Flashdance for Boycott of Israeli Hummus Hits West Philly Supermarket

FLASH DANCE FOR BOYCOTT HITS WEST PHILLY SUPERMARKET
Will Jazz Hands Persuade Fresh Grocer to De-shelve
Israeli Hummus?

WHAT: Philly BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions), a new coalition
working to end Israeli Apartheid, surprised store shoppers and
employees at the Fresh Grocer with a choreographed flash dance Sunday.
Performers sang their message to stop buying and stop selling Sabra
and Tribe hummus products because of their connection to human rights
abuses of Palestinians.

WHY: Sabra & Tribe products subsidize Israeli human rights abuses
through their support of the Israeli Defense Forces and infrastructure
of the occupation, respectively.

"As a customer and a Jew, I hope that Fresh Grocer will heed the
concerns of it's community members and consider ceasing to distribute
these products. Not only would this a be a huge step toward supporting
the human rights of Palestinians and working for a more just and
peaceful Middle East, it would also serve to educate the community
about the power of our consumer choices,” says Hannah Schwarzschild, a
member of Philly BDS.

“This campaign marks a new and exciting era of Philadelphia’s
involvement in the growing global BDS movement, which is building
strong support amongst labor unions, NGOs, religious organizations,
universities, grocery stores, and individuals worldwide,” says Mendal
Polish, another member of Philly BDS.

WHO: Philly BDS is creative partnership, including Muslim, Jewish,
and Christian, and Arab organizations working to stand up for human
rights in Israel/Palestine.

* Endorse this campaign as organizations or individuals (see
www.phillybds.org to endorse)

CAMPAIGN ENDORSERS:
Philadelphia Jews for a Just Peace; SUSTAIN!: Stop U.S. Tax Aid to
Israel Now!; Adalah-NY: The New York Coalition for the Boycott of
Israel; Al Quds Day Organizing Committee; Brandywine Peace Community;
Build Bridges Not Walls: Grandparents for Peace in the Middle East;
Catholic Worker Philadelphia Chapter; Global Women’s Strike-
Philadelphia; Hudson Valley BDS; Ilm Institute, Ink Paper Mosaic, Jews
Say No!; Lancaster Avenue Autonomous Space; Middle East Crisis
Response; Network of Arab-American Professionals in Philadelphia; Nico
Amador, Training for Change; Oppression.org; Payday Men’s Network;
Temple Students for Justice in Palestine; Whites in Anti-Racist
Solidarity; and Working Group for a Grassroots Movement.

Comentarios

I'ts weird that Pat Toomey is being ignored.

Submitted by RichardKanePA on Mié, 10/27/2010 - 3:55pm

Somehow Pat Toomey's condemning the NY City Mosque, complaining of terrorists coming over the Southern border, and his desire for an ever bigger arms budget, is being ignored.
Blogs like the above, that ignore the election that is upon us make no sense,
http://www.phillyimc.org/en/tonight-philly-rejects-racism-temple-u-thursday-630pm-715pm#comment-49407
http://youngphillypolitics.com/working_within_democratic_party_it_worth_it#comment-36724

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It's not weird

Submitted by Anonymous (no verificado) on Sáb, 10/30/2010 - 10:38pm

Representatives are not important,a free Palestine is.

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