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Jewish Faculty in Canada Against the Adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
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- They are draping their keffiyehs on JFN member, Dr. Nadya Burton, who opened convocation with a reminder of how heavy-hearted we are for students in Gaza who should be walking across a stage, too, but will never be able to.Graduates from Faculty of Community Services at TMU draped their kuffiyehs on their Associate Dean during their convocation. The students were moved by her opening address and one by one, they took off their stoles for her, unplanned. She kept them on for her final speech. Full👇
00:00 - Today, Jewish faculty sent this letter sent to @MayorOliviaChow, @TorontoPolice , @MinJusticeEn, @ONAttorneyGen & @TPSMyronDemkiw
- Jonathan Glazer honours our ancestors with his speech in memory and dedication to all survivors of genocide, including Palestinians in Gaza, and to those who resist complacency. At a time of rising attention to the diversity of Jewish voices, #WeStandWithJonathanGlazer and say
- 🫒The Palestinian-Canadian Academics and Artists Network 🫒Faculty for Palestine 🫒Jewish Faculty Network 🫒JFN - UBC Chapter Stand together to call unequivocally for the removal of B.C. Minister for Post-Secondary Education, @selinarobinson. tinyurl.com/34wd3d7b
- The Jewish Faculty Network condemns this crackdown on peaceful student protest @YorkUniversity, a clear violation of academic freedom and freedom of expression. Shame.Early this morning, we heard that there were dozens of cops who came to the York student encampment to dismantle this peaceful protest, coming in the heels of a letter from administration saying they are committed to "open and respectful dialogue." /1
- This presentation from our webinar features Dr. @shiripasternak speaking on, "Settler-colonialism & the Politics of Jewish Claims to Indigeneity." It focuses on the way the language of Jewish "indigeneity" is being used to police pro-Palestinian resistance to occupation and
00:00 - The Jewish Faculty Network-TMU Chapter, sends a message of solidarity to Students for Justice in Palestine, who are raising their voices in loud chorus with students across North America, at a university where anti-colonial student activism recently succeeded in changing our📣 HAPPENING NOW: Students at Toronto Metropolitan University have organized a sit-in to demand the university disclose their investments, which they have failed to do so far. Come and join whether you're a student or not!
- Jewish Faculty Network U of T Supports the People’s Circle for Palestine | The Media Co-op
- This powerful talk by @avilewis brilliantly hits every critical point about antisemitism in the current moment that we must confront. "We must take our place not as chosen people but as people who choose to belong to many." Avi excoriates the Jewish institutional "cry-bullies"This genocide is changing history. Longstanding narratives are being laid to rest, buried in the rubble of Gaza. ⛔️Israel guarantees Jewish safety 🙅🏻♂️The IDF is "the most moral army in the world" 🚫Canada is an honest broker My thoughts from a recent @FacultyJewish event:
00:00 - We are sponsoring this important action regarding anti-Indigenous censorship at the CBC. We ask you to take a moment to send a letter in support. With no explanation, and in the face of an organized political lobbying campaign, an episode of Jarrett Martineau's show Reclaimed
- JEWISH FACULTY NETWORK PUBLIC LETTER IN SUPPORT OF ALLIES UNDER THREAT:
- Jewish Faculty Network Steering Committee submission to House Justice Committee hearings on Antisemitism ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/…
- The @FacultyJewish Steering Committee has issued a letter to the Dean of @uoftmedicine @UofT in light of the growing campaign that uses invalid allegations of antisemitism against colleagues there. Please see our letter here: jewishfaculty.ca/news/















