BDS Australia news, events and actions
We’re making Puma’s CEO nervous. Join the Boycott Puma Day of Action, September 18
August 17, 2021 / By Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) As Palestinians continue to struggle against Israel’s illegal land grabs, and companies like Ben & Jerry’s pledge to end involvement in illegal...
Australian government defense contracts with Israel exposed
Australia's defense contracts with Israel have been exposed in this article 'Defence hides Australia’s weapon sales to Israel amid war crimes investigation into Palestine' published by Michael West Media and written by Michelle Fahey. The Defence Department...
BDS Australia calls on Victorian Premier to end support for Elbit
In July 2021 BDS Australia wrote to the Premier of the Victorian government, Daniel Andrews calling on him to reconsider its support for the Israeli arms manufacturer, Elbit Systems. We will post any response we receive regarding this letter. The Hon. Daniel...
Sanction Israel petition
Update: This petition was signed by 21,991 Australians in the limited time it was online (4 weeks) and was presented to the Australian Federal parliament in August 2021. The then Foreign Minister, Senator Marise Payne responded to this petition and her letter is here...
UTS does not see Israel’s human rights violations as an issue
May 26, 2021 BDS Australia wrote to the UTS Vice Chancellor,Professor Attila Brungs and the Vice President (Advancement), Celia Hurley about the UTS series of webinars hosted by the Israeli Technion university and other partnerships UTS has with this institution - see...
ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK
2021 Callout Racism, discrimination, xenophobia, and inequality continue to grow around the world. In recent months, we have seen how people in the Global South and people of color, political prisoners, unhoused people, migrants, and refugees, among many others, have...
MEDIA RELEASE: Prominent Australians join Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Australia’s calls for a boycott of this weekend’s SBS broadcast of Eurovision in Israel
MEDIA RELEASE 16 May 2019 Prominent Australians join Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Australia’s calls for a boycott of this weekend’s SBS broadcast of Eurovision in Israel Palestinians have asked international viewers not to watch the event this year while the...
MEDIA ALERT: BOYCOTT EUROVISION 2019 PROTEST TOMORROW SATURDAY 11AM AT SBS
MEDIA ALERT: BOYCOTT EUROVISION 2019 PROTEST TOMORROW SATURDAY 11AM AT SBS PURPOSE Supporters of Palestinians’ equal human rights will be loudly telling SBS board and management how disappointed they are that Eurovision 2019 – happening in apartheid Israel in 3 weeks’...
MEDIA RELEASE: Netanyahu wins as Palestinians lose hope and boycotts, divestment and sanctions become more urgent
11 April 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu is now heading towards his fifth term as Israel’s Prime Minister, built on a coalition of far right and extremist politicians. In what has proven a winning strategy, Netanyahu’s last minute pre-election statements promising to annex...
Statement on the latest bombing of Gaza: Israel must end the 11-year blockade of Gaza
Palestinians have a right to resist the Israeli occupation, including the illegal and brutal 11-year blockade of Gaza. The living situation for the 2 million Palestinians in Gaza is terrible and getting worse. We stand in solidarity with the Great March of Return...
In many languages these SBS viewers have one message: “We love Eurovision, but we love human rights more.” #BoycottEurovision2019
Diverse members of the Australian community send a message to SBS, Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service, to support the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) Australia call to cancel this year's Eurovision broadcast from Israel. In many languages these SBS viewers...
News report and video of our actions at Eurovision ‘Australia Decides’ on 9 February 2019
Justice for Palestine Brisbane and BDS Australia held a protest event to meet with the fans going in to Eurovision 'Australia Decides' to explain why we are calling for a boycott, that "we love Eurovision, but we love human rights more." https://youtu.be/CJmfYwEkg-8...
MEDIA RELEASE: Eurovision 2019 ‘Australia Decides’ Israel boycott and protest action on Saturday 9 February, Gold Coast Convention Centre
Australian artists are calling on SBS, Sony Music Australia, and all ten contestants in Saturday’s ‘Australia Decides’ Eurovision Song Contest event to hear the voices of Palestinians, including Palestinian musicians, who are calling for a boycott of Eurovision 2019...
Contact the ‘Australia Decides’ SBS Eurovision artists: Don’t celebrate Israeli Apartheid
SBS Australia and Blink TV have now announced the 10 contestants for the Eurovision - 'Australia Decides' - Gold Coast 2019 event happening on February 8 and 9. We have written to each contestant (see our letter below to Kate Miller-Heidke), but we really need your...
Boycotting Eurovision: Why Aren’t Progressives Doing More For Palestine?
It's a great question posed by our BDS Australia committee member Nick Riemer in New Matilda today - Boycotting Eurovision: Why Aren’t Progressives Doing More For Palestine? "Disapproval of the actions of Israel and sympathy for Palestinians in public opinion is high....
Media release: BDS Australia launches Boycott Eurovision 2019 campaign
10 September 2018 MEDIA RELEASE: BDS Australia launches Boycott Eurovision 2019 Campaign with 2018 SBS judge L-FRESH The LION* saying no to Eurovision in Israel. Australian artists are at the top of the list of more than 140 international artists who are calling for a...
