URGENT UPDATE: HB2723 Hearing CANCELLED AGAIN. Stay Engaged! Send a letter to your legislator NOW!
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URGENT UPDATE: HB2723 Hearing CANCELLED AGAIN. Stay Engaged! Send a letter to your legislator NOW! ·
The Illinois Human Rights
Advocacy Protection Act
HB2723 / SB2462
The Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act
ILHRAPA will repeal Illinois’ 2015 AIPAC-sponsored anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions) law. This bill is currently rescheduled in committee for 2/26. WE NEED SLIPS NOW!
Illinois was the first (of now 38 states) to pass anti-BDS legislation.
Illinois will also be the first state to end the injustice and the suppression of human rights!
Power in numbers! We have the will of the people on our side, so click below to take action now! Let’s let Springfield know that Illinois believes in free speech and human rights!
We need your help putting Illinois on the right side of history by repealing our state's unjust anti-boycott law that was signed by former Governor Bruce Rauner in 2015. In 2014, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s administration devoted $25.5 million to an anti-BDS task force.
The State of Illinois is actively suppressing human rights advocacy and shielding Israel from accountability by retaliating against companies that use economic means to put pressure on Israel. We cannot let this stand.
The Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act (HB 2723 / SB 2462), introduced by Rep. Rashid and Sen. Porfirio, would restore protections for peaceful advocacy by repealing the state's 2015 anti-boycott law that targets advocates for Palestinian rights.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Deputy Majority Leader Robert "Bob" Rita
Rep. Carol Ammons
Rep. Norma Hernandez
Rep. Justin Slaughter
Rep. Suzanne Ness
Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Assistant Majority Leader Dagmara Avelar
Assistant Majority Leader Edgar González Jr.
Rep. Michael Crawford
Rep. Lisa Davis
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
Rep. Aarón Ortíz
Rep. Sonya Harper
Rep. Nabeela Syed
Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Rep. Will Davis
Rep. Will Guzzardi
Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Rep. Yolanda Morris
Rep Theresa Mah
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Sen. Mike Porfirio
Sen. Karina Villa
Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Sen. Rachel Ventura
Assistant Majority Leader Mattie Hunter
Sen. Michael Hastings
Sen. Javier Cervantes
Sen. Mark Walker
Sen. Emil Jones III
Assistant Majority Leader David Koehler
Sen. Celina Villanueva
Sen. Mike Simmons
Sen. Kimberly Lightford
Sen. Robert Peters
Sen. Omar Aquino
Illinois is on the Wrong Side of History
In 2015, Illinois was the first state to pass a bill into law that punishes a fundamental, crucial form of peaceful protest: using a financial boycott to protest Israel’s human rights violations.
The bill was distributed throughout the country, resulting in 38 states across the nation passing a law that punishes companies and/or individual contractors for boycotting Israel over concerns for Palestinian human rights.
Illinois makes Israel uniquely immune from peaceful protest and objecting to their actions.
In 2019, Ben & Jerry’s took a stand for human rights, and Illinois retaliated by directing our state pension fund to withdraw its investment in the parent company, Unilever, by an estimated sum of over $100M.
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. (Reuters: Ken Cedeno)
Pass the Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act
The Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act (HB 2723 / SB 2462), introduced by Rep. Rashid and Sen. Porfirio, would restore protections for peaceful advocacy by repealing the state's 2015 anti-boycott law that targets Palestinian rights & anti-genocide advocates for boycotting Israel.
The bill will restore our right to peacefully protest and protect vulnerable communities from retaliation.
Our laws must reflect the Illinoisan’s values of protecting civil liberties and human rights.
President Donald Trump has called for US troops to take over Gaza and make Gaza the “Riviera of the Middle East,” forcing the removal of 2 million innocent people and explicitly threatening ethnic cleansing.
University protestors are being threatened with deportation for standing up for the over 140,000 Palestinians who have been killed.
We Must Protect Our Rights
Illinois should not withdraw investments from companies that protest these atrocities.
As a humanitarian catastrophe continues to unfold before our eyes due to Israeli policy of occupation and apartheid in Palestine, Illinoisans reserve the right to engage in peaceful protest and express their belief in a just peace. We must work to protect these rights.
SPREAD THE WORD!
Print and distribute this flyer in your communities (think your local coffee shop, your community organization, your campus, etc.) Things are changing quickly with this bill— it is being scheduled and cancelled in committee — the QR code on this flyer goes to our “Witness Slips” page, which is regularly updated as things with The Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act develop.