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How Universities Are Trying to Stop Another Year of #AntiWar #Activism
Big public universities, historically at the forefront of catalyzing activist movements, are now using legal action, disciplinary efforts, and rule changes to chill speech and #dissent.
by Annie Ham, Sydney Sasser
December 2 2024
"'College students often have a really important role in social change in the country,' said Graeme Blair, a political science professor at UCLA, who was among UCLA faculty arrested at a spring protest. 'The implications are pretty serious, not just for speech on #Palestine, but for speech on other unpopular issues, which in many ways is the point of #protests.'"
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/02/universities-activism-gaza-protests/
#SilencingDissent #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #WorldWarBibi #IsraeliWarCrimes #NoWar #ProjectEsther
Big public universities, historically at the forefront of catalyzing activist movements, are now using legal action, disciplinary efforts, and rule changes to chill speech and #dissent.
by Annie Ham, Sydney Sasser
December 2 2024
"'College students often have a really important role in social change in the country,' said Graeme Blair, a political science professor at UCLA, who was among UCLA faculty arrested at a spring protest. 'The implications are pretty serious, not just for speech on #Palestine, but for speech on other unpopular issues, which in many ways is the point of #protests.'"
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/02/universities-activism-gaza-protests/
#SilencingDissent #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #WorldWarBibi #IsraeliWarCrimes #NoWar #ProjectEsther