London, UK, May 14, 2022: Campaign sign at the End Apartheid – Free Palestine march in protest of 74 years of Nakba. Photo credit: John Gomez/Shutterstock.

by Barbara Taft
MEPJAC Leadership Team

May 2023

The Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) is proud to announce that our committee has signed on to the Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge, and that the WILPF US Section has now officially signed on as well. Information about this initiative can be found at Apartheid-Free Communities – Cut Your Ties to Israeli Apartheid.

The following is what the initiative calls upon endorsers to pledge to do. In addition, we would like you to urge other groups, including religious and secular entities, to also sign on. The pledge has been widely accepted by a range of groups, including Jewish, Christian, and Muslim organizations, as well as social justice and human rights groups. Please help us to spread the word.

Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge

We Affirm: our commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and all people;

We Oppose: all forms of racism, bigotry, discrimination, and oppression; and

We Declare: ourselves an apartheid-free community; and to that end

We Pledge: to join others in working to end all support to Israel’s apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.