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19 November 2024 More than 500 mathematicians, primarily from France but increasingly from around the world, have signed a statement condemning the ongoing genocide in Gaza. They are calling on the scientific community to suspend all collaborations with Israeli institutions that do not explicitly denounce the genocide in Gaza and the illegal colonization of Palestine. The signatories…

4 November 2024 Model Motion on Academic BDS This branch notes: · the ongoing carnage in the Gaza Strip, the extension of the conflict to indiscriminate bombing and assassinations in Lebanon, and the threat of a regional war in the Middle East; · the systematic destruction of all of Gaza’s universities, and the targeted killing…

Home > All News Items and Articles 1 August 2024 Ignoring legal advice, St. Andrews management evidently yielded to Zionist pressure and excluded Stella Maris, elected rector by the students, from the University’s governing body and her position as a trustee, according to the Guardian report below. As so often in situations like this, the management justified their…

BRICUP Statement: James Dickins keeps his Emeritus Professor title In a victory over official attempts to supress advocacy for Palestine on UK campuses, the University of Leeds has stepped back from its attempt to strip James Dickins of his Emeritus Professor title at the University. This unprecedented move, never before attempted at a UK university,…

UCU Congress 2024: Palestine motions and amendments Six motions, nos.32-37, listed below, were adopted (no.34 in amended form) 32 Composite: Solidarity with Palestine Disabled members standingcommittee, UCU Cymru, London retired membersCongress notes education, lack of resources, and dependence on guardians 33 Composite: In defence of Palestinian rights, free speech andacademic freedom University of Warwick, UCU…

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BRICUP supports the PACBI call for Cultural Boycott of Israel.  Artists for Palestine UK lead the campaign in Britain. Their website can be found here. Cultural Boycott Overview Israel overtly uses culture as a form of propaganda to whitewash or justify its regime of occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid over the Palestinian people. Just as South African…

One hundred and twenty members of Harvard faculty sharply criticised President Claudine Gray for a statement she issued last week condemning the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine must be free” on the grounds it implied “removalism [sic] and even eliminationism [sic]”, suggesting that those who criticised Israel and/or expressed sympathy for Palestinians…

Home > All News Items and Articles Wealthy benefactors helped to push the President of Brandeis University into banning the group Students for Justice for Palestine from campus a week ago. Now, a large group of alumni have threatened to withhold financial support to the University until the President reverses his ban and apologises to…

Home > All News Items and Articles On 16 November, Spanish students from colleges and universities across the country held a second day of demonstrations and marches for Gaza. Activities were organised in no fewer than 38 cities. Their frustration has been increased by the relative inactivity of the Spanish government which voted for a…