NYC Activists Take Message Against Caterpillar to “Business and Sustainability” Conference

NYC activists on behalf of Palestinian rights. (Photo: NYC Indy Media)
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NEW YORK - NYC activists on behalf of Palestinian rights brought their message to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel this morning, where an executive from Caterpillar was scheduled to appear on a panel social responsibility and sustainability. The spirited rally excited police attention but no arrests. Later, while the CAT exec's talk was underway, an activist was arrested attempting to make a presentation to the same audience on CAT's role in Israel's ongoing campaign to destroy Palestinian homes, while another activist leafleted the conference attendees.

Latest information is that the arrested activist was taken to Manhattan North precinct, to be charged by the hotel with trespass.

The protest earlier this morning was endorsed by the International Solidarity Movement - NYC, NYU Students for Justice in Palestine, Queer Resistance for Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Women of a Certain Age, Jews Against the Occupation NYC, and the BootCAT Campaign. The conference itself was organized by the New York-based Conference Board, whose senior vice president, Gail Fosler, also serves on CAT's Board of Directors.