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University of California Faculty Letter Re: Statement of Principles Against Intolerance
To: Professor Kathleen Montgomery, Chair UC Committee on Academic Freedom
Professor Jody Kreiman, Chair, UCLA Committee on Academic Freedom
Professor Dan Hare, Chair, University-wide Academic Senate
Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish Showcased in Transit Ads in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 1, 2016: Palestine Advocacy Project has brought the work of Palestinian National Poet Mahmoud Darwish to San Francisco in a series of posters on SFMTA….
Move this conference away from Jerusalem
Letters to The Independent,
Silencing Palestinian solidarity speech at Columbia
After posting a statement on our group Facebook page in solidarity with the newly launched Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign on campus, we, the Barnard-Columbia Socialists, have found ourselves the….
Columbia University in the City of New York Faculty Petition
As both scholars and community members, we are professionally, intellectually, and morally invested in our University. We deem it our duty to hold our institution accountable for the ethical implications….
Traveling While Black: I Was Racially Profiled and Locked Up in Israel
Detroit activist and writer Kristian Davis Bailey was en route to a West Bank conference to talk about Black and Palestinian solidarity when Israeli police accused him of drug smuggling. Here, he reflects on the trauma of his arrest and insists that it’s nothing compared to what Palestinians face.
Backed by the system : Abuse and Torture at the Shikma Interrogation Facility
Palestinian prisoners are being held in painful positions for up to 35 hours, according to a new report. The Israel Security Agency, known as Shin Bet, is confining detainees to….
Controversial vote by McGill students supports BDS
Students’ Society of McGill University General Assembly motion
At the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Winter 2016 General Assembly (GA) on February 22, 2016, the motion to support BDS was passed, with 512 in favour, 387 opposed, and 14 abstentions. However, in online ratification, the motion was nullified with 2819 (57%) voting no, 2119 (43%) voting yes, and 348 (6.6%) abstentions.
We will be pursuing recourse for the fact that there was illegal campaigning to vote no on the motion.
Thanks to everyone for all your support. The fight is not over.
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Join #IsraeliApartheidWeek 2016 Each year, Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) takes place in more than 150 universities and cities across the world. With creative education and action, IAW aims to raise….