Last week Concordia University took a progressive step along with the likes of Princeton University. BDS does not silence the right to freedom of speech. BDS is, in fact, the practice of raising ones voice in the most peaceful form of protest available. It is an exercise of good, moral judgement that is practiced by some of the most distinguished academic minds in the world. On November 5, Princeton Universitys student newspaper, The Daily Princetonian, published an advert entitled An Invitation to the Tenured Faculty at Princeton. The invitation was for tenured faculty to sign a petition calling on Princeton University to divest from all companies that contribute to or profit from Israeli occupation of the West Bank until the State of Israel complies with UN Resolution 242, ends its military occupation of the West Bank and lifts its siege of Gaza. While this petition is at an early stage and states that it will be presented to University administrators before Thanksgiving, it already bears the names of 48 signatories from current and emeriti tenured faculty, many of whom are leaders in their respective academic fields. Give it a read ...
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 04:28:46 +0000