12, 2017 - 6:00pm	Cambridge City Hall	Cambridge
UNAC 2017 national conference (United National Antiwar Coalition)	Friday, June 16, 2017 - 4:00pm	Greater Richmond Convention Center	Richmond
Women's March to Ban the Bomb -- New York City	Saturday, June 17, 2017 - 12:30pm	Outside Bryant Park	New York City
Watertown Citizens for Peace annual meeting and potluck	Sunday, June 18, 2017 - 5:30pm	Auditorium at the apartments at Coolidge School	Watertown
China, Trump and the World	Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 7:00pm	Center for Marxist Education	Cambridge
Film screening: "National Bird: Drone Wars"	Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 7:00pm	Cambridge Library, Central Square	Cambridge