Community
May 6, 2024 8:41 p.m.
We are writing as UCLA community members to express our disappointment in Chancellor Gene Block’s leadership of our campus during the recent violence. On Thursday, Block’s campuswide email demonstrated that he has learned the wrong lessons about how these protests have been managed.
By Mike Hill, Inwon Kim, Raphael Rouquier, and Marcus Roper
Community
May 6, 2024 2:12 p.m.In response to the shocking and terrifying violence of counter-protesters Tuesday night, some close friends, classmates and I joined hundreds of other students outside of the Palestine solidarity encampment Wednesday night.
By Cecelia Fischer
Community
May 5, 2024 6:59 p.m.Op-ed: UC-AFT educators stand in solidarity with all students despite beliefs, identities
A message to our students:
We write today with hearts full of sadness and outrage. Your university administration has failed you. It has failed to protect you and support you, and in doing so, it has made clear where its priorities lie: in silencing protests and maintaining the status quo at the cost of your rights of free speech and assembly.
By UCLA Teaching Faculty and Librarians of UC-AFT
Community
May 5, 2024 4:49 p.m.Op-ed: As a South African during apartheid, I admire pro-Palestine protesters’ tenacity
I feel compelled to write this letter from faraway South Africa as a gesture of support and solidarity for UCLA students and those at other US universities who have been protesting in solidarity with Palestine and have been met with violence and arrest for their efforts.
By Anton Boonzaier
Community
May 4, 2024 3:16 p.m.Op-ed: As a UCLA parent, I denounce Gene Block’s negligence toward our children’s safety
This post was updated May 5 at 8:42 p.m.
Dear “Chancellor” Gene Block:
As the mother of a senior who is on the cusp of graduation after four tumultuous years, I watch with utter horror from across the country.
By Cassandra Nelson
Community
May 2, 2024 1:09 p.m.Op-ed: Faculty stands with pro-Palestine protesters, demands full amnesty for all arrested
This post was updated May 2 at 9:06 p.m.
As Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, we call upon the governor of California, the mayor of Los Angeles, the University of California system and all other complicit authorities to grant full legal, academic and disciplinary amnesty for all protesters.
By UCLA Faculty for Justice in Palestine
Community
April 30, 2024 1:05 a.m.Opinion: UC Berkeley must acknowledge, denounce ethnic cleansing against Armenians
This post was updated April 30 at 8:23 p.m.
UC Berkeley as an educational institution has long been synonymous with student activism and civic engagement, its campus serving as the backdrop to catalytic movements ranging from the Free Speech Movement to the Disability Rights Movement.
By Melody Seraydarian
Community
April 28, 2024 2:33 p.m.Op-ed: UCLA students must scrutinize USAC candidates on Palestine and free speech
Editor’s note: This post was updated to include that the author is running for the Undergraduate Students Association Council.
In this year’s USAC elections, we will have 40 candidates, each with a unique set of viewpoints on a host of issues.
By Tajvir Singh
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