The historian in me had to say this publicly:

Most of all, I saw students experiment w making a society: they are experimenting w self governance, and with educating, entertaining, praying with, feeding, defending, organizing and caring for one another. How beautiful is that?!

A whole bunch of young people are being radicalized by this moment. If you are new to organizing and need some advice and accompaniment, Mariame Kaba and I wrote a book for you. haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-let…

THREAD: As the US-backed Israeli bombardment of Gaza reaches unfathomable proportions, so has the war of repression here: since Oct. 7th we’ve received 1000+ reports from people targeted for Palestine advocacy in all arenas—but it’s not stopping the upsurge in solidarity. 1/14

JOBS 🚨: Wayne State is hiring up to 50 Assistant/Associate/Full Professors of Black Studies to join our new Detroit Center for Black Studies.
waynetalent.csod.com/ux/ats/careers… This year’s search seeks applicants engaged in humanistic & social scientific inquiry, open field, open rank.

NOW: Hundreds of Jewish and allied New Yorkers - including Jewish Voice for Peace NYC, Rabbis for Ceasefire Rabbis for Ceasefire, dozens of JFREJ members, and more - are blocking the Manhattan bridge, saying: 'President Biden, pick a side! #CeasefireNow , not genocide!'

UPDATE: Excited to announce we have officially hit 80 student organizations in our coalition in just one week! Columbia students, please mobilize your organizations to join our coalition! We are showing Columbia that the students refuse to be complicit in apartheid and genocide.

Detroit is now the largest city in the US to call for a ceasefire. Big props to all the organizers who fought for this & to my sis Gabriela Santiago-Romero for her leadership.

“If we are accused of picking a side, surely we are picking up the side of humanity.” - GSR

#CeasefireNOW

News of this deal is very welcome. Tragically, it could have been reached in week 1, again before ground invasion on 10/27, & before the gutting of Al Shifa Hospital. A political solution has always been the only option & is necessary now to end Israel's genocidal campaign #Gaza

my latest writing - some commentary in South Side Weekly about how chicago's police budget got so big over time, why it's so hard to push for it to be cut, what's in brandon johnson's CPD budget increase & what all that means for the organizing work ahead southsideweekly.com/op-ed-the-chic…

Update: this has now reached 66+ student organizations. The article isn’t updated yet; the coalition is working on a website for the full list! Stay tuned!

🚨NEW FILING 🚨

Late yesterday, Palestinians filed an urgent motion asking a federal court to immediately stop President Biden , Blinken, and Austin from providing further arms, money, military support, and diplomatic support to Israel.

ccrjustice.org/stop-the-genoc…

Today Palestine Legal and the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) filed a historic lawsuit against the University of Florida system for violating their First Amendment rights by deactivating their student group. Thread below for more info

Join a conversation with our attorneys & Palestinian clients who recently filed a federal lawsuit against President Biden and other high-level officials for failing to prevent, aiding & abetting the Israeli government’s unfolding genocide against Gazans!

bit.ly/bidengotsued

Columbia and Barnard’s Faculty Demands

I was subject of a nasty and dishonest hit piece this week because of my vocal pro-Palestine tweets and my criticisms of people in power who are failing to support justice and I know a lot of people are scared of this happening to them to

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🎉🎉🎉 Detroit Documenters has just trained their 500th Detroit Documenter!

A milestone that will just make for a stronger, more engaged and more responsive Detroit! 🎉🎉🎉

Congrats to Noah and Lynelle, who are still training!

BREAKING: 40+ student organizations at Columbia University announce that they are forming a coalition to make Columbia University to divest from Israeli apartheid after the university unjustly suspends SJP and JVP🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2023/1…