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DESCRIPTION:International Day of Action on College Campuses for Palestine \n 
 \nWednesday, October 14th, 2015 is the 2nd annual International Day of 
 Action on College Campuses for Palestine. Students from around the country 
 and the world will be holding dozens of events in solidarity with those 
 struggling for equality and self-­‐determination in Palestine. \n \nIn 
 recent years, students on college campuses all over the world have been 
 engaged in pressing their peers, teachers and administrators on critical 
 political issues. The campus issues include movement calling for prison 
 abolition and police brutality, fossil fuels, sweatshops and corporate/big 
 bank greed, which have all been hotly debated on campuses worldwide and 
 particularly in the U.S. One of the most crucial issues of importance 
 discussed and organized around on campus is the Israeli 
 settler-­‐colonial project in Palestine that is connected to the above 
 struggles and constitutes a focal point for the global-­‐local struggles 
 for social justice. The longest lasting military occupation and settler 
 colonial project in modern history has propelled students worldwide to 
 engage in actions, boycotts, campaigns and more to shine a much needed 
 light in an effort to bring an end to Israel’s violation of Palestinian 
 human rights and dignity. \n \nUniversity leaders and administrators 
 worldwide have become complicit in Israel’s violation of Palestinian 
 human rights. By attending paid trips to Israel, having back-­‐door 
 meetings with Israeli officials, advancing academic cooperation with 
 Israeli universities aiding and benefiting from the occupation, engaging in 
 study abroad programs, sending campus police to train in Israel, 
 cooperating with Hasbara organizations on campus, targeting faculty for 
 speaking out on Israeli crimes, investing in companies that are complicit 
 in the occupation, and allowing Zionist organizations to run free 
 intimidating and attacking student organizers, universities have 
 essentially taken the role of Israel’s great defender. On October 14th, 
 we say no! On October 14th, 2015, students all over the world will launch 
 campaigns, projects, actions, boycotts, and more to end their 
 universities’ complicity in Israel’s war crimes! The recent increase in 
 violence perpetrated by Israeli occupation forces and settlers dramatically 
 underscores the urgency of action, and students will be idle no more. \n 
 \nAt least 26 events across 10 U.S. states and 4 countries are planned and 
 have been registered on our website: https://ida-palestine.github.io. You 
 can also find a link there to our action statement as well as other  
 resources. \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/10/13/18778816.php
SUMMARY:International Campus Day of Action for Palestine
LOCATION:Sather Gate\nUC Berkeley \n\n(check https://ida-palestine.github.io for 
 other college locations or register your own)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/10/13/18778816.php
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