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Find your university below and send an email urging to end its complicity in the illegal occupation of Palestine. In this letter you can also ask your Vice Chancellor to oppose the 'anti-BDS Bill'.
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Here are frequently asked questions on #Divest4Palestine
Divestment is withdrawing investment from a company, often for ethical or political reasons. For example, if you don’t like the way that a company is operating, you can take your money out to show how you feel.
When a university withdraws its investment from a company, it sends a powerful message to the company that the university does not approve of its actions. This is an effective way to pressure a company to change its ways.
Sometimes universities do not invest in these companies, but they still work with them. They might have joint research centres or industry/academic partnerships. Ending these partnerships is a powerful way to pressure the company into changing its ways.
The Rolls-Royce Control, Monitoring and Systems Engineering University Technology Centre at the University of Sheffield
The ‘strategic academic partnership’ between BAE Systems and the University of Nottingham
The University of Warwick’s ‘industry partnership’ with Rolls Royce PLC
The position ‘Hewlett Packard Chair’ in Cyber Security at the University of Birmingham
Sheffield Hallam’s ‘industry partnership’ with Rolls Royce PLC, BAE Systems and HP
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Did you know that UK universities invest £450m in companies complicit in Israel’s illegal occupation and apartheid in Palestine?
We call on British universities to divest from and end their partnerships with Rolls-Royce PLC, BAE Systems, Booking.com and Hewlett Packard.
How are these companies complicit in Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine?
· Rolls-Royce PLC manufactures parts of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters which are used by Israel to attack civilians in Gaza
· BAE Systems work with Lockheed Martin and Israeli company Rafael to make the naval Protestor drone, which is used to maintain Israel’s inhumane siege of Gaza, in violation of international law
· Booking.com advertises accommodation in illegal Israeli settlements, built on land illegally stolen from Palestinians in violation of international law
· Hewlett Packard (HP) provides Israel with software & equipment, for example it maintains hardware for the Israeli police who enforce apartheid on Palestinians within Israel
If a university divests from one of these companies, it sends a powerful message to the company that it should change its ways and end its complicity.
What can you do?
1) Email your university urging them to end its complicity in Israel’s illegal occupation and apartheid in Palestine. In this email you can also ask them to oppose the 'anti-BDS Bill'. This dangerous legislation would make it illegal for universities to boycott and divest from Israeli companies and we must oppose it.
2) Join the National #Divest4Palestine Campus Day of Action on Wednesday 4th October to protest the repressive anti-BDS BIll which, if made law, would make it difficult for students to campaign universities to divest for justice and freedom in Palestine. Order your #Divest4Palestine banner, #RightToBoycott leaflets, Injustice Illustrated and 'Free Palestine' stickers here: Fill out the form.
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