List of organizations that have endorsed the BDS movement
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List of organizations that support the BDS movement include organizations that either has supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement or has endorsed comprehensive boycotts of Israel. Comprehensive is here defined as a boycott that is not tied to a particular industry (e.g weapons embargo) or exclusiveupdate tag to goods from the Israeli settlements. The list does not include organizations that support BDS' right to call for a boycott of Israel but does not themselves support the boycott. The year column indicates when the organization first professed support for BDS.
| Organization | Type | Members | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh University Students' Association[1][fn 1] | Student union | 41,300 | UK | 2016 |
| The Harvard Crimson Editorial Board[2][3] | Editorial board | 87 | US | 2022 |
| Teaching Assistants Association[4] | Trade union | 9,000 | US | 2016 |
| Muslim Student Union[5] | Student union | ? | US | 2010 |
| National Lawyers Guild[6] | Bar association | ? | US | 2020 |
| Union of Agricultural Work Committees[7] | Farmers' union | ? | Palestine | 2012 |
| Canadian Union of Postal Workers[8] | Trade union | 54,000 | Canada | 2018 |
| Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante[9] | Student union | ? | Canada | 2008 |
| Fédération des femmes du Québec[10] | Feminist organization | ? | Canada | 2010 |
| Centrale des syndicats du Québec[11] | Trade union | 180,000[11] | Canada | 2018 |
| Democratic Socialists of America[12] | Political organization | ? | United States | 2017 |
| Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions | Trade union | 290,000 | Palestine | ? |
| Socialist Left Party[13] | Political party | ? | Norway | 2019 |
| ARIJ[fn 2] | Think tank | ? | Palestine | 2005 |
| Addameer[fn 2][14] | Prisoner support | ? | Palestine | 2005 |
| Palestinian NGOs Network | Umbrella org. for NGOs | 134[15] | Palestine | ? |
| Movement for Black Lives[16] | Coalition of human rights groups | 50+ | US | 2016 |
| Boycott from Within[17] | Political group | ? | Israel | ? |
| New Profile[17] | Political group | ? | Israel | 2019 |
| Women in Black[17] | Anti-war group | 10,000 | International | ? |
| BRISMES[18] | Scholarly organization | ? | UK | 2019 |
| LO[19] | Trade union | 900,000 | Norway | 2017 |
| Ma'an News Agency[fn 2][20] | Wire service | n/a | Palestine | 2005 |
| Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions[21] | Human rights NGO | ? | Israel | 2010 |
| War on Want[22] | Anti-poverty charity | ? | UK | 2018 |
| National Union of Journalists[fn 3][23] | Trade union | 40,000 | UK | 2007 |
| Union of Students in Ireland[24] | Student union | 374,000 | Ireland | 2018 |
| Irish Congress of Trade Unions[25] | Trade union | 600,000 | Ireland | 2009 |
| Scottish Trades Union Congress[26] | Trade union | 560,000 | UK | 2009 |
| University and College Union[27] | Trade union | 120,000 | UK | 2010 |
| National Union of Students[28] | Student union | Millions | UK | 2015 |
| National Campus and Community Radio Association[29] | NGO of radio stations | ? | Canada | 2011 |
| Mennonite Church Canada[30] | Church | 31,000 | Canada | 2016 |
| Unifor[31] | Trade union | 310,000 | Canada | 2017 |
| Concordia Graduate Students Association[32] | Student union | 8,000 | Canada | 2013 |
| Concordia Student Union[32] | Student union | ? | Canada | 2014 |
| York Federation of Students[33] | Student union | ? | Canada | 2013 |
| Scarborough Campus Students' Union[34] | Student union | 14,000 | Canada | 2020 |
| American Friends Service Committee[35] | Religious society | Thousands | US | 2019 |
| NATFHE[fn 4][36] | Trade union | 69,000[36] | UK | 2006 |
