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The antisemitism awareness act, passed by congress yesterday, makes it illegal to criticize Israel on college campuses. Clear violation of the constitution, free speech.
#freespeech #censorship #college #Israel #zionism #FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation
More coverage from the LA Times on the horrific attacks by the counter-protestors of the #UCLA Gaza-solidarity encampment.
#Gaza #Palestine #ShalomSalaam #Peace #Israel #FreeSpeech #CampusProtests
UCLA campus protests: Pro-Palestinian camp attacked, classes canceled
Counterprotesters tried to tear down the barricades surrounding the encampment. Some on campus said they were stunned it took so long before officials stepped in.Safi Nazzal (Los Angeles Times)
About an hour ago a column of cops showed up and began surrounding the encampment.
📸 TW: @lilykepner
#utaustin #FreePalestine #FreeSpeech #Austin
Free speech ain't free.
Speak your mind.
Freely.
Speak it well.
Speak it loudly.
Speak it and own it.
Accept the consequences for doing so.
That's the cost.
#Freespeech
“When members of the public are engaged in a peaceful #protest in a public space—assuming they are not obstructing traffic, or disrupting campus activities—there is very little legal basis for law enforcement to demand they leave.”
From yesterday: A UT professor and expert on freedom of expression weighs in on the controversial arrests of 57 individuals on campus. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-palestine-first-amendment/
#FreeSpeech #UTAustin #Palestine #activism #Austin #Texas #police #StudentSpring
Did Texas Police Violate First Amendment Rights of Pro-Palestine Protesters?
A UT professor and expert on freedom of expression weighs in on the controversial arrests of 57 individuals, including a journalist, at a campus demonstration.Francesca D’Annunzio (The Texas Observer)
The issue of free speech on campus
Christian Parenti & Norman Finkelstein
Well worth watching - thoughtful & nuanced views on a difficult issue.
How can marginalised voices best protect themselves from loud money?
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OoSmAtVN19Q
Finkelstein's talk begins at 25min in
#FreeSpeech #USPol #Finkelstein #Parenti ..
"The developments over the past week mark a political turning point. The Biden administration, in alliance with the fascist-led Republican Party, has moved to criminalize political opposition to the Gaza genocide, currently centered on campuses, through a massive police state mobilization."
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/24/vcgw-a24.html
#USA #Biden #University #FreeSpeech #Crackdown #Imperialism #Capitalism #Israel #War #Genocide #Gaza #Protest
Biden launches police-state crackdown at US universities
The Biden administration, in alliance with the fascist-led Republican Party, is criminalizing political opposition to the Gaza genocide, the greatest war crime of the 21st century.World Socialist Web Site
EFF and 34 Civil Society Organizations Call on Ghana’s President to Reject the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
MPs in Ghana’s Parliament voted to pass the country’s draconian ‘Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ on February 28th. The bill now heads to Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo to be signed into law.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Germany uses anti-hate crime laws to silence free speech of Jews and Palestinians
‘We Jews are just arrested; Palestinians are beaten’: Protesters in Germany
"German-Israeli activist Iris Hefets was arrested for the first time in Berlin just a few weeks after the start of Israel’s war on Gaza last October – for holding a sign which read, “As a Jew and Israeli, stop the genocide in Gaza”. [...]
She was arrested a second time on November 10 for “inciting racial hatred” when she held the same sign – her charge was recently dropped. Her third arrest was for a sign warning that “Zionism kills”. Again, she was released soon after but, this time, her sign was confiscated."
#HateCrimeBill #censureship #Germany #jewish_voice_for_peace #JVP #FreeSpeech #PalestineSolidarity #AntiAntiSemitism
‘We Jews are just arrested; Palestinians are beaten’: Protesters in Germany
In Germany, phrases including ‘from the river to the sea’ are banned and police are arresting people for using them.James Jackson (Al Jazeera)