US BDS Victories

• July 21, 2021 – Ben & Jerry’s announces their decision to stop selling ice cream in illegal Israeli Jewish-only settlements on stolen Palestinian land. Read the joint statement from our organizations, “Where We Stand on Ben & Jerry’s.”
• December 2, 2016 – Following years of BDS campaigns, G4S ends most illegal business in Israel, sells most Israel business
• March 9, 2016 – G4S announces plans to leave Israel
• March 9, 2016 – Ahava Announces Factory Relocation Outside of Occupied West Bank
• August 28, 2015 – Veolia divests completely from Israeli market
• October 29, 2014 – SodaStream moves factory out of Palestinian West Bank

• March 23, 2022 – Middle East Studies Association (MESA) passes BDS resolution – National
• May 2, 2019 – NYU Dept of Social and Cultural Analysis ends official relationship with Tel Aviv campus – New York, New York
• March 14, 2019 – Pitzer College Council votes more than 2:1 to suspend Study Abroad with Univ. of Haifa (vetoed by president) – Claremont, California
• November 28, 2018 – Pitzer College faculty votes to suspend study abroad in Israel – Claremont, California
• April 15, 2016 – CUNY Graduate Students Vote for Academic Boycott of Israel – New York, NY
• November 27, 2015 – National Women’s Studies Association Members Join the BDS Movement
• April, 2015 – National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies endorses boycott of Israeli academic institutions
• January 14, 2014 & November 10, 2015 – Green Party of the U.S. defends and endorses ASA and AAA boycotts of Israeli academic institutions
• November 15, 2014 – Peace and Justice Studies Association endorses BDS – International
• August 11, 2014 – Middle East Caucus of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies endorses BDS, academic and cultural boycott – International
• July 18, 2014 – Critical Ethnic Studies Association passes BDS resolution supporting academic boycott – International
• December 15, 2013 – Native American and Indigenous Studies Association endorses boycott of Israeli academic institutions
• December, 2013 – American Studies Association endorses academic boycott of Israel by sweeping majority membership vote after national council passes unanimously
• October 24, 2013 – Association for Humanist Sociology Votes to Support the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel – International
• April, 2013 – General Membership of Association for Asian American Studies votes to support academic boycott of Israel
• September, 2012 – Prominent academic Judith Butler reaffirms support for BDS
• May 4, 2012 – Columbia University Prof. Franke boycotts conference with “featured nation” Israel & Israeli Ambassador keynote speech
• November, 2009 – Prominent intellectual Sarah Schulman boycotts Lesbian & Gay Studies conference at Tel Aviv

• June 1, 2022 – Following years of BDS pressure, General Mills divests from apartheid Israel
• March 2017 – Following a sustained multi-year international campaign, Tiffany & Co divest from Steinmetz diamond company, supporter of the notorious Givati Israeli Military Brigade responsible for war crimes – International
• April 21, 2014 – Earth Day Network cuts ties with Sodastream
• July, 2014 – Cambridge fixture Pemberton Farms stops selling Sabra following Boston BDS campaign – Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 2014 – Balady Foods deshelves Sabra hummus – Brooklyn, New York
• January 24, 2014 – KQED Public Radio Pulls SodaStream from Gifts to Donors – Bay Area, California
• January, 2014 – Hollywood Star Scarlett Johansson resigns as Oxfam International Global Ambassador due to deal with Sodastream
• December, 2013 – Harvest Coop deshelves Sabra following boycott Boston BDS campaign – Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts
• January, 2012 – Lincoln-Way High School deshelves Sabra hummus – Chicago, Illinois
• March, 2011 – National Cathedral gift store affiliated with Episcopal Church removes Ahava products after complaints from patrons – Washington, DC
• July 15, 2010 – Olympia Food Co-op removes Israeli goods from shelves; first US store to institute boycott – Olympia, Washington
• January 18, 2010 – Costco stops selling Ahava

(See also Academic Boycott & Campus Labor Victories, listed separately)

• April 29, 2022 – The Harvard Crimson‘s editorial board supports BDS and a free Palestine – Cambridge, Massachusetts
• December 22, 2021 – NYU student council endorses BDS, and 11 other BDS resolutions passed across U.S. college campuses – National
• March 5, 2019 – In revote, Swarthmore College Student Government votes for divestment from companies supporting Israel’s occupation – Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
• December 6, 2018 – NYU Student Government passes divestment resolution – New York, New York
• May 23, 2018 – California State University-East Bay Associated Students, Incorporated Board of Directors votes unanimously for divestment from corporations profiting from Israel’s occupation of Palestine – Hayward, California
• May 23, 2018 – Associated Students of the University of Oregon pass BDS resolution by 2/3 margin – Eugene, Oregon
• April 27, 2018 – George Washington University passes senate divestment resolution – Washington, DC
• April 19, 2018 – Barnard College student body votes for divestment by wide margin – New York, New York
• April 12, 2018 – Fifty NYU groups pledge solidarity with the BDS movement, including academic boycott – New York, New York
• Spring 2018 – New York University Student Senate votes to boycott Israel study abroad program – New York, New York
• March 22, 2018 – Federation of Teachers at Los Rios, the largest community college in California, votes to divest from Caterpillar and G4S – Sacramento, California
• March 11, 2018 – Univ. of Minnesota student body votes to divest from companies involved in Israeli oppression, mass incarceration and immigrant detention, and violations of indigenous sovereignty – Minneapolis, Minnesota
• November 15, 2017 – After more than a decade of organizing, Univ. of Michigan student government passes resolution on divestment from companies involved in Israel’s human rights abuses – Ann Arbor, Michigan
• May 10, 2017 – Associated Students, Inc. Senate at Cal State University – Long Beach (CSULB) passes resolution to divest from Israel – Long Beach, California
• April 27, 2017 – Univ. of Wisconsin Associated Students of Madison approve divestment – Madison, WI
• April 25, 2017 – University of California at Riverside Student Senate calls for divestment– Riverside, California
• April 19, 2017 – Pitzer College passes new bylaws prohibiting use of student funds for companies or products associated with Israeli occupation – Claremont, California
• April 9, 2017 – Tufts Community Union Senate passes divestment – Medford, Massachusetts
• March 21, 2017 – Sacramento City College becomes first city college to pass divestment resolution – Sacramento, California
• March 15, 2017 – De Anza becomes first Community College Student Senate to pass divestment – Cupertino, California
• March 3, 2017 – University of South Florida students pass referendum to divest from Israeli apartheid, fossil fuels, private prisons, human rights violations – Tampa, Florida
• February 2, 2017 – University of California at Riverside Associated Students vote unanimously to remove Israeli military-associated company Sabra hummus from campus – Riverside, California
• November 13, 2016 – Manchester University — home of first Peace Studies in world — Student Senate votes unanimously in support of BDS, divestment – North Manchester, Indiana
• October 26, 2016 – Associated Students of Portland State University Pass Divestment Resolution In Support of Palestinian Human Rights – Portland, Oregon
• May 31, 2016 – Evergreen State College students vote to condemn the presence of Caterpillar equipment on campus – Olympia, Washington
• May 31, 2016 – Overwhelming 73.9% Vote by Evergreen State College Students to Deshelve Sabra Hummus on Campus – Olympia, Washington
• May 19, 2016 – University of Wisconsin at Madison Graduate Student Union Endorses BDS– Madison, Wisconsin
• May 17, 2016 – Religious Studies Scholars Endorse BDS
• April 26, 2016 – University of California at Merced Student Government Passes Divestment Resolution – Merced, California
• April 12, 2016 – University of Minnesota student government passes divestment – Minneapolis, Minnesota
• April 12, 2016 – University of Chicago College Council Votes to Divest from Israeli Apartheid– Chicago, Illinois
• April 4, 2016 – Rutgers University-Newark Student Governing Association Passes Divestment Resolution – Newark, NJ
• April 2, 2016 – University of Indianapolis Student Senate passes resolution to divest from companies profiting from occupation, deshelve Sabra hummus – Indianapolis, IN
• March 6, 2016 – Vassar Student Association Passes Resolution Endorsing the BDS Movement – Arlington, NY
• February 22, 2016 – Thirty Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Faculty and Staff Group Endorses Boycott of Israel – Indianapolis, IN
• February 16, 2016 – University of Illinois at Chicago Undergraduate Student Government Assembly Passes Divestment Resolution Unanimously – Chicago, Illinois
• January 19, 2016 – University of South Florida Student Government Senate Passes Joint Resolution for Divestment – Tampa, Florida
