Action Alert: Ask Veolia advisors to take a stand for Justice in Palestine!

Source: Palsolidarity, 16-12-2006
Jerusalem (al-Quds) Region - from the Grassroots Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
Connex / Veolia and Alstom are the international investors in the Citypass consortium that will build and run a light rail project in Jerusalem (al-Quds) that incorporates a number of Jewish settlements around East Jerusalem, built on stolen Palestinian land. It ensures the contiguity of these colonies with the central areas of the city and plays a key role in sustaining the settlements and ensuring they become a permanent fixture upon Palestinian land.
Veolia's involvement in the tramline makes the company complicit in "Israel`s" violations of international law reaping significant profits over a 30 year period, money stained with the blood and misery of Palestinians under Occupation and currently being expelled from Jerusalem.
Veolia has rejected to heed the calls from Palestine and international organizations.
Thus international pressure is mounting on the corporation to stop their involvement in the Judaization of Jerusalem (al-Quds).
* Connex shuttles have been blockaded in Geneva.
* Following protests by trade unions and IPSC in August 2006, Veolia Transport Ireland had called off plans to train "Israeli" personnel to operate the tramline in Jerusalem (al-Quds).
* In November the Dutch ASN Bank decided to divest from Veolia until the company respects the relevant UN resolutions.
Support us in putting further pressure on Veolia!
Address the advisors of the Institut Veolia Environnement, the group's prestige institute aiming to "propose a forum for dialogue and interchange with academia, institutions and the different actors in society."
Ask the intellectuals associated with the institute to re-consider their support of Veolia as long as Veolia supports violations of Palestinian rights!