Campaigns
UK
Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity.
Israel is occupying and colonising Palestinian land, discriminating against Palestinian citizens of Israel, and denying Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes. Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement, the BDS call urges action to pressure Israel to comply with international law.
BDS is now a vibrant global movement made up of unions, academic associations, churches, and grassroots movements across the world. Since its launch in 2005, BDS has had a significant impact and is effectively challenging international support for Israeli apartheid and settler-colonialism.
Convivencia Alliance
CONVIVENCIA: Towards a Just Coexistence in Palestine/Israel and Elsewhere – Common History Inspiring Collective Action
Convivencia is a cross-faith, international initiative for just peace in the Middle East. This is a better way forward than the current militarised ‘solutions’ based on racist oppression, brute force, denial of rights and dispossession. The proposal is based on some shared values of the monotheistic faiths. It is also based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, especially its responsibility for everyone ‘to promote respect for these rights and freedoms’. 1. The call extends to people of all faiths and none who are committed to these values. Instead of dividing people, this approach unites them in a search for a just peace based on equality for all in Palestine/Israel.
At different times and places, all faiths have been afflicted by various aspects of racist behaviour. Racism and Supremacist positions should be totally and clearly rejected by all religious and civic communities. All forms of racism must be treated in the same manner, being equally reprehensible. Two important historical examples of people of different faiths living in mutual respect were Andalucia during the Golden Age and Palestine during most of its history, with the exception of the time of the Crusades. We wish to use such historical examples as models for future coexistence in Palestine and beyond.
One Democratic State Campaign UK
ODSC-UK is an inclusive coalition of organisations and individuals committed to the One Democratic State Campaign (ODSC) in Palestine.
Founding organisations include the Convivencia Alliance, Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions UK (ICAHD-UK), Jewish Network for Palestine (JNP) and Peacemaker Trust.
Whether as an individual or organisation, we invite you to endorse the ODSC manifesto and join the ODSC-UK coalition.