Falkirk Pension Fund, which manages £2.3 billion in the pension funds for Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils, sold off its £6m holding in Bank Hapoalim
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Government suffers defeat in court by Palestine campaigners over boycott, divestment and sanctions
22 June 2017, Palestine Solidarity Campaign The Government has acted unlawfully by attempting to restrict local councils from pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against
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Portland halts investment in Caterpillar
by Nora Barrows-Friedman, Electronic Intifada, 5 January 2017 The city of Portland, Oregon, has voted to temporarily halt its investments in all corporate securities after
Read moreIona Community back justice for Palestine and criticise Christian Zionism
by Michael Gray, CommonSpace, 4th January 2017 THE CHRISTIAN GROUPING the Iona Community has declared its support for the ‘Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions’ (BDS) movement of
Read moreUS Churches Advance Effective Solidarity with Palestinian Freedom, Justice and Equality
by Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), 3rd July 2016 The Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly have both made powerful decisions advancing solidarity
Read moreKilling in the name of: Scottish council arms investments revealed
by David Jamieson, CommonSpace, 3rd June 2016 COMMON WEAL SOUTH LANARKSHIRE has released information from a series of wide-ranging Freedom of Information (FoI) requests which unveil the extent of
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US church divests from Israeli banks
by Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, 13 January 2016 The $20-billion pension fund of the United Methodist Church has divested from two Israeli banks and excluded
Read moreDanish pensions giant dumps German firm over West Bank exploitation
Charlotte Silver, Electronic Intifada, 15 December 2015 The largest private pension and insurance fund in Denmark has divested from a German company because it is
Read moreUS church votes by landslide to divest from Israeli occupation
by Ali Abunimah Activism, Electronic Intifada, 30th June 2015 The United Church of Christ (UCC) today overwhelmingly passed a resolution to support boycotts and divestment
Read moreExclusive: Glasgow City Council pension fund investing in 12 of the top 20 arms companies in the world
by Liam O’Hare, CommonSpace, 1st April 2015 A GLASGOW City Council-run pension scheme has significant investments in arms companies linked to oppressive regimes, CommonSpace can
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