Friday, October 15, 2010
Because the first one just wasn't enough (see: CJP! Stop Giving Money to Boycott Supporting Workmen's Circle!).
This time, Workmen's Circle will be playing host to a national BDS event:
American Jews for a Just Peace Boston invites you to an important conversation:
Bringing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions to a reality on the grassroots level
Sunday, October 24th
7-9 pm
1762 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 02445-2124
[That's the Workmen's Circle address. -MS]
The evening panel discussion features speakers from Code Pink (Ahava campaign), AJJP Philadelphia (Tribe humus campaign), Jewish Voice for Peace (TIAA CREF campaign) and Adalah NY (several campaigns) to present their initiatives and then there will be a general discussion.
Unacceptable. Unacceptable for a group that wants to maintain a seat at the community table, unacceptable for a group that receives community money.
Their dodge is that they are simply providing the space, not officially sponsoring the event, nor does the Workmen's Circle take a position on the BDS movement. This is obvious nonsense. First, because arch-anti-Israel activist Alice Rothchild is a Wormen's Circle official. Second because one can rightfully question therefore whether WC takes any responsibility whatsoever for those it lends its space to. Do they have no limits? Will they simple give or rent space to whoever asks for it? Anyone? One would hope not.
They are responsible for knowing who's in their own basement, and we should be responsible for knowing who's in ours, and it's Workmen's Circle.
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