Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024 06:00 PM EDT - Zoom
National Lawyers Guild Webinar: Repression and Dissent of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in the United States
For years, lawmakers have been staging unprecedented attacks on racial and social justice advocacy, passing anti-boycott laws designed to silence those working for an equitable future.
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is hosting an urgent and timely conversation examining one specific thread of this repression; namely the growing protest movement in the United States against the Israeli government’s war on Gaza. Despite widespread political support in the U.S. for Israel, there is a rising wave of activists demanding an immediate ceasefire and advocating for Palestinian rights. This movement, however, is being met with significant repression, including:
-Expulsion from universities / -Job losses / -Doxxing / -Arrests and police violence
Leading this conversation are senior staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, Brian Hauss, Just Vision’s Outreach Associate and journalist from Gaza, Fadi Abu Shammalah, Cal Poly Humboldt Professor, Gabi Kirk, an AFSCME union organizer with Green 4 Falasteen, Matteo Hintz, with moderation by Just Vision’s Education and Communications Specialist, Daniel Nerenberg.
To learn more about the origin of anti-boycott legislation, upon registration, registrants will have free access (through October 2, 2024) to the film "Boycott" (produced by Just Vision). The film follows the impact of state legislation to penalize individuals and companies that boycott Israel due to its human rights record. These anti-boycott laws, passed in 37 states, are targeting more movements for justice, including environmental sustainability, gun safety, trans rights and beyond.
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