“Boycott,” Five Years Later: Reclaiming the Right to Boycott

Five years ago, Boycott premiered with a simple yet urgent question: What happens when the government tries to legislate away our right to protest? Since then, anti-boycott laws—once primarily targeting Palestine advocacy—have become a blueprint for broader anti-democratic legislation across the United States, restricting protest, dissent, and civic participation on issues ranging from environmental justice and Indigenous sovereignty to racial justice, gun violence prevention, and LGBTQ+ rights.

But today, a growing repeal movement is gaining momentum. Lawmakers and grassroots coalitions across the country—including in Wisconsin, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Illinois, and Arizona—are working to overturn anti-boycott laws that punish individuals and businesses for engaging in peaceful political expression, reflecting a widening recognition that such laws threaten core First Amendment protections.

Please join us for a virtual screening of Boycott, followed by a discussion on Wednesday, May 13, at 2:00 pm ET / 9:00 pm Jerusalem time that reunites protagonists from the film alongside civil rights attorneys and organizers to examine what this moment reveals about the evolving landscape of protest rights in the United States. 

Upon registering, you will receive early access to stream the full film ahead of the event. 

This conversation will be moderated by Daniel Nerenberg, Education and Communications Specialist, Just Vision, and feature the following speakers:

• Alan Leveritt, Publisher of the Arkansas Times and Boycott protagonist
• Bahia Amawi, Palestinian-American speech therapist and Boycott protagonist
• Brian Hauss, Deputy Director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, also featured in Boycott
• Janan Najeeb, Founder and Executive Director of the Muslim Women’s Coalition and Founder of the Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine, a statewide coalition of 95 organizations working to repeal Wisconsin’s anti-boycott law