<div dir="ltr">Hey all,<br><br>We hope you're starting the semester off well. Thanks to those of you who came out to the meeting last week! We hope you enjoyed it and that you're as excited as we are for the upcoming year.<br>
**To anyone who was not able to attend, it’s never too late to join our organizing and engagement with the Israel-Palestine conflict. We'd love to seeing old and new faces. Bring your friends!<div><br> We'll primarily be discussing latest developments regarding:</div>
<div><ul><li>the Professor Steven Salaita case (article links will be provided later in this email)<br></li><li>our BDS initiatives</li><li>events being planned</li></ul>It'll be an opportunity for attendees to brainstorm ideas with Students for Justice in Palestine for this semester, and the year as a whole. We would like to reiterate our welcoming of any questions and comments from you all. We encourage contribution in any way possible. The general body is just as crucial in facilitating this semester and the next so feel free to express any thoughts whatsoever.<br>
<br>We also welcome all faculty and community members to attend. These meetings are not strictly for students only. We hope to build a connection across campus and the Urbana-Champaign area. Feel free to join us.<br><br>**In order to get a date/time that works best for everyone next week, we've included a doodle poll (<i>Please make sure to record your responses by Saturday. 09/04/2014 at 8 pm</i>) :<br>
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<p class=""><b>IMPORTANT LINKS:</b></p>
Illinois chancellor says she should have “consulted with more people” before firing Palestinian scholar<br><a href="http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/illinois-chancellor-says-she-should-have-consulted-more-people-firing-palestinian">http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/illinois-chancellor-says-she-should-have-consulted-more-people-firing-palestinian</a><br>
<br></div><div>Salaita emails reveal possible donor influence in Wise’s decision (includes a Salaita timeline)<br><a href="http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_a2730e4e-33ec-11e4-bd55-0017a43b2370.html">http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_a2730e4e-33ec-11e4-bd55-0017a43b2370.html</a><br>
<br></div><div>Chancellor Wise says she would have handled Salaita’s case differently<br><a href="http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_2ee98b88-33e7-11e4-95de-001a4bcf6878.html">http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_2ee98b88-33e7-11e4-95de-001a4bcf6878.html</a><br>
<br></div><div>Salaita firing turns into a ‘catastrophe’ for University of Illinois<br><a href="http://mondoweiss.net/2014/09/catastrophe-university-illinois.html">http://mondoweiss.net/2014/09/catastrophe-university-illinois.html</a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Be sure to follow SJP UIUC on social networks. "Like" the numerous
Support Salaita pages to stay updated with all the efforts, statements and/or changes.</span></b></p>
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UIUC Facebook Page</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/SJP-UIUC/568877179845248">https://www.facebook.com/pages/SJP-UIUC/568877179845248</a></span></p>
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UIUC Twitter Page</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Support
Salaita Page</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/supportsalaita?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/supportsalaita?fref=ts</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">University
of Illinois Students Support Steven Salaita Page</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1509674105938236/?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1509674105938236/?fref=ts</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">National
Day of Silence and UIUC Campus Walk-Out to #ReinstateSalaita Page</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1529064230641082/?ref=22">https://www.facebook.com/events/1529064230641082/?ref=22</a></span></p>
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seeing everyone :) </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Have a wonderful rest of the week.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">In solidarity,</span></p>
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