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Columbia County For Palestine
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A coalition of Columbia County, NY area activists committed to the cause of a #FreePalestine. Contact: columbiacountyforpalestine [at] gmail [dot] com linktr.ee/columbiacounty4palestine
Coverage in today's Columbia Paper of the Oct 21 vote by the Hudson Common Council asking @nyscomptroller.bsky.social to stop purchasing Israel Bonds. #BreaktheBonds
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Kavitha Chekuru speaking at Nov 8 Columbia County for Palestine event "Killing the Messengers: Israel's Attacks on Palestinian Journalists, and U.S. Complicity" at the Hudson Area Library. Kavitha Cheruku is an independent journalist and director of "The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh."
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Shahd Safi speaking at Nov 8 Columbia County for Palestine event "Killing the Messengers: Israel's Attacks on Palestinian Journalists, and U.S. Complicity" at the Hudson Area Library. Shahd Safi is an Arabic/English translator and freelance journalist who grew up in Gaza.
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
On 11/8, CC4P presents Killing the Messengers: Israel's Attacks on Palestinian Journalists, and U.S. Complicity. At the Hudson Area Library. The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh and 2 short films about Palestinian journalists in Gaza will be screened. Discussion after with Kavitha Chekuru & Shahd Safi.
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Watch the moment when the City of Hudson's Common Council approved a landmark pro-divestment resolution calling on the New York State Comptroller @nyscomptroller.bsky.social to stop purchasing Israel Bonds, this past Tuesday. Read the full press release in our bio.
October 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Hudson Common Council passed a Resolution Calling on the New York State Comptroller @nyscomptroller.bsky.social to Stop Purchasing Israel Bonds. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Nov 8 at 2pm, Killing the Messengers: Israel's Attacks on Palestinian Journalists, and U.S. Complicity at the Hudson Area Library. A screening of the documentary film The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh (Al Jazeera, 2022) and two short films about Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Followed by discussion
October 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, Oct 24 @ 1:30PM, Film Columbia 2025, Crandell Theatre, Chatham, NY. Palestinian photo journalist Fatma Hassouna communicates via cell phone with filmmaker Sepideh Farsi who builds the story with photo captures. The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes film festival.
October 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
At the same 9/5 event, protesters dogged @nyscomptroller.bsky.social to his SUV, calling on him to divest over $352M of NY state & local employee pensions tied up in Israel Bonds. DiNapoli canceled his speech after protesters disrupted Riley's remarks. #BDS
September 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ICYMI. Constituents of @reprileyny.bsky.social confronted him at the annual picnic of @columbiaconydems.bsky.social over his failure to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. #StoptheGenocide #LetGazaLive
September 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Constituents of @reprileyny.bsky.social and @nyscomptroller.bsky.social confronted them over their actions and inaction that supports the ethnic cleansing and genocide in Palestine. Read all about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
September 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
H. Res. 473 calls on USG to use all available diplomatic tools to bring about the release of hostages, delivery of food and humanitarian aid, and an end to the "conflict" in Gaza. @reprileyny.bsky.social join 99 of your Democratc colleagues in signing on.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
June 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Tom DiNapoli brushes off $350M that the NYS retirement fund has invested in Israel Bonds. The 3 credit rating agencies have downgraded Israel’s credit outlook for the future as negative. Tell DiNapoli No more investments in Israel Bonds! @breakthebondsnys.bsky.social @drewwarshaw.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Columbia County for Palestine will meet on 5/3 to discuss future plans: Break the Bonds NYS, local BDS campaigns, protests and vigils, and supporting journalists in Palestine and dissent in the U.S. Email columbiacountyforpalestine [at] gmail [dot] com for the meeting location and further details.
April 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
From @kschoemerae.bsky.social closing reception, The Asking Eye: Photographs by Daniel Karp, 4/27 @ 2-5 pm at Random Harvest. P.G. Six & Wednesday Knudsen perform. Photos for purchase. Jeff Economy spins records. Pesto for Palestine pizzas. $10 suggested donation. All proceeds go to Gaza families.
April 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@rvilkomerson.bsky.social , executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace from 2009-2019, speaking at the March 22 event "Community Responses to Israel's U.S.-Supported War on Palestinians: A Talk on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Campaigns," held at the Hudson Area Library.
March 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
major focus of discussion. In NY, @breakthebondsnys.bsky.social aims to get @nyscomptroller.bsky.social Tom DiNapoli to stop making new investments in Israel bonds, in his capacity overseeing the pension fund of the NY state and local retirement system. Such investments are done for political
March 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
On 3/22, more than 90 people gathered in Hudson, NY to discuss community responses to Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank which are enabled by U.S. bombs and policy decisions, despite widespread public opposition. Resistance via the @bdsmovement.bsky.social was a
March 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Riham Barghouti, founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), speaking at the March 22 event "Community Responses to Israel's U.S.-Supported War on Palestinians: A Talk on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Campaigns," in Hudson, NY.
March 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
@rvilkomerson.bsky.social spoke with WAMC today about ending U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, BDS, the new @breakthebondsnys.bsky.social campaign, and fighting Trump’s authoritarianism. Rebecca will be speaking on BDS on Saturday, March 22 at 3:30 PM, at the Hudson Area Library.
March 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Riham Barghouti, Founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), who will be speaking at the Hudson Area Library in Hudson, NY, March 22, at 3:30 PM about the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
March 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
On Mar 22 at 3:30 pm a free talk & discussion of @bdsmovement.bsky.social will be held in Hudson. Speakers incl. Riham Barghouti, a founding member of @pacbi.bsky.social and @rvilkomerson.bsky.social former ED of @jvp.bsky.social An update on @breakthebondsnys.bsky.social will also be presented.
March 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Oscar winning documentary continues to be shown in Hudson on dates/locations below.

@story_screen_presents:
Fri Mar 14 @ 2:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM
Sat Mar 15 @ 4:30 PM 9:30 PM
Sun Mar 16 @ 2:00 PM 4:30 PM
Mon Mar 17 @ 7:00 PM
Thurs Mar 20 @ 2:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM

@tsl_hudson Sun Mar 16 @ 5:15pm
March 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@kschoemerae.bsky.social has organized an exhibition by local artist Daniel Karp at Random Harvest. Sales proceeds to go to Palestinian families. Opening reception 3/29 w/ @snackpointcharlie.bsky.social djing & pesto pizzas (gf & v available) + QR codes for families needing support. Runs til 4/27.
March 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Oscar winner No Other Land continues its run at TSL in Hudson through 3/10. Also showing at Story Screen in Hudson 3/14-20. #EndtheOccupation #FreePalestine
March 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM