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Steven Salaita Vindicated in Federal Court
Crucially, as this article explains, the judge ruled that the topic of Israel-Palestine was of great public concern, and therefore freedom of speech and academic freedom even more called for; he dismissed the university’s argument that it needed to protect the campus against “disruption.” This has huge ramifications for future activism.
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USACBI: Standing with Steven Salaita
USACBI (the United States Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) applauds the ruling by Federal Judge Harry D. Leinenweber on August 6, 2015 in favor of Steven Salaita”s legal case against the University of Illinois (UIUC). Judge Leinenweber”s opinion rejects the University of Illinois” motion to dismiss Salaita”s case for breach of […]
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Judge Refuses to Throw Out Salaita’s Case Against UIUC, Wise Resigns, Emails Revealed
OC member David Palumbo-Liu placed this article in Salon to inform a wide readership of the tremendous victory awarded Steven Salaita yesterday in federal court. He encouraged readers to follow the developments of the case, that might well have wide ramifications for organizing and advocating for BDS.
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On One-Year Anniversary of Salaita Case, Some Good News
Corey Robin’s post on this great news regarding Steven Salaita’s court case.
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In Defense of Deepa Kumar
The United States Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel stands in solidarity with Professor Deepa Kumar who is under attack by Fox News for exposing the violence of U.S. imperialism on her twitter account. Professor Kumar cited the U.S. killing of more than 1.3 million people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as […]
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Audio: Status Hour Special Feature on Academic Freedom and Academic Boycott
Status Hour audio journal has produced a new special segment focusing on academic freedom, academic boycott, and political speech in academia. In this gripping special segment, host Tareq Radi speaks to Judith Tucker, Ilana Feldman, Nashiha Alam, Lisa Rofel, and Nadia Abu El Haj, who illuminate the challenges of passing academic boycott, as well as […]
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Cornel West joins USACBI advisory board, cancels lecture at University of Illinois in protest of Salaita firing
Dr. Cornel West, professor at Union Theological Seminary and esteemed public intellectual, has joined the Advisory Board of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. USACBI is very pleased to welcome Dr. West to its Advisory Board and looks forward to working with him in the future. In addition, Dr. West […]
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Racism, Militarism, Poverty: From Ferguson to Palestine. In Support of Angela Davis
USACBI is a signatory of this collective statement in support of Angela Davis and UC Santa Cruz, in response to vicious attacks from the Amcha Initiative upon Davis and the university: Racism, Militarism, Poverty: From Ferguson to Palestine We support and congratulate UC Santa Cruz on their selection of Angela Davis for UCSC”s 31st annual […]
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USACBI Statement in Solidarity with Professor Angela Y. Davis
31 January 2015 – USACBI is pleased to join with a broad spectrum of progressive and anti-racist organizations, religious groups, faculty organizations, peace and justice activists, and people of conscience from all walks of life in condemning the AMCHA Initiative”s latest assault on academic freedom. AMCHA has written to Chancellor Blumenthal of UC Santa Cruz […]
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Take action: Defend Palestine Supporters at John Jay College from “Anti-Semitism” Slander
To add your name to this petition, please go to: https://www.change.org/p/jeremy-travis-president-john-jay-college-of-criminal-justice-cuny-defend-palestine-supporters-from-anti-semitism-slander This petition will be delivered to: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Jeremy Travis, President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Student Life Coordinator John Leebens DEFEND PALESTINE SUPPORTERS FROM “ANTI-SEMITISM” SLANDER On 21 October, 2014, Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College […]
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