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A Time To Be Radical
By Nick Juliano Posted: 02/23/2009 Students have historically been at the forefront of progressive causes that challenge the existing political order and criticize inequalities such as racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. In the 1960s, Students for a Democratic Society stood alongside Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. as they addressed injustices of […]
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Power of student action forces university to divest its holdings in major arms companies
Feb 27 2009 by Lisa Jones, South Wales Echo Power of student action forces university to divest its holdings in major arms companies A THREE-DAY sit-in by students protesting against their university”s investment in major arms companies has ended. Cardiff Students Against War yesterday finished its occupation of the Shandon Lecture Theatre in Cardiff University”s […]
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Carleton University Administration violates free expression – bans and confiscates posters of CARLOS LATTUF
Write to Carleton University president to demand the restoration of student rights February 18, 2009* On February 8, Students Against Israeli Apartheid at Carleton University put up 100 posters for “Israeli Apartheid Week”, a series of lectures and public events that will occur on campuses in over 40 cities around the world. On February 9, […]
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Plymouth University Occupied!
Plymouth Occupation | 25.02.2009 10:46 | Around 20 students from the University of Plymouth have occupied room 202 of the Smeaton building, in the middle of campus. Our demands are as follows: 1. That the University of Plymouth issue a statement condemning the recent and continuing atrocities perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza strip. The […]
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Urgent: Students Against Israeli Apartheid (York) Suspended and Fined
Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University (SAIA York) received notice of a 30-day suspension, a $1000 fine and an individual fine of $250 for the student signatory for the group. In explaining these measures, York University administration cites a demonstration organized in solidarity with students in Gaza, stating that “your club actively participated in […]
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ST ANDREWS STUDENTS DECLARE VICTORY ON SEVENTH DAY
The students of the occupation of United College in St Andrews have announced victory after receiving a statement and accompanying assurances to review and investigate ties with Israel in light of the recent conflict in Gaza from the University today. The statement, which was delivered to the 80 occupying students in attendance at 1 PM […]
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Academic boycott of Israel takes off in Canada
Wednesday February 25, 2009 Saed Bannoura – IMEMC Over 40 universities in Canada will be participating in activities to mark ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’, beginning on Sunday. Students from the participating universities are calling for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions until Israel ends, what they call, apartheid policies against the Palestinians. In addition […]
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The Haverford Campaign Calls for Divestment from Israel
By Nathan Karnovsky [Bi-College News] 24 February 2009 – “Do you notice that, even among educated people, there is general recognition of the fact that the modern state of Israel was founded as a symbol of the suffering of humanity…but almost no awareness that this has been at the expense of another people who were […]
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170 Members of NYU’s Faculty Release Statement & Petition Calling for Reinstatement of Suspended Take Back NYU Students
Feb 25th, 2009 by Take Back NYU! As NYU faculty, we call on the Administration to reinstate those students who have been summarily suspended for their recent protest at Kimmel, pending proper hearings by NYU”s disciplinary board. If there is disciplinary action, it should follow–not precede–fair hearings, in which both sides are represented and the […]
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Our Open Letter To Haverford College
We, the undersigned alumni and associates of Haverford College, deplore the ongoing atrocities and injustices committed by the State of Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. Acknowledging that Haverford’s divestment from South Africa had a positive impact on ending apartheid, we demand that Haverford College divest fully from any entity that […]
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