Category: WITS RIGHT TO PROTEST
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VIDEO: HILLARY CLINTON ATTACKS SOUTH AFRICAN INSPIRED BDS BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL MOVEMENT
12 June 2016 United States presidential contender Hillary Clinton has attacked the South African inspired, non-violent, citizen-led, Palestinian-headed, international BDS boycott of Israel movement. Speaking at the pro-Israeli lobby American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) she said: “we have to be united in fighting back against BDS”. >>> Click here for video <<< Even though BDS…
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2015 Highlights from the BDS Boycott of Israel in South Africa
[video-item url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKREIxXEnPs” width=”400″ height=”250″][/video-item] 2015 Highlights from the BDS movement in South Africa
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SASCO dismayed by the ridiculous expulsion of our comrades at Wits University
19 January 2014, South Africa As the South African Students Congress (SASCO) we note with shock and great sadness the decision by the University of Witwatersrand to expel about 11 of our comrades from the university (suspended for two years) for fighting for justice and the liberation of the people of Palestine. The comrades were…
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SOUTH AFRICAN UNION OF STUDENTS STATEMENT ON WITS UNIVERSITY SENTENCING STUDENTS FOR PROTESTING ISRAELI CONCERT
As the South African Union of Students (SAUS) we are shocked to hear that 11 student leaders are being expelled from Wits University (Johannesburg, South Africa) for one year. We welcome however that the sentence has been suspended.Furthermore, that these 11 Wits University students must carry out community service for having protested against the Apartheid…
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Wits Uni. punishes students for protesting Israeli concert. Students slam Vice Chancellor for improper conduct and are to appeal decision.
WITS UNIVERSITY PSC PRESS STATEMENT: Wits Uni. punishes students for protesting Israeli concert. Students slam Vice Chancellor for improper conduct and are to appeal decision. South Africa’s Wits University has made public today -without first informing affected students- its decision to expel 10 students for protesting against an Israeli-embassy funded concert early in 2013. According…
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Wits University disciplinary hearing against students who protested Israeli concert has been postponed
Lawyers for the 11 Wits University students charged for protesting an Israeli-embassy funded concert have successfully argued for the postponement of the students’ disciplinary hearing. The disciplinary hearing will now take place on the 16th, 17th and 18th of July 2013.The reasons for the new dates include the difficulty students faced in obtaining pro-bono legal…
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Statements from Wits University structures in support of 11 Wits students being charged by Wits Management for protesting against Israel concert
MEDIA RELEASE: Statements from Wits University structures in support of 11 Wits students being charged by Wits Management for protesting against Israel concert Below are statements from two official Wits University structures in support of the 11 Wits University students, including 9 Wits University Student Representative Council (Wits University SRC) members, who are being charged…
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Student Protests Expected Tonight At Wits University Over Israeli Musician
[12 March 2013] The ANC Youth League has called for the boycott and protest of the visiting Israeli musician, Yossi Reshef, scheduled to perform this evening at 19h30 at the Wits University Theater in Johannesburg. Abner Mosase, the International Relations Secretary of the ANC Youth League, said at a joint press conference: “As the ANC…
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Wits University Workers Issue Ultimatum to New Vice Chancellor, Professor Adam Habib
[04 June 2013] Yesterday, Professor Adam Habib’s first day in office as Wits University’s new Vice Chancellor was marred by chaos on campus.Hundreds of workers – some of whom have worked at the university for over twenty years – are facing the loss of their jobs at the end of June. Yesterday, these ‘outsourced’ workers…