by Michel Bolsey | Apr 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
For Immediate Release Friday, March 30, 2018 Portland’s Jewish Voice for Peace Condemns Passover Massacre in Gaza “Today we are mourning the deaths of 15 unarmed protesters killed by the Israeli military,” said David Newman of the Portland chapter of...
by Michel Bolsey | Feb 6, 2018 | Refugees
For Immediate Release February 4, 2018 Portland, OR In mid-January, the US State Department announced that the United States would withhold $65 million from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), a move that would impact upwards of 5.6 million...
by Allen Menegay | Jan 29, 2018 | BDS
For Immediate Release January 12, 2018 Portland, Oregon Local chapter members react to Israeli blacklisting of Jewish Voice for Peace, affirm their support for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions targeting Israeli state despite risk of travel ban. Late last week, Israel...
by Michel Bolsey | Mar 6, 2016 | Local Actions
October 29, 2015 For Immediate Release City of Portland Human Rights Commission Endorses Occupation-Free Portland’s Proposed Statement to the Socially Responsive Investments Committee PORTLAND – On October 7, 2015, the Portland Human Rights Commission (HRC)...