Le conseil national de la American Studies Association a voté une résolution en faveur du boycott universitaire. Comme d’habitude, elle va recevoir beaucoup de lettres de protestation et a besoin d’autant si ce n’est plus de lettres de soutien d’individus, d’organisations, liées à l’université ou non:
1. Signatures individuelles de la pétition pour remercier l’ASA:
http://tinyurl.com/np35w7l
2. Signatures organisationnelles de la pétition pour remercier l’ASA:
http://tinyurl.com/nqppz9m
3. Diffusez ce message…
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Message en anglais:
American Studies Association Resolution on Academic Boycott of Israel
December 4, 2013
http://www.theasa.net/american_studies_association_resolution_on_academic_boycott_of_israel
Whereas the American Studies Association is committed to the pursuit of social justice, to the struggle against all forms of racism, including anti-semitism, discrimination, and xenophobia, and to solidarity with aggrieved peoples in the United States and in the world;
Whereas the United States plays a significant role in enabling the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the expansion of illegal settlements and the Wall in violation of international law, as well as in supporting the systematic discrimination against Palestinians, which has had documented devastating impact on the overall well-being, the exercise of political and human rights, the freedom of movement, and the educational opportunities of Palestinians;
Whereas there is no effective or substantive academic freedom for Palestinian students and scholars under conditions of Israeli occupation, and Israeli institutions of higher learning are a party to Israeli state policies that violate human rights and negatively impact the working conditions of Palestinian scholars and students;
Whereas the American Studies Association is cognizant of Israeli scholars and students who are critical of Israeli state policies and who support the international boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement under conditions of isolation and threat of sanction;
Whereas the American Studies Association is dedicated to the right of students and scholars to pursue education and research without undue state interference, repression, and military violence, and in keeping with the spirit of its previous statements supports the right of students and scholars to intellectual freedom and to political dissent as citizens and scholars;
It is resolved that the American Studies Association (ASA) endorses and will honor the call of Palestinian civil society for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. It is also resolved that the ASA supports the protected rights of students and scholars everywhere to engage in research and public speaking about Israel-Palestine and in support of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement.
