https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/f8cb692a-bf25-48b5-a967-441ac9ba2777 Appearing on MEE Live, Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, discussed the growing yet limited power of civilian efforts to influence political outcomes, particularly in the context of ending war and occupation. He emphasised that while civilian power alone may not stop a war, it plays a crucial role in pressuring institutions and governments through grassroots activism. Barghouti outlined how citizens can leverage influence at multiple levels - pressuring trade unions, city councils, churches, community and cultural centers - to adopt ethical procurement practices and divest from companies involved in human rights violations, including those complicit in the occupation of Palestine. He noted that this bottom-up pressure can gradually influence local and national governments. He pointed to examples in the Global South, including Colombia, South Africa and Malaysia where public movements have successfully pushed governments to adopt targeted, lawful sanctions. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:13:52 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/f8cb692a-bf25-48b5-a967-441ac9ba2777 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.