WHEREAS, Zionist forces have carried out a continuous program of settler colonialism,
apartheid, occupation, and ethnic cleansing against the indigenous Palestinian people.
WHEREAS, Palestinian civil society has called for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions
(BDS) of Israel until it complies with international law and universal principles of human rights.
WHEREAS, there are ongoing legislative efforts to deny or criminalize the right of Palestinians
in the US and their allies to free speech, assembly and academic freedom.
WHEREAS, the Democratic Socialists of America passed a resolution at it’s 2017 National
Convention in full support of BDS and condemning anti-BDS legislations.
RESOLVED, that the local chapter of Miami-Dade Democratic Socialists of America fully
endorses Palestinian civil society’s BDS call and commends the national organization’s action to
do so.
RESOLVED, that we condemn all anti-BDS legislative efforts (in particular: U.S. Senate S.720,
U.S. House of Representatives H.R. 1697, Florida’s HB 527/SB 68 passed in 2016, and HB
545/SB 780 passed in 2018).
RESOLVED, that we recognize our responsibility as internationalists and socialists to build
support and shift opinions on Palestinian solidarity.
RESOLVED, that we work to deepen our commitment to this issue through the internal political
education of our members, external community education, coalition building, and active
campaigning around freedom, justice, and equality for Palestinian people.