• November 18, 2015 – San Jose State University Students Pass Resolution to Divest from Corporations that profit from the Israeli Occupation – San Jose, California
• June 22, 2015 – Columbia University divests from private prisons including G4S, following coalition-led campaign – Manhattan, New York
• April 30, 2015 – Oglethorpe University student goverment passes resolution to divest from Israeli occupation – Atlanta, Georgia
• April 29, 2015 – Princeton graduate students pass divestment referendum – Princeton, New Jersey
• April 22, 2015 – Earlham Student Senate passes resolution in support of divestment from Israeli occupation – Richmond, Indiana
• April 16, 2015 – Wesleyan University president agrees to divest university from prisons as first step when Wesleyan students call for divestment from fossil fuels, prisons, and Israeli occupation – Middletown, Connecticut
• March 25, 2015 – Student Government of Loyola Chicago passes resolution to divest – Chicago, Illinois
• March 2, 2015 – Toledo student government calls for University divestment by margin of 21:4 – Toledo, Ohio
• February 19, 2015 – Northwestern University Student Government calls for university divestment – Evanston, Illinois
• February 17, 2015 – Stanford divestment passes in a landslide victory – Stanford, California
• February 8, 2015 – University of California Student Association — representing hundreds of thousands of UC students statewide — endorses call for UC divestment in support of Palestinian rights – State of California
• May 29, 2015 – University of California at Davis Associated Students pass divestment bill – Davis, California
• December 5, 2014 – Wesleyan University Dining Facilities Remove Sabra Following Successful Boycott Campaign – Middletown, Connecticut
• November, 2014 – University of California at Los Angeles undergraduate student government passes divestment resolution – Los Angeles, California
• August 9-10, 2014 – United Students Against Sweatshops Endorses BDS
• May 28, 2014 – University of California at Santa Cruz student government passes divestment resolution – Santa Cruz, California
• May 23, 2014 – DePaul student body votes for divestment despite Israeli government interference – Chicago, Illinois
• May, 2014 – Wesleyan Students Association divests its student endowment from Israeli occupation, calls for full university divestment – Middletown, Connecticut
• April, 2014 – More than 10,000 Univ. of South Florida students call for divestment — largest petition in state’s history – Tampa, Florida
• April, 2014 – University of New Mexico Graduate & Professional Student Association vote for divestment from companies involved in human rights violations in Palestine and on U.S.-Mexico border – Albuquerque, New Mexico
• May 5, 2013 – Oberlin College Student Senate passes divestment Resolution – Oberlin, OH
• April, 2013 – University of California at Berkeley Student Senate passes divestment – Berkeley, California
• March 7,  2013  –  University of California at Riverside Associated Students Council pass resolution calling for divestment – Riverside, California
• March, 2013 – University of California at San Diego Associated Students Council pass resolution calling for divestment – San Diego, California
• November 14, 2012 – Brown University Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies calls on Brown Corporation to divest from the Israeli occupation – Providence, Rhode Island
• November, 2012 – University of California at Irvine Associated Students unanimously pass resolution urging divestment from companies that profit from Israel’s occupation of Palestine – Irvine, California
• September 2012 – Swarthmore College Deshelves Sabra Following Student Petition – Philadelphia, PA
• September 5, 2012 – Earlham College Dining Services Stops Selling Sabra in Response to Student and Faculty Concerns – Richmond, Indiana
• June 5, 2012 – Arizona State University Student Government Votes to Divest from Israel – Tempe, Arizona
• June 4, 2012 – The Evergreen State College Flaming Eggplant Cafe Announces Boycott of Israeli Products – Olympia, Washington
• April 18, 2012 – UMass-Boston Student Government passes resolution to divest from Boeing – Boston, Massachusetts
• March 30 , 2012 – National Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán (MEChA) Endorses Palestinian Boycott of Israel
• May/November, 2011 – Majority of DePaul students vote to boycott Sabra Hummus; force ethical alternatives offered – Chicago, Illinois
• June 2, 2010 – Evergreen State College student body votes for boycott of Caterpillar equipment, becoming “CAT-free campus”; Student Senate votes unanimously to support BDS
• Spring, 2010 – Evergreen State College Student Body votes for divestment from companies involved in Israeli occupation – Olympia, Washington
• February 12, 2009 – Hampshire College becomes first campus to divest from the Israeli occupation – Amherst, Massachusetts
• 2005, 2006, 2010, 2014 – University of Michigan at Dearborn Student Government passes divestment resolution – Dearborn, Michigan
• April, 2003 – Wayne State University student council votes for divestiture – Detroit, Michigan

