"Portland city council votes to divest from companies doing business with Israel" WBUR Radio, Boston September 06, 2024 Ari Snider, Maine Public https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/09/06/portland-maine-divest-israel-gaza-war Portland, Maine's city council unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday night calling for the city to divest from companies involved in weapons sales and other business in Israel, in response to the war in Gaza. "The resolution drew several hours of emotional testimony from residents of a variety of backgrounds and political views. "One Portland resident, who introduced herself as Soraya, said as a Palestinian-American, she sees the measure as a way to express solidarity with the Palestinian people...." ----------------------
Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani - your candidate for Ann Arbor City Council in Ward 4. Against genocide. For the people. Campaign web site - http://VoteForTheDoctor.com Campaign video: http://youtu.be/4kYdnvS6aQI Here Dr. Mozhgan demands passage of her resolution against military aid to Israel on May 19, 2025:
From MLive, Nov. 22, 2023, at: Ypsilanti leaders pass, rescind Palestinian solidarity resolution amid public outcry - mlive.com "YPSILANTI, MI - In the span of two weeks, Ypsilanti leaders passed a statement supporting Palestinians in Gaza before retracting it amid public pushback. "Ypsilanti City Council voted unanimously, with Council Member Jennifer Symanns absent, to pass a resolution on Nov. 7 in “support and solidarity” with Palestinians. "It called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, an end to military aid to Israel and the return of hostages and detainees, while also stating Palestinians faced a 'campaign of ethnic cleansing and collective punishment by the state of Israel...' "...[City Council Member Steve Wilcoxen] moved to rescind the resolution and consider a revised statement at the council’s next meeting with more balanced language..." ------------------------------------------------------------------ The City Coun...
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