Voices for Justice in Palestine - Intersectional Committee

The UNC Chancellor sent the email below on 09/24/2021.... Dear Carolina Community: The recent observance of the High Holy Days by our Jewish community gave me an opportunity to reflect on the history of antisemitism both in our country and around the world. I know that on this issue, there are unique sensitivities and ways our speech and actions can enflame and enable hatred to reveal itself. Antisemitism is one of the oldest and most persistent of hatreds, manifesting itself around the world, our country, and even on our campus. At Carolina, we unequivocally reject and deplore antisemitism. It has no place on our campus. For a long time, academics have discussed the relationship and differences between anti-Zionism and antisemitism. A few years ago, I sat around the table at Hillel with a large group of Jewish students who had an open and honest debate on this very issue. I came away from that conversation recognizing the complexities surrounding these discussions and the ways that Zi...

 I am in touch with her and we agreed to meet in the next few days.  Stay tuned.  Burhan  Sent from my iPhone On Sep 29, 2021, at 6:38 AM, Mark Davidson <jmarkdavidson@cpwj.org> wrote:  Great minds! We had the same thought last night at the board meeting. I will be following up with her. Stay tuned. Mark On Tue, Sep 28, 2021, 10:17 PM Steve Feldman < sfeldman@wakehealth.edu > wrote: This article made me wonder if we should invite her to come give a talk (or perhaps do it as a zoom presentation), perhaps a 2 parter, 1/2 on a summary of the history of Israel/Palestine and the other 1/2 on her experience of academic freedom (and pay her for her time). -- Steve Feldman ( sfeldman@wakehealth.edu ) On 9/28/21, 10:05 PM, "'BURHAN GHANAYEM' via VJP General" < vjp-general@googlegroups.com > wrote:     https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/israel-palestine-unc-academic-freedom/__;!!GA8Xfdg!ggxU9F83x5uO...

Great minds! We had the same thought last night at the board meeting. I will be following up with her. Stay tuned. Mark On Tue, Sep 28, 2021, 10:17 PM Steve Feldman < sfeldman@wakehealth.edu > wrote: This article made me wonder if we should invite her to come give a talk (or perhaps do it as a zoom presentation), perhaps a 2 parter, 1/2 on a summary of the history of Israel/Palestine and the other 1/2 on her experience of academic freedom (and pay her for her time). -- Steve Feldman ( sfeldman@wakehealth.edu ) On 9/28/21, 10:05 PM, "'BURHAN GHANAYEM' via VJP General" < vjp-general@googlegroups.com > wrote:     https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/israel-palestine-unc-academic-freedom/__;!!GA8Xfdg!ggxU9F83x5uOYiangWGM2QnJYXnnPub8Q7ku3sCRASoAxQAxZXxPtJQV4KJUwZIoDQ$     Sent from my iPhone     --     You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VJP General" gr...

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.  Wonder if the N&O will report on this pressure by an Israeli diplomat on UNC-Chapel Hill. Liz On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 10:05 PM 'BURHAN GHANAYEM' via VJP General < vjp-general@googlegroups.com > wrote: https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/israel-palestine-unc-academic-freedom/ Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VJP General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vjp-general+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vjp-general/A1463E44-6C9F-49C5-BB0E-31D389C7E4F2%40aol.com . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout .

This article made me wonder if we should invite her to come give a talk (or perhaps do it as a zoom presentation), perhaps a 2 parter, 1/2 on a summary of the history of Israel/Palestine and the other 1/2 on her experience of academic freedom (and pay her for her time). -- Steve Feldman ( sfeldman@wakehealth.edu ) On 9/28/21, 10:05 PM, "'BURHAN GHANAYEM' via VJP General" < vjp-general@googlegroups.com > wrote: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/israel-palestine-unc-academic-freedom/__;!!GA8Xfdg!ggxU9F83x5uOYiangWGM2QnJYXnnPub8Q7ku3sCRASoAxQAxZXxPtJQV4KJUwZIoDQ$ Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VJP General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vjp-general+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . To view this discussion on the web visit https://urldefense.com/v3/...

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Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Laura Barrios, MPower Change" <info@mpowerchange.org> Date: September 15, 2021 at 1:34:21 PM EDT To: Burhan Ghanayem <bighanayem@gmail.com> Subject: Demand Fordham University reinstate Students for Justice in Palestine Reply-To: "Laura Barrios, MPower Change" <info@mpowerchange.org>  this back to school season, let's show up for students As salaamu alaykum, Burhan— Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is a national student-run organization that fights for freedom and justice for the Palestinian people at over 200 college campuses across the U.S. & Canada. But for the administrators of at least one school, SJP is not welcome. Fordham University administrators are waging a nearly decade-long legal battle to prevent students from fighting for Palestinian rights on their campus, with huge potential consequences for free speech & student activism across the nat...