Tag: palestine
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Sussex UCU Executive Committee statement supporting the Sussex Palestine solidarity encampments
On May 13, 2024, Sussex University students began an encampment protesting the university’s ties to Israel’s actions in Gaza. They demand a ceasefire, divestment from Israel, and resources to rebuild Gaza’s educational institutions. Sussex UCU supports these demands, urging the university to act and condemning all forms of discrimination.
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Join Us: Sign our Open Letter to Vice Chancellor, Sasha Roseneil – Divest from Israel’s Colonial Genocide
UCU stands in solidarity with those fighting for justice and human rights, calling on the University to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s colonial genocide. They urge support in signing an open letter to the Vice Chancellor, outlining demands for divestment and ethical investment policies. The motion affirms moral responsibility and advocates for meaningful change,…
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UCU Sussex motion on Palestinian solidarity and academic freedom
Sussex UCU branch notes: 1. The message of collective compassion shared by UCU’s Black Members’ Standing Committee, which we open this motion by echoing from our branch: “BMSC abhors the violence that has claimed innocent Palestinian, Lebanese and Israeli lives in recent days. We extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends who have…
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UCU Sussex Executive Committee statement on the policing of free speech
Curtailing of Palestinian solidarity and academic freedom on campus UCU Sussex Executive Committee expresses our unequivocal solidarity with the people of Palestine. We express our sadness and devastation at the recent immense suffering and loss of life in Palestine and Israel and we unequivocally condemn the murder of civilians, no matter their religion or nationality.…
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Police on campus. Re-statement of solidarity from UCU Exec and Reps
31 March 2021 Sussex UCU Executive and Representatives share the general concerns voiced by the University of Sussex Students’ Union over the large police and security presence on campus, and the specific concerns brought to light by a recent video in which a Sussex student is seen to be manhandled and forcefully arrested by a…
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Why Inviting Police onto Campus is Not Reassuring
On Thursday 5 November University of Sussex Vice Chancellor Adam Tickell wrote to all staff announcing a heightened police presence on campus. Having explained that last Saturday saw “a very heavy Police presence on campus” because of “incidents involving Sussex students’”, the Vice Chancellor confirmed that the police have now been invited to patrol campus.…
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Call for University of Sussex to condemn racism in research funding
5th September 2020 Dear Professor Becker, We write to ask for the University’s public support for a recent open letter condemning racism in research funding. The letter, written by ten Black women involved in UK research and addressed to UKRI, was prompted by a funding call which saw £0 of £4.3 million awarded to Black…
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