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MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release







11 October, 2010

AUSTRALIANS TO LAUNCH NATIONAL

CAMPAIGN FOR THE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL


Australians from around the country and from all walks of life will come together in Melbourne from

29-31 October for the first national conference in support of the Palestinian initiated Boycott,

Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.

The

Building Solidarity, Combating Occupation and Apartheid Conference will bring together

supporters of human rights and social justice from around Australia to launch a national campaign in

Australian

to boycott Israeli goods, divest from Israeli companies and to impose sanctions on the

Israeli state.

Speakers will include:


Rafeef Ziadah is a Canadian based, Palestinian academic, unionists and spoke word artist, and a

member of the steering committee for the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel

(PACBI)


Anna Baltzer is an American Jewish author and activist, who will be touring Australia in mid-

October to speak about her experiences in Occupied Palestine.


Ofer Nieman, co-editor of the Israeli based Occupation Magazine and member of the Israeli

group, BOYCOTT! Supporting the Palestinian BDS Call from Within.

Other conference speakers include:


Samah Sabawi, former Director of the National Council of Canada Arab Relations; 


Kim Sattler - Secretary of Unions ACT 


Kevin Bracken - Victorian State Secretary for the MUA and President of the VTHC.


Bryan Dawe, the Australia political satirist, writer and commentator well-known for his work with

John Clark on the ABC’s 7.30 Report, will MC the conference launch on Friday, 29 October. 


For media comment or more information on the conference, please contact

conference organiser: Kim Bullimore 0439 454 375 or email: ausbds@gmail.com


For the full conference agenda and speakers list visit: 







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