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Macy's Sodastream Boycott

Dear Artists, Collectors, Educators, and Community Organizers,

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) are creating a traveling poster exhibition highlighting different historical boycott movements up to the present. The working title is Boycott! The Art of Economic Activism, and it will include the United Farm Workers' grape and lettuce boycott, divestment from South Africa to protest Apartheid, boycotts of corporations using sweatshops, and many others.

SodaStream Boycott

Since AFSC joined the national SodaStream Boycott Coalition, one of the questions we are most frequently asked regards SodaStream alternative or replacement products.  Of course the simplest alternative to buying a SodaStream machine is to drink plain water or other non-carbonated beverages.  However, if you’re convinced that buying your own machine makes sense you don’t have to buy a SodaStream.

TIAA-CREF Protest - SF

What is BDS?

BDS stands for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. In the Israel-Palestine context, BDS  refers to a call issued by over 170 Palestinian organizations in 2005 asking that the international community implement “broad boycotts and… divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era.” The initial Palestinian call was signed by a broad coalition that included unions, academics, political parties, cultural groups, and civil society organizations.