• June 12, 2022 – BADBADNOTGOOD cancelled their concert in Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people – International
• June 9, 2022 – Big Thief cancelled their shows in Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people – International
• November 5, 2021 – Irish author Sally Rooney boycotts publishing her work through 2 major Israeli publishers in support of Palestinian rights – International
• November 1, 2021 – Malaysia and Indonesia pull out of Israel-held Miss Universe Competition – International
• August 31, 2018 – Lana Del Rey cancels trip to Israel following calls for boycott  – National
• May 15, 2018 – Journalist and BLM Activist Shaun King endorses BDS – National
• April 20, 2018 – Hollywood star Natalie Portman cancels trip to Israel in protest of violent policies – National
• February 23, 2017 – U.S. Literary Festival PEN America proceeds without Israeli government sponsorship following appeals from leading writers – National
• February 22, 2017 – Oscars Celebrities #Skipthetrip to Israel – National
• December, 2015 – American journalist Doug Henwood refuses to have his book on Hillary Clinton translated into Hebrew
• July, 2015 – Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth endorses BDS
• June 19-21, 2015 – Three Queer Cultural Organizations Cut Ties with Frameline SF International LGBT Film Festival Over Israeli Sponsorship – San Francisco, California
• June, 2015 – Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project Announces Support for BDS, boycotts Frameline LGBT Festival – San Francisco, California
• May 4, 2015 – Lauryn Hill cancels performance in Israel in response to calls for boycott
• May, 2015 – Black Lives Matter Co-founder Patrisse Cullors endorses BDS – National
• October, 2014 – Musician and Poet Boots Riley of The Coup endorses the call for the cultural and academic boycott of Israel
• October, 2014 – Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and MacArthur “genius award” recipient Junot Diaz endorses BDS
• May 26, 2014 – American Rapper Talib Kweli cancels Israel gig
• April 7, 2014 – Milwaukee People’s Books Coop endorses BDS – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Spring, 2014 – Public Enemy’s Chuck D endorses BDS
• August 14, 2013 – Influential jazz drummer Chris Daddy Dave cancels participation in Red Sea Jazz Festival
• July 11, 2013 – Rock band The Killers pulls out of of Tel Aviv concert
• June 21, 2013 – Mira Nair boycotts Haifa Film Festival
• January 5, 2013 – Jazz guitarist and pianist Stanley Jordan cancels appearance as headline artist at Red Sea Jazz Festival – National
• November 29, 2012 – Stevie Wonder cancels performance for Friends of Israeli Defense Forces in response to calls for boycott
• October, 2012 – Hip Hop duo Rebel Diaz cancel performance at Creative Time Summit, 2012, due to sponsorship by Israeli government-funded institution
• June 20, 2012 – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker refuses permission to Israeli publisher, Yedhiot Books, to publish The Color Purple
• March, 2012 – Seattle LGBT Commission Cancels “Pinkwashing” Event Sponsored by Israeli Consulate (Events in Olympia and Tacoma Also Canceled) – Seattle, Olympia, and Tacoma, Washington
• February, 2012 – Singer-songwriter Cat Power cancels Tel Aviv concert
• February, 2012 – American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson cancels performance at Holon International Women’s Festival
• February, 2012 – American Indie Pop Band “The Pains of Being Pure at Heart” cancels Tel Aviv show
• January, 2012 – Tune-Yards band cancels gig in Israel; Merrill Garbus, lead singer, is a signatory of the Artists Against Israeli Apartheid pledge
• August 25, 2011 – New Orleans jazz band Tuba Skinny cancels performance at Red Sea Jazz Festival – New Orleans, Louisiana
• Summer, 2011 – 11 Indigenous and Women of Color Feminists, including prominent intellectual & activist Angela Davis, unequivocally endorse BDS
• April, 2011 – Washington University Hip-Hop Program Revokes Invitation to Israeli Cultural Ambassador – St. Louis, Missouri
• July 7, 2010 – Dustin Hoffman & Meg Ryan pull out of 2010 Film Festival after Mavi Marmara massacre
• June, 2010 – Carlos Santana cancels concert in Tel Aviv following boycott calls
• June, 2010 – The Pixies cancel concert in wake of Mavi Marmara massacre
• May, 2010 – Renowned American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron cancels concert in Israel
• November, 2009 – New Orleans Theatre Zeitgeist signs on to BDS guidelines– New Orleans, Louisiana
• August 17, 2009 – Amnesty International Withdraws from Leonard Cohen’s Israel Concert Fund
• December 2008 – Stars’ Photos Removed from Leviev Website as Celebs Seek Distance from Rights Abuser
• July 23, 2008 – Snoop Dogg cancels performance in Israel

