Gregory's ServerThis is unprecedented. Brown University strikes a deal with its students to end their peaceful protest & encampment, in exchange for a formal divestment vote from Israeli interests. And no student will be punished for protesting. This is democracy at work.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4633580-brown-university-israel-divestment-vote-student-palestine-protesters/
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@microveldt @QasimRashid Are they? Perhaps they are just getting all of the media attention while many other colleges and universities are allowing dissent. Remember, the media has an agenda here. Columbia, USC, UCLAโฆ those are more dramatic stories to tell. Allowing students to voice their outrage without cops beating the crap out of them in front of cameras is so boring. /snark  @QasimRashid except the vote doesn't occur until the Fall, which essentially sweeps it under the rug. The ghouls on Browns board can stop stealing from workers and fouling the world for a couple of days to meet on this now.  @QasimRashid @emma considering that the University of California has said that it will not consider divesting, I think what is happening at Brown is a step in the right direction. Hopefully the progress at Brown will make it harder for UoC to ignore it's students. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/university-california-statement-divestment @docpop @QasimRashid @emma Yes! Harder to ignore and easier to engage. The time lag does mean the perception of urgency in the fall is bound to be different. Not good. Maybe a bandwagon could fimd more timely action. @QasimRashid @docpop @emma No it isnโt, this is nothing more than a delay tactic. Thereโs no reason to wait five months for something this urgent. And itโs not like universities care about things being โon the booksโ when they show no hesitation about allowing police brutality on students.  @QasimRashid but... But... The cops don't get to punch anyone or buy more riot gear? Who will think of their needs?  @mrcompletely @QasimRashid I think the cops involved need 5.5 grains of pain relief straight to the brainpan. @QasimRashid Brown dealt with this same op years ago with protesters against fossil fuels @QasimRashid IIUC the "vote" is all the way in October. And they can just vote "no". Right ? Then what ? Seems like a smart stall to me, tho certainly this would be vastly better at Columbia compared to the ridiculous and dangerous NYPD cosplay event they've initiated  @QasimRashid It is nice to see leadership from Brown. I am sorry to say that my Alma Mater, Columbia, failed the leadership test. And I told Minouche Shafik, she failed, in a couple emails. @QasimRashid  @QasimRashid At least one institution with common sense. Awesome! A few other schools are doing pretty much the same, including Northwestern. I'm pretty sure Northwestern was the first https://www.northwestern.edu/leadership-notes/2024/april-29-agreement-on-deering-meadow.html @QasimRashid they're just going to vote no. This was purely a way to dissolve the encampment while making literally 0 concessions. @QasimRashid How is that democracy? When a small group demands policy changes and stages a sit-in to get it? Negotiating, yes, democracy no. @lhookham @QasimRashid @lhookham @QasimRashid @alper @QasimRashid @lhookham @QasimRashid small groups are people, too. And that's how they are heard when they are ignored. If they were wealthy/powerful they'd be "peacefully" lobbying by buying judges and Congress members. You sound like a privileged minority who doesn't know what being ignored is like.  @lizzard @lhookham @QasimRashid  @QasimRashid Man just the one educated university in America? @QasimRashid Cornell faculty members have become involved with the protest, with some delivering speeches and canceling their lectures. Professors have also played a role in providing more active support for protestors, engaging in discussions with the administration, giving demonstrators supplies and participating in the encampment. Faculty Show Support for Encampment, Denounce University Response https://cornellsun.com/?p=15243297 @QasimRashid @QasimRashid we must protest & keep on protesting everywhere throughout the world. To be silent with genocide is to collude |
@QasimRashid Yes! It's also a 'teachable moment' for other college admins.