Tag: Student Protest

Campus protests and the battle over ethical universalism

Campus protests and the battle over ethical universalism

Scenes From a New York City Student Walkout for Palestine

These students do not want the Zionist Education System adopted in America. It’s been well-documented in “Palestine in Israeli School Books: Ideology and Propaganda in Education ”

 

We hear a lot of talk and speculation about why young people in America are so passionate on the topic of Palestine. From the students I was listening to today, the connection is clear. They see in Gaza the destruction of heritage, the obliteration of knowledge, the assault on institutions of learning. Far from seeming like a world away, it seems like the world in front of them. There’s been an assault on the obligation of each generation to pass on to the next generation the intellectual legacy that was passed on to it, and whether the site of that assault is Gaza or the New York City school system, the problem is systemic. For people who are coming of age now, it’s also personal.

Source: Scenes From a New York City Student Walkout for Palestine

Student protests echo Vietnam as pro-war lobby cracks down on peaceful protests – Michael West

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Australian university students channelled their peers around the world with encampments protesting the Gaza genocide. Will university leaders cow to pressure from the Zionist lobby and shut down free speech? Michael Sainsbury reports.

Source: Student protests echo Vietnam as pro-war lobby cracks down on peaceful protests – Michael West

The Most Important Thing I Teach My Students | The Smirking Chimp

Can we be clear about a few things? Protesting this slaughter is not expressing antisemitism. It is not engaging in hate speech. It is not endangering Jewish students. It is doing what should be done on a college campus — taking a stand against a perceived wrong, at least provoking discussion and debate.

Source: The Most Important Thing I Teach My Students | The Smirking Chimp