Silencing Student Voices
Israel’s war on Palestine, following the October 7 attack by Hamas, has driven an ongoing student protest movement on the nation’s university campuses. These protests have adopted similar calls for divestment from the war industries supplying the advanced weapons systems the US government is sending to Israel. Common protest tactics include encampments, banner drops, leafleting, and self-education. As the US continues its unqualified support for Israel, how do we assess the successes of these movements? How have universities framed these protests? What has prompted Higher Ed's extreme responses involving the deployment of urban police forces? How have definitions of constitutionally guaranteed free speech been redrawn by Higher Ed? What has been the impact of the “Palestine exception”? What if any are the limits of non-violent protest, and according to whose interests?
Watch the curated videos for free at your convenience. | Join the Q&A discussion with:
Ilan Cohen: Jewish American student activist, Columbia University
Max Flynt: Activist, member of the General Union of Palestine Students, San Francisco State University
Maryam Alwan: Palestinian American student activist, Columbia University
Natasha Lennard (Moderator): Author and journalist; Assoc. Director, Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism program, New School for Social Research
Register at https://tinyurl.com/VFHL-November2024
SUPPORTER Organizations: Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ♦ Gaza in Context ♦ Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace ♦ Quaker Palestine Israel Network ♦ Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East ♦ Indiana Center for Middle East Peace ♦ Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network ♦ Virginia Coalition for Human Rights ♦ Mennonite Palestine Israel Network ♦ Friends of Sabeel North America ♦ Center for Jewish Nonviolence ♦ Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network ♦ Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace ♦ United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network ♦ Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service ♦ Churches for Middle East Peace ♦ Kairos Puget Sound Coalition ♦ Pax Christi USA ♦ Jewish Voice for Peace – San Diego ♦