10-9-2014 Academia, The Battleground in the Palestinian Solidarity movement - Ben Norton Mondoweiss

http://mondoweiss.net/2014/10/baleground-palestinian-solidarity?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=c642c10a12-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-c642c10a12-398495333

 

 

On September 23 2014, Palestinian solidarity activists took part in the International Day of Action on College Campuses, calling for students and faculty around the world to pressure their academic institutions to support justice, human rights, and freedom for the Palestinian people.

The International Day of Action officially stated as its demands:

No to Academic Complicity with Israeli Occupation

No to Study Abroad Programs in Israel

No Investments in Apartheid and Occupation Supporting Companies

No to University Presidents' Visits to Israel

No Campus Police Training or Cooperation with Israeli Security

No Joint Research or Conferences with Israeli Institutions

No Cooperation with Hasbara Networks on College Campuses

No to Targeting Faculty for Speaking Against Israeli Crimes

No to Administrative Limits on Free Speech Rights of Palestine Activists

No to University Coordination and Strategizing with the ADL, JCRC, AJC, Stand With US, ZOA, Israeli Consulate to Limit Students Pro-Palestine Constitutionally Protected Activities.

The call was spearheaded by Hatem Bazian, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. A large rally was held at this school, with over 300 attendees…

Similar demonstrations and events were held around the country…

Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

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