Everything you wanted to know but never dared to ask about BDS
A conversation with Omar Barghouti
- Date
- 11 June 2024
- Time
- 15:30 -17:00
- Room
- B3.09
What is BDS? What are the origins and goals of the movement? What are its key ethical principles and inspirations? What kind of companies and institutions does it target, and why?
This event is to provide the AISSR community with the opportunity to have a conversation and debate with Omar Barghouti, a Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of BDS. There will be ample space to ask questions, voice criticism, or express disagreement.
About the speaker
Omar Barghouti is a Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. He is a co-recipient of the 2017 Gandhi Peace Award. He holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, NY, and is pursuing a PhD in Philosophy (ethics) at the University of Amsterdam. He is the author of, BDS: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights (Haymarket: 2011). His commentaries and views have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, among others.
Moderator
Dr. Dimitris Bouris, Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam.