[Peace-discuss] [Peace] let's make C-U a "city of refuge" for Steven Salaita

[Stuart Levy]

Sorry, that should be the American Indian Studies dept.

To add some substance to this side thread, readers may be interested in 
Robert Warrior's commentary on the U of I boycott over the Salaita 
scandal - should the boycott continue?   (I'd be inclined to say Yes it 
should, since the University Administration is certainly embarrassed at 
this point, but hasn't done anything to make amends - either with 
Salaita or with the AIS department - but on the other hand, my work 
isn't hindered by the boycott, I don't lose by its continuing.)

http://robertwarriorx.tumblr.com/post/126319735841/should-the-u-of-i-boycott-continue

On 8/10/15 9:32 PM, Stuart Levy via Peace-discuss wrote:
> Wonderful.   I am in, whatever in is.
>
> I'm wondering whether Native American Studies may already need that 
> kind of supportive protection.   Does anyone know what's been 
> happening with their department over the last year?   I don't, but 
> from people's expressions it sounds as though the University 
> administration has not been kind to them in more ways than Salaita's 
> un-hiring.
>
> On 8/10/15 8:34 PM, Robert Naiman via Peace wrote:
>> Let's publish it for the world - a "Pledge of Resistance," if you 
>> will - that while we would certainly understand perfectly well 
>> why Steven Salaita might have a bad taste in his mouth about 
>> re-accepting his appointment to the University of Illinois when his 
>> appointment is re-instated, if he does accept it we will welcome him 
>> back into the Champaign-Urbana community with open arms, and form a 
>> "band of brothers" to protect him from the News-Gazette until the 
>> Snooze-Gazoo accepts that further attempts to harass Salaita and 
>> abridge his First Amendment and employee rights will be totally 
>> futile, Then they'll have to content themselves with nostalgia for 
>> the racist Chief mascot. Oops, did I say "mascot"? I meant to say 
>> "symbol."
>>
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