{"id":14492,"date":"2010-07-21T12:51:49","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T18:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=14492"},"modified":"2010-07-21T12:51:49","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T18:51:49","slug":"support-olympia-food-co-op-the-first-grocery-boycott-of-israel-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=14492","title":{"rendered":"Support Olympia Food Co-op &#8211; &#8220;the first grocery boycott of Israel in the US&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Olympia Food Co-op Boycotts Israeli Goods!<br \/>\nNow We Need Your Help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just last week the Board of Directors of the Olympia Food Co-op in Olympia,  WA, the hometown of Rachel Corrie, took the courageous step of instituting a boycott of Israeli goods, the first grocery boycott of Israel in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Already,  there is a movement afoot to condemn the Co-op for taking this  important stand. Please help us thank the Olympia Food Co-op and its  board of directors for supporting human rights in Palestine!<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Send brief emails of thanks to <a href=\"mailto:board@olympiafoodcoop\" target=\"_blank\">board@olympiafood.coop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Show your support for this boycott by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympiabds.org\/get-involved\/petition-in-support-of-the-olympia-food-co-op.html\" target=\"_blank\">signing our petition<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Visit us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympiabds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.OlympiaBDS.org<\/a> to learn more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ofcoop.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14495\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?attachment_id=14495\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ofcoop.jpg?fit=175%2C300\" data-orig-size=\"175,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ofcoop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ofcoop.jpg?fit=175%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ofcoop.jpg?fit=175%2C300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ofcoop.jpg?resize=175%2C300\" alt=\"\" title=\"ofcoop\" width=\"175\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ofcoop.jpg?w=175 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ofcoop.jpg?resize=87%2C150 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a>Olympia  BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) is a grassroots network of  community members in Olympia, WA, joining the call by Palestinian civil  society for a non-violent, global movement of boycott, divestment, and  sanctions of Israel, until it meets the requirements of human rights and  international law.<\/p>\n<p>In  answering to the Palestinian Call, we stand with Desmond Tutu, Naomi  Klein, Elvis Costello, Richard Falk and many, many others. The failure  of elected officials to hold Israel accountable for its atrocious actions forces global civil society to act, for a non-violent solution  and justice for Palestinians and Israelis alike.<\/p>\n<p>Olympia BDS<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympiabds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.olympiabds.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:contact@olympiabds.org\" target=\"_blank\">contact@olympiabds.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>via<\/em> Bay Area Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid :: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baceia.org\">www.baceia.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympia Food Co-op Boycotts Israeli Goods! Now We Need Your Help! 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