• July 13, 2018 – Episcopal Church votes to divest from Israel’s human rights abuses – International
• June 21, 2018 – Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly defends the right to boycott, votes for repeal of anti-BDS measures – National
• March 28, 2018 – Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation excludes from investment all companies involved in occupation – National
• January 14, 2018 – Tikkun Olam Chavurah Becomes HP-Free Jewish Community in the US – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• July 19, 2017 – Seventeen churches pledge to boycott Hewlett Packard to end complicity with Israel’s human rights abuses of Palestinians
• July 12, 2017 – Disciples of Christ call on Israel to guarantee basic due process rights and prohibit torture and ill-treatment of detained children – National
• July 6, 2017- Mennonite Church (USA) votes by 98% to create an investment screen for the purpose of withdrawing investments from companies that are profiting from the occupation– National
• July 3, 2017 – United Church of Christ calls for military sanctions on Israel for its mistreatment of Palestinian children in Israeli detention – National
• June 12, 2017 – By a vote of 144-5, Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ divests from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestine – Minnesota
• January 19, 2017 – Majilis Ash-Shura / Islamic Leadership Council of New York endorse BDS – New York, New York
• December 10, 2016 – Pax Christi International endorses BDS – International
• August 13, 2016 – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Overwhelmingly Passes Investment Screen
• August 13, 2016 – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Votes 82% Against Unconditional U.S. Aid to Israel
• April 10, 2016 – Alliance of Baptists Divests from Companies Profiting from Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Land
• April 7, 2016 – Unitarian Universalists Divest from Companies Profiting from Israel’s Occupation
• March 30, 2016 – Catholic Conference of Major Superiors of Men Calls for Boycott of Illegal Settlements
• January, 2016 – United Methodist Church Excludes Top 5 Israeli Banks for Involvement in Illegal Settlements
• December 2015 – United Methodist Church declares Israeli company Elbit Systems, long excluded for weapons production, also ineligible for investment due to involvement in human rights violations
• June 30, 2015 – United Church of Christ General Synod votes overwhelmingly to boycott and divest from Israeli occupation
• June, 2015 – National Council of Fellowship of Reconciliation Unanimously Endorses BDS
• July 31, 2014 – No Más Muertes endorses Palestinian call for BDS
• June 20, 2014 – Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly divests from companies involved in Israeli occupation
• June 12, 2014 – United Methodist Church divests from G4S in response to role in Israeli prisons
• Winter 2013/2014 – United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society Boycotts Sodastream
• March 16, 2013 – Mennonite Central Committee unanimously adopts AFSC 29-company no-buy list for divestment
• 18 Victories spanning 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 – 18 Quaker Meetings Across 15 States Endorse Boycott, Divestment, and, in some cases, Both
• September, 2012 – Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation divests from HP, Veolia
• July, 2012 – Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly votes to boycott settlement products
• May, 2012 – United Methodist Church General Conference votes to boycott settlement products
• May, 2012 – Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation divests from Caterpillar
• June, 2010 – Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly calls for U.S. Government to place sanctions on military assistance to Israel
• March 8, 2008 – American Friends Service Committee approves Israel-Palestine Investment Screen
• October 21, 2007 – National Coalition of American Nuns Publicly Urges Boycott of Caterpillar
• Summer, 2005 – United Church of Christ General Synod calls for the use of Economic Leverage — including ending military aid and divestment — to promote peace in Middle East
• Dozens of Victories spanning 2005 – 2015 – 18 United Methodist Church Annual Conferences — representing thousands of churches and hundreds of thousands of members — adopt 30 resolutions and statements calling for divestment; several divest their own conference funds
• July 2004 – Presbyterian Church (USA) votes overwhelmingly to begin the process of selective divestment – National

