Trent offers lessons for defeating BDS on campus

Trent offers lessons for defeating BDS on campus

February 10, 2015 Opinion, Perspectives

On Jan. 29, the Trent University Central Student Association passed a motion revoking a 2013 policy endorsing boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against the State of Israel. This development – a setback for the divisive and destructive BDS movement – would never have happened were it not for a group of dedicated Trent students. Their remarkable victory is significant in that it offers a four-point blueprint for how campus activists can effectively counter BDS. 

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