Tue August 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT - First Unitarian Church at 71 8th Street, New Bedford, MA 02740.

Freedom of Expression At Risk!

It’s no secret that censorship, arrests, and firings have punished almost every group or individual showing solidarity, or sometimes merely sympathy, for Palestinians being slaughtered and displaced by Israel in what experts unanimously regard as genocide. Two of our panelists were fired or disciplined for this solidarity.

Join us on August 19th at 7pm at the First Unitarian Church at 71 8th Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 for an important discussion on how the repression of Palestine supporters has hit union workers and how unions can fight back to protect their members and defend civil and human rights.  Peggy Wang and Camilo Viveiros will speak about the growing threats to our freedom of expression. Wang will address the attacks on pro-Palestine voices which have led to people being on administrative leave as well as people losing their jobs. Viveiros will discuss the current climate unions face as their right to expression is being threatened.

There is no such thing as neutrality when it comes to internationalism. The Labor movement plays an important role in international issues, such as opposing the genocide in Gaza, and unions are obliged to recognize the class conflict among all nationalities while showing solidarity with working class people everywhere. Panelists will discuss some of the initiatives around building and extending that solidarity.

Read Anna Feder’s powerful article published on the first anniversary of her firing from Emerson College

Join us on August 19th

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Source: Freedom of Expression At Risk! - Massachusetts Peace Action