• February 22, 2022 – Defeat of Virginia anti-boycott bill (HB 1161) – Richmond, Virginia
• April 25, 2019 – Court strikes down Texas anti-BDS law – Pfluegerville, Texas
• February 28, 2019 – In cross-movement Invest/Divest win, City of Boston commits to moving $150M city funds into socially responsible investment – Boston, Massachusetts
• February 25, 2019 – Bloomfield New Jersey Town Council changes its mind and rescinds anti-BDS legislation – Bloomfield, New Jersey
• November 29, 2018 – Mayor pulls Police Chief from trip to Israel – Northhampton, Massachusetts
• November 29, 2018 – Vermont State Police leader pulls out of trip to Israel – Vermont
• May 18, 2018 – Missouri Anti-BDS Bill Fails – Missouri
• April 16, 2018 – Durham City Council prohibits police exchanges with Israel – Durham, North Carolina
• February 7, 2018 – Massachusetts State Senate effectively kills anti-BDS legislation – Massachusetts
• January 30, 2018 – ACLU Wins Injunction Against Kansas State Anti-Boycott Law – Kansas
• January 12, 2018 – New Orleans City Council Passes Resolution to Divest from Human Rights Violations (later rescinded) – New Orleans, Louisiana
• August 3, 2017 – Senator Gillibrand Withdraws Support from Anti-Boycott Act – New York
• June 11, 2017 – Sacramento Transit Drops G4S! – Sacramento, California
• April 6, 2017 – Portland City Council Permanently Halts All Investments in Private Corporations Following Historic Campaign – Portland, Oregon
• December 21, 2016 – In Historic Vote, City of Portland Votes to Temporarily Cease Investments in All Corporate Securities Including Occupation Profiteer Caterpillar and Prison Profiteer Wells Fargo – Portland, Oregon
• July 19, 2016 – City of Berkeley divests from G4S – Berkeley, CA
• Spring 2016 – Denver Water Board Drops G4S Following BDS Campaign – Denver, CO
• March 17, 2016 – Portland’s Socially Responsible Investment Committee Recommends City Boycott of Caterpillar – Portland, OR
• January 2016 – Delaware Neighbors Against the Occupation Defeats Anti-BDS Bill – New Castle County, DE
• October 12, 2015 – Portland Human Rights Commission Unanimously Endorses Placing 4 Companies on No-Buy List, First Step Towards Becoming Occupation Free City – Portland, Oregon
• April, 2015 – Oregon Dept of Justice Mandates that SodaStream Change Misleading Product Labels – Portland, Oregon
• December 3, 2014 – Baltimore Rejects Veolia following coalition campaign – Baltimore, Maryland
• November, 2014 – Durham severs ties with G4S – Durham, North Carolina
• January 8, 2014 – Veolia loses Massachusetts commuter rail contract – Boston, Massachusetts
• October 29, 2013 – St. Louis Dumps Veolia – St. Louis, Missouri
• January, 2013 – Veolia Withdraws from California Water Contract Bidding – Yolo County (Woodland and Davis), California

