Listening to this now. Truly brilliant, important and harrowing conversation. UCD Poetry UCD Justice for Palestine

Gay marriage isn’t legal in Israel. Israel blackmails gay Palestinian people in order to get information. Israel doesn’t care about queers - it only cares about using any means necessary to expand the colonial and racist project that is it’s existence. Fuck pink washing.

"[UCD is] outraged by the ongoing mass killing of civilians, the withholding of humanitarian aid, & the destruction in Palestine by Israel... by the destruction of all universities in Gaza &attacks on their students, faculty &staff." shorturl.at/uvMg7✊✊

This is huge. UCD pushed by the students & by OUR UCD to make a strong statement, to provide scholarships & fellowships, to make serious moves to divest, to build an anti-apartheid, anti-racist UCD. The genocide continues in Gaza & Palestine, and we will continue to fight. 🍉🍉✊

🚨 University College Dublin Many congratulations to students, UCD Justice for Palestine and all others whose actions have pushed UCD to make this statement and to begin the university’s process towards divestment. Full details of commitments in the link 🫡 ucd.ie/newsandopinion…

The strongest Irish university statement yet. Well done to those involved University College Dublin, despite enormous pressure and usual naysayers. Staff & students across the island refuse to be connected with a state blacklisted by the UN for killing children. It really is that simple.

So very proud of UCD students and staff 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 #FreePalestine #EndtheOccupation #EndApartheid

The stark change in approach from a University, which only a month hadn't even said Palestine, to releasing the above statement and committing to associated actions shows the power of the student movement.

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This has changed UCD and we as staff will not let management backslide on anything that has been so hard-won. #FreePalestine

Respect. Solidarity Forever. #FreePalestine

So true. It's mind-bending what it takes to push universities to acquire any kind of moral compass, & it's mind-bending that so many full professors and high-level staff (some, not all) have remained completely silent. We hope this can now change. Thanks to our students & UCD BDS

Respect and eternal gratitude to all students UCD Students' Union // Aontas na Mac Léinn COBÁC and staff/faculty who challenged University College Dublin, who stood for human rights and justice, who were the conscience of our community. Never too late to do the right thing. Solidarity and love to Palestine. 🇵🇸🇵🇸 #CeasefireNowInGaza

Once again, the students show the way. Appalling it took this long for the university to budge, but this is a clear victory for student action and points towards further victories. It hould be emulated in wider society, especially the trade union movement. #FreePalestine

Congratulations to the UCD students - they've rescued the honour of my Alma Mater! ucd.ie/newsandopinion…

Amazing achievement by UCD Students' Union // Aontas na Mac Léinn COBÁC and UCD Justice for Palestine! You fight, you win. Principled solidarity with the Palestinian people from the students and determination in the face of many obstacles has led to this great outcome. Up the students! #FreePalestine #BDS

Over 9,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, detained by Israel since Oct. This includes at least 300 women, 635 minors, and 80 journalists. #FreeThemAll

Apocalyptic pictures from Gaza City, June 2024. 💔💔

UCD Justice for Palestine will be marching today alongside UCD BDS & UCD Students' Union // Aontas na Mac Léinn COBÁC - come join us at the Garden of Remembrance @ 1pm! All out for Palestine #FreePalestine

Now we must make our governments and institutions act accordingly with immediate sanctions and divestments... See you on the national march today, 1pm, Garden of Remembrance ~#fromtherivertotheseapalestinewillbefree