[van-announce] Tonight, March 4: Support SPHR at UBC - Tell the AMS not to delay the boycott vote!

[Charlotte Kates]

Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at UBC has collected over
1,000 signatures from UBC students to ensure the following question will be
a referendum as part of next week's AMS (Student Union) elections:

"Do you support your student union (AMS) in boycotting products and
divesting from companies that support Israeli war crimes, illegal
occupation and the oppression of Palestinians?"

Now, SPHR, the UBC Social Justice Centre and other supporters of the
referendum have learned that the AMS, due to negligence, and coinciding
with a concerted campaign of misinformation, have failed to complete the
necessary steps to have Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights' referendum
question on the election ballot next week. Wednesday, March 4, they are
having an emergency council meeting to decide whether to delay the vote to
after the elections. DELAYING THE VOTE WOULD MAKE IT MUCH HARDER TO ACHIEVE
QUORUM.

SPHR and the Social Justice Centre are asking for community and university
support at the emergency council meeting to ensure the referendum is on the
ballot and these anti-democratic proposals are defeated. Please come out to
support the Referendum:

Tonight, Wednesday, March 4
6:00 PM
AMS Council Chambers, Student Union Building, University of British Columbia
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/899095610111001/


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Charlotte L. Kates     charlotte.kates at gmail.com