Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington has announced their participation in the September Project. Their events focus on “how libraries can help explore controversial topics.”
A Digital Journalism class will explore the controversy surrounding the Olympia food co-op’s
decision to boycott Israeli products (on a local scale) and issues surrounding the Israeli/Palestinian conflict (on a global scale).
The Digital Journalism students will research the topic and create a slide show which will include 40-80 quotes, various sources and images, representing multiple perspectives on the issue. The slide show will run on the library wall monitors during a week in September. This slide show will also be made available online.
This sounds like an interesting project! Any resources you all need from supporters of boycott feel free to contact Olympia BDS at contact@olympiabds.org. There are plenty of quotes available on the website from nomy lamm to Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb at http://www.olympiabds.org. Please feel free to contact if you have any questions.
There are also testimonies available from the Aug 12th public forum put on by the food co-op and videos from the Why Boycott event.
Thanks for putting this out there.
Anna-Marie