“We need to be working locally on advocating for a free Palestine, especially as an organization that is focused on reproductive rights, health, and justice.”

Reproductive justice is an international human rights framework, so why are groups getting pushback for supporting Palestine? gay and pro-Palestine spoke to eight abortion support orgs who say speaking out about Palestine is in line with their work.
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College encampments spread across the U.S. as calls for divestment from Israel grow, Sravya Tadepalli reports. American colleges & universities reported about $342 million in gifts & contracts from Israel between 2014-2024.
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More than 1.4 million Texans cannot legally work despite paying $4 billion in taxes & wielding a spending power of $33.9 billion, Alexandra Martinez reports. Texas leaders are rallying support to extend work permits to long-term undocumented Texans.
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“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, & loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
—Malcolm X

Join Maya Schenwar, Aysha Khan, & Read Let This Radicalize You for our event on tools for media literacy.
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“I am a Holocaust survivor. I experienced as a child every single thing a Gazan child is experiencing on a daily basis. There’s no excuse 4 the slaughter of 15K children. I am proud to be here with you.”

Amazing Jewish solidarity at encampment at GWU #FreePalestine #Occupy4Gaza

When UC campuses were becoming hubs of activism in the 60s, then Governor Ronald Reagan’s aid advised him to “Make them pay. Put them in debt. They’ll quiet down.” He obliged. Tuition hikes and the student debt crisis were spurred intentionally as tools of political repression.

The escalation of violence against students has been mounting since last year. Back in November, Solidarity with Palestine #StopCopCity covered the ways students have faced backlash for voicing support for Palestine.
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For no reason, no reason at all, I am sharing my guiding quote about how I approach being a professor, from Prof. Toni Morrison

Resist.

More than 1.4 million Texans cannot legally work despite paying $4 billion in taxes, Alexandra Martinez reports. As TX leaders & their allies continue to champion immigration reform, the spotlight remains fixed on Pres. Biden & policymakers to stand against SB 4.
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A new report by Brett Murphy in @ProPublica reveals that multiple Israeli military and police units should have been disqualified from U.S. aid in December over serious human rights abuses including rape and torture. No action has been taken since the recommendation was made.

Thousands of students on campuses coast-to-coast inspired by the Columbia encampment are stepping up the pressure on academic institutions to fully divest from Israel.

Here is a snapshot of the energy sweeping campuses across the country.