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College students were central to the divestment campaign that toppled apartheid South Africa in the 1980s and early 1990s. Now Palestinians and peace and justice activists around the world are calling for another campaign of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions to end a brutal Israeli occupation that is as old as many college students' parents.

ERIC RUDER is a writer and activist who has closely followed events in Israel/Palestine and the consequent development of the BDS movement. He will discuss why such a movement is necessary today to win justice for Palestinians and peace for Israel—and how students are once again leading the way.