Occupation, Environmental Destruction, and the Boycott Divestment & Sanctions Movement

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Air date: 
Wed, 02/25/2015 - 8:00am to 9:00am
Cecilie Surasky of Jewish Voice for Peace

Today's guest is Cecilie Surasky  of Jewish Voice for Peace), who spoke panelists at last night's event at Portland State University: "Occupation, Environmental Destruction, and the 
Boycott Divestment & Sanctions Movement: A Panel Discussion on International Resistance"
http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/event/occupation-environmental-destruction-and-boycott-divestment-sanctions-movement-panel-discussion?delta=0


CECILIE SURASKY is the Deputy Director of Jewish Voice for Peace, a national 60-plus chapter grassroots organization which advocates for a US foreign policy based on democracy, human rights and equality in Israel/Palestine. Cecilie is a videomaker and former newspaper columnist who has also worked in movements supporting the rights of migrant farmworkers, low-income residents in gentrifying communities, women, and LGBT people. Cecilie's analyses of Israel-Palestine politics have appeared in numerous media outlets around the world, and she has led various efforts to promote the inclusion of Palestinian and progressive Jewish narratives in the public discourse. 

Their website is: http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ 
The local chapter is at: http://jvp-pdx.org/
Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights, the Portland State University group that brought her to Portland, is at:https://www.facebook.com/PSUSUPER



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