Monday, February 9, 2015

Boycotting as Expression





"A boycott is a type of freedom of expression.
Whether or not you agree with it,
 people have the right to practice it and to call for it."



 Chen Tamir
 
Curator at the Center for Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv and Associate Director of Artis.


 From the article: 'The quiet boycott: When Israeli art is out'



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" . . .  the Supreme Court of the United States

has affirmed that boycotts are protected

free speech . . . "



 Charlotte Silver, Journalist

From the article: 
Washington supreme court hears arguments on Olympia co-op’s boycott of Israeli goods



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Image from Wikimedia Commons.

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Boycott for Peace! 

1 comment:

  1. Poster Exhibit: Boycott! The Art of Economic Activism . . . You may be able to bring this traveling exhibit to your town:

    https://fosnamadisonconference2014.wordpress.com/poster-exhibit-boycott-the-art-of-economic-activism/

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