| CUT[37] | Trade union | 20 million | Brazil | ? |
| Trades Union Congress[37] | Trade union | 7 million | UK | ? |
| Canadian Union of Public Employees[37][38] | Trade union | 700,000 | Canada | 2006 |
| UE[39] | Trade union | 35,000 | US | 2015 |
| Hampshire College[37] | Private college | n/a | US | 2009 |
| Jewish Voice for Peace[40] | Human rights NGO | ? | US | 2015 |
| American Studies Association[41] | Scholarly organization | 5,000 | US | 2013 |
| Association for Asian American Studies[41] | Scholarly organization | ? | US | 2013 |
| American Anthropological Association[42] | Scholarly organization | 10,000+ | US | 2023 |
| Association for Humanist Sociology[41] | Scholarly organization | ? | US | ? |
| NACCS[41] | Scholarly organization | ? | US | ? |
| NAISA[41] | Scholarly organization | ? | US | ? |
| Middle East Studies Association of North America[41] | Scholarly organization | ? | US | ? |
| National Women's Studies Association[41][43] | Scholarly organization | 2,350 | US | 2015 |
| Congress of South African Trade Unions[44] | Trade union | ? | South Africa | 2011 |
| National Union of Teachers[45] | Trade union | ? | UK | 2014 |
| Unite the Union[46] | Trade union | ? | UK | 2014 |
| UAW Local 2865[fn 5][47] | Trade union | 14,000 | US | 2014 |
| Confédération des syndicats nationaux[48] | Trade union | 325,000 | Canada | 2015 |
| African National Congress[49] | Political party | 769,000 | South Africa | 2012 |
| Green Party of England and Wales[50] | Political party | ? | England and Wales | 2014 |
| Scottish Greens[51] | Political party | ? | Scotland | 2015 |
| Green Party of Canada[52] | Political party | ? | Canada | 2016 |
| Socialist International[53] | ? | ? | ? | 2018 |
| Greens New South Wales[54] | Political party | 3,000 | Australia | 2010 |
| Québec solidaire[55] | Political party | ? | Canada | ? |
| Students for Justice in Palestine | Human rights NGO | ? | International | ? |
| All India Kisan Sabha[56] | Peasant movement | 16 million | India | 2017 |
| Canadian Federation of Students[57] | Student union | 500,000 | Canada | 2018 |
| Association des Travailleurs Grecs du Québec[58] | Immigrant labor organization | ? | Canada | ? |
| NDN Collective[59] | Human rights NGO | ? | US | 2021 |
| Students' Federation of India[60] | Scholarly organization | 4,300,405[61] | India | 2018 |
| Latin American Council of Social Sciences[62] | Scholarly organization | ? | International | 2022 |
| University of Melbourne Student Union[63] | Student union | ? | Australia | 2022 |
| National Conference of Black Lawyers[64] | Human rights NGO | ? | US | 2021 |
| Green Party of California[65] | Political party | 85,828 | US | 2022 |
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa[66] | Church | ? | South Africa | 2019 |
| United Church of Christ[67] | Church | 773,500 | United States | 2015 |
| Northern Independence Party[68] | Political party | 1,400[69] | United Kingdom | 2023 |
| Fourth International[70] | Political organisation | ? | International | 2010 |
| Muslim Students Federation (Kerala state) | Student union | 200,000 | International | 2006 |
| Plaid Cymru[71] | Political party | 10,000 | Wales | 2024 |
| Disoccupied | Boycott website | ? | International | 2023 |
See also
Notes
- The motion passed 249 to 153 with 22 absentions but were later overturned.
- Signatory to the BDS call.
- In 2014, NUJ voted against a motion supporting boycotts of all Israeli goods and BDS.
- The motion calling for an academic boycott of Israel was only in effect a few days before the union merged with the Association of University Teachers at which point it was reduced to advisory status.
- A year after the UAW Local 2865 adopted its resolution in support of the BDS, the UAW International Executive Board "nullified" the vote.