The IHRA working definition of anti-Semitism includes, “Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.” DSG now can declare any stance of pro-Palestinian organizers to be anti-Semitic.

“The director of the program should fight for their faculty, not against their faculty.” Yet, in the second-ranked writing program in the country, at Duke, the opposite is occurring. Instead, beloved faculty will be non-renewed. Why? “Union-busting.” dukechronicle.com/article/2022/0…

Duke is determined to non-renew unionized faculty and replace them with non-union faculty who will serve essentially the same role. We are trying to save our members’ jobs in this round of bargaining, but so far the university won’t budge. Please share!

.@nypdnews deleted a tweet celebrating the arrests of 12 people for shoplifting, with a photo of seized goods — diapers, medicine, body wash. According to info NYPD just provided me, the addresses of two of the people appear to be homeless shelters. One is a 64-year-old woman.

It’s still defund and abolish the police

tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings. The names of the people who died that day: Xiaojie Tan Daoyou Feng Hyun Jung Grant Suncha Kim Soon Chung Park Yong Ae Yue Delaina Ashley Yaun Paul Andre Michels

Just in: The NLRB has overruled all of Duke University's objections to our election!! WE'RE A CERTIFIED UNION!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Washington-Baltimore News Guild The NewsGuild-CWA

Our fund opened for a few hours Thursday night before we received too many requests and had to close due to limited funds. Please consider contributing to our fund here: southernvision.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contri…

UPDATE: Yesterday we learned that Duke University has filed yet another appeal contesting our union election. Thread on what this means for us:

Celebrated #MayDay in Durham with workers from across NC, including fellow #DukeWorkersUnited colleagues from the faculty union (Duke Faculty Union) and AFSCME Local 77. Thanks for sponsoring Fed Up! #OrganizeTheSouth ✊🏽

Folks have been saying the formula shortage would lead to this. A desperate mom stole supplies for her baby, the cops were called, and in a high speed chase she crashed, and her baby died. This is what happens when society criminalizes poverty instead of caring for people.

In response to an ADPhi message that "stereotyp[ed] the experiences of Latinx students," over 20 identity-based student organizations are calling for greater transparency from selective social groups to address bias and discrimination. dukechronicle.com/article/2022/0…

Join us in a vigil for Black lives lost in the Buffalo Terrorist Attack this Friday, May 20th, at 7:00PM. Bring flowers, candles, chalk, signs, etc! Retweet and share!

In other news: Mutual aid and housing advocacy is becoming a crime in Asheville NC.

“Four years have passed, and still, it follows me around like a ghost or a shadow. Even as I start this new chapter of my career... Nothing has changed. Or, even if I have changed, the world around me hasn’t,” writes L.A. Times reporter Rebecca Schneid. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

"In my first journalism job, I wrote two obituaries and edited 17. They were about the classmates and teachers who died in the mass shooting at my school." "I was 16, a junior in high school and editor in chief of my school newspaper." latimes.com/world-nation/s…

bringing dma back from the dead b/c i dont have personal to say i (lily) am a jew and i literally made the post dissing him. there's a whole bloc of jewish alumni working on divestment. get out of here with your BS claims of antisemitism !!