Prof Steven Salaita speaking tour in Chicago: On the occupation of Palestine and academic censorship

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During the recent Israeli slaughter of over 2100 people in Gaza, Professor Steven Salaita bravely spoke out against this barbaric assault and in defense of Palestine.

For this, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees purged him from his tenured position, in direct violation of basic norms of academic freedom.

Now Professor Salaita is going on the offensive – against academic censorship, and against the continuing colonial domination of the Palestinian people that this censorship covers for. Join us as Steven Salaita speaks at five Chicago area campuses ––

** Monday, October 6 – Northwestern University's Evanston campus, 5 PM, Harris Hall, Room 107 (Harris Hall is the building nearest to the northeast corner of Sheridan Road and Chicago Avenue).

** Tuesday, October 7 – University of Illinois at Chicago, 1 PM at the Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted Street, Room 605.

** Tuesday, October 7 – University of Chicago, 5:30 PM at the International House, Home Room, 1414 E. 59th Street. With remarks by grassroots West Bank activist Basem Tamimi and the Electronic Intifada's Ali Abunimah.

** Wednesday, October 8 – Columbia College, 7 PM, 600 S. Michigan Ave, Room 101, Ferguson Lecture Hall. Joining Prof. Salaita will be Professors Iymen Chehade, and Dr. Peter Kirstein!

** Thursday, October 9 – DePaul University, 4 PM (location TBA).

** Friday, October 10 – Gay Liberation Network's program on Chicago Access Network TV, 6:30 PM on Cable Channel 21 in Chicago.

Read Steven Salaita's op ed piece in today's Chicago Tribune.

Professor Salaita's Chicago area tour is organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine chapters at Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Columbia College, DePaul University, and the University of Illinois/Chicago, and the multi-issue LGBT organization Gay Liberation Network.  

 

Up to date information about the tour will be posted at the Facebook event for it.

The tour and/or individual events are co-sponsored by large number of organizations -- including several University of Illinois at Chicago units:

 

8th Day Center for Justice

 

American Muslims for Palestine

 

Anti-War Committee

 

American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

 

Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice

 

Asian American Studies Program at the University of Illinois - Chicago

 

Chicago Area CodePINK

 

Chicago Area Peace Action

 

Chicago Democratic Socialists of America

 

Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine

 

Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois - Chicago

 

Department of English at the University of Illinois - Chicago

 

Evanston Neighbors for Peace

 

Fox Valley Citizens for Peace & Justice

 

Gender and Women's Studies Program at the University of Illinois - Chicago

 

Haymarket Books

 

Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois - Chicago

 

International Socialist Organization

 

International Studies at the University of Illinois - Chicago

 

Jewish Voice for Peace - Chicago

 

La Voz de los de Abajo

 

Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois - Chicago

 

March 19th Anti-War Coalition

 

Moratorium on Deportations Campaign,

 

Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice

 

Northwest Indiana Veterans For Peace

 

Palestine Solidarity Group - Chicago

 

Palestine Solidarity Legal Support

 

School of Art and Art History at the University of Illinois - Chicago

 

U.S. Palestinian Community Network

 

UIC Social Justice Initiative

 

World Can't Wait Chicago

 

Other organizations that would like to co-sponsor should email LGBTlib...@aol.com please.

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