[Peace] Salaita in Chicago, 10/6-10/10: Purged U of I Prof Steven Salaita Talks About Palestine & Censorship

Tue Sep 30 02:01:42 EDT 2014

Steven Salaita speaks next week, Oct 6-10 at */five/* Chicago-area campuses.

And, whether you're in Chicago or not, there are actions you can take to 
support him ...

Thanks to Niloofar for passing this along.

From: *Burton Steck brtn at comcast.net <mailto:brtn at comcast.net> 
[JVP-Chgo-Events]* <JVP-Chgo-Events at yahoogroups.com 
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Date: Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 8:16 PM
Subject: [JVP-Chgo-Events] Purged U of I Prof Steven Salaita Talks About 
Palestine & Consorship
To: JVP-Chgo-Events at yahoogroups.com <mailto:JVP-Chgo-Events at yahoogroups.com>

Join us as Steven Salaita speaks at five Chicago area campuses

*Purged U of I Professor*

*Steven Salaita*

*Speaks Out on Palestine

and Academic Censorship*
/TheGay Liberation Network 
<http://gayliberation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a4d038c385dabf3766e60e87d&id=fc04f8cdf4&e=94f6702570>and 
the Students for Justice in Palestine chapters at Northwestern 
University, University of Chicago, Columbia College, DePaul University 
and the University of Illinois - Chicago are proud organizers of an Oct. 
6-10 speaking tour by Professor Salaita/

*During the recent Israeli slaughter of over 2000 people in Gaza, 
Professor Steven Salaita bravely spoke out against this barbaric assault 
and in defense of Palestine.*

For this, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees purged him from 
his tenured position, in direct violation of basic norms of academic 
freedom.

*Now Professor Salaita is going on the offensive – against academic 
censorship, and against the continuing colonial domination of the 
Palestinian people that this censorship covers for.*

Join us as Steven Salaita speaks at five Chicago area campuses ––

*** Monday, October 6 – Northwestern University's Evanston campus*, 5 
PM, Harris Hall, Room 107 (Harris Hall is the building nearest to the 
northeastcorner of Sheridan Road and Chicago Avenue).

*** Tuesday, October 7 – University of Illinois at Chicago,*1 PM at the 
Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted Street, Room 605.

*** Tuesday, October 7 – University of Chicago*, 5:30 PM at the 
International House, Home Room, 1414 E. 59th Street. With remarks by 
grassroots West Bank activist *Bassem al-Tamimi* 
<http://gayliberation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a4d038c385dabf3766e60e87d&id=1980fa75d7&e=94f6702570>and*Ali 
Abunimah*ofElectronic Intifada 
<http://gayliberation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a4d038c385dabf3766e60e87d&id=4bee44b1bb&e=94f6702570>.

*** Wednesday, October 8 – Columbia College*, 7 PM, 600 S. Michigan Ave, 
Room 101, Ferguson Lecture Hall. Joining Prof. Salaita will be 
Professors*Iymen Chehade*and*Dr. Peter Kirstein*!

*** Thursday, October 9 – DePaul University*, 4 PM (location TBA).

*** Friday, October 10 – The Gay Liberation Network's program on Chicago 
Access Network TV*, 6:30 PM on Cable Channel 21 in Chicago.

/*Besides participating in one or more of these events, here's what you 
can do:*/

*1) Pleasesign the petition 
<http://gayliberation.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a4d038c385dabf3766e60e87d&id=142d7ce347&e=94f6702570>*to 
reinstate Professor Salaita, and share it widely!

*2) Please jointhe Facebook event 
<http://gayliberation.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a4d038c385dabf3766e60e87d&id=5fcf250fb9&e=94f6702570>*for 
the tour, invite others, and share it widely!

*3)**Help us give Steven an honorarium*worthy of the academic courage 
that he has shown in his defense of Palestine.
To donate via PayPal, go tohttp://gayliberation.net/donate.html 
<http://gayliberation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a4d038c385dabf3766e60e87d&id=022e2f4859&e=94f6702570>, 
click the PayPal link at the bottom of the text, type "Steven Salaita" 
where it says "Enter description," and then choose the amount of your 
donation. To donate by check, make your check payable to "GLN," write 
"Steve Salaita" in the memo section, and mail it to GLN, P O Box 409204, 
Chicago, IL 60640.

Besides the tour organizers*Gay Liberation Network* 
<http://gayliberation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a4d038c385dabf3766e60e87d&id=be8f3457a8&e=94f6702570>and 
the*Students for Justice in Palestine*chapters at five area campuses, 
the tour and/or individual events are co-sponsored by the*8th Day Center 
for Justice, American Muslims for Palestine, Anti-War Committee, 
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Asian American Studies 
Program at the University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago Area CodePINK, 
Chicago Area Peace Action, Chicago Democratic Socialists of America, 
Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, Department of 
African American Studies at the University of Illinois - Chicago, 
Department of English at the University of Illinois - Chicago, Evanston 
Neighbors for Peace, Gender and Women's Studies Program at the 
University of Illinois - Chicago, Haymarket Books, Institute for 
Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois - 
Chicago, International Socialist Organization, International Studies at 
the University of Illinois - Chicago, Jewish Voice for Peace - Chicago, 
La Voz de los de Abajo, Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the 
University of Illinois - Chicago, March 19th Anti-War Coalition, 
Moratorium on Deportations Campaign, Near West Citizens for Peace and 
Justice, Northwest Indiana Veterans For Peace, Palestine Solidarity 
Group - Chicago, Palestine Solidarity