• March 20, 2022 – Oregon trade unions pass historic resolution demanding state divestment from Israeli spyware firm NSO Group – Portland, Oregon
• June 28, 2021 – Seattle teacher’s union endorses BDS and demands ending police collaboration with Israel – Seattle, Washington
• June 6, 2021 – Block the Boat Victory in Oakland – Oakland, California
• April 22, 2016 – New York University Graduate Employee Union Becomes First Private University Labor Union to Support Full BDS – New York, NY
• April 14, 2016 – UMass Amherst Graduate Employee Union (UAW) Overwhelmingly Endorses BDS – Amherst, Massachusetts
• October 22, 2015 – Connecticut AFL-CIO Convention Calls on National Federation to Adopt BDS – Connecticut
• August 16-20, 2015 – United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) Becomes First National Union in U.S. to Endorse BDS
• December 10, 2014 – Members of University of California Graduate Student-Worker’s Union UAW 2865 ratify resolution to join BDS movement – State of California
• Fall, 2014 – West Coast “Block the Boat” Port Actions Prevent Zim Lines from Docking – West Coast
• July 7, 2010 – California International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 Branch refuses to unload Israeli cargo ship – Oakland, California

(Not listed elsewhere)

• August 3, 2014 – Soros Fund Management drops SodaStream
• June 6, 2014 – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation divests from G4S
• Between July and November, 2013 – Pension giant TIAA-CREF divests Social Choice fund from Veolia
• Between March and August, 2013 – TIAA-CREF divests from SodaStream
• July, 2012 – Abigail Disney renounces shares of Ahava
• June, 2012 – Morgan Stanley Capital International removes Caterpillar from socially responsible companies list
• May/June, 2012 – Pension giant TIAA-CREF divests Social Choice fund from Caterpillar
• September 12, 2009 – TIAA-CREF divests from Africa-Israel company due to violations of “human rights and international law”

• August 18, 2021 – 14-year-old Mauritian chess player refuses to play Israeli chess player in the Junior World Cup – International
• July 23, 2021 – Algerian judoka refuses to participate in an Olympic match with Israel – International
• February 9, 2017 – Super Bowl winner Michael Bennett boycotts trip to Israel, says he won’t be used by Israel – National

• December 3, 2018 – Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib rejects AIPAC trip, plans delegation to Palestine – Washington, DC
• April 12, 2018 – Starbucks demotes ADL following outcry about role in Israeli police exchanges – National
• August 4, 2017 – Democratic Socialists of America respond to Palestinian Civil Society’s call by fully supporting BDS
• August 1, 2016 – Movement for Black Lives Platform Calls for BDS
• June 6, 2016 – Green Party Candidate for President Endorses BDS
• August, 2015 – Over 1,000 Black activists, artists, scholars, students and organizations sign Black Solidarity Statement with Palestine, endorsing BDS
• March 3, 2015 – 60 U.S. elected officials publicly #SkiptheSpeech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, effectively boycotting him
• November, 2014 – Dream Defenders endorse BDS at National Conference
• June 1, 2010 – By full general membership consensus, San Francisco Green Party Joins BDS Movement, boycotts all products & services benefiting Israel – San Francisco, California
• October, 2008 – Oxfam International publicly denounces donor Lev Leviev due to support for Israeli settlements
• June 21, 2008 – UNICEF severs ties with Israeli mogul Lev Leviev over settlement building
• November 28, 2005 – Greens, Calling for Palestinian Rights, Urge Divestment from Israel