New joint statement by members of #UCLA’s history department, compiled from testimony of faculty present at encampment during various periods and in response to last night’s police violence against students. We make 6 explicit calls of the university administration. Read at link below.

https://history.ucla.edu/2024/05/02/statement-of-members-of-the-department-of-history-in-response-to-clearing-the-encampment-2-may-2024/

#Palestine #StudentSpring #Encampments #Universities #Gaza #Education #PoliceViolence #AcademicFreedom

Statement of Members of the Department of History in Response to Clearing the Encampment, 2 May 2024 - UCLA History Department

Members of the Department of History at UCLA are horrified that the university administration has continued to disregard our students’ safety and their right to…

^{Edward Trujillo (UCLA History Department)}

Since October 7th, I've joined protests, fundraising events for Gaza, and students on university campuses.

As a Jew and someone who has a ton of friends and family in Israel, I want to share some thoughts on claims of antisemitism in student encampments and the broader Palestinian solidarity movement:

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#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #students #universities

We live in a police state, we're just finally waking up to that reality.

Gaza IS the red pill.

#Police #Protest #Universities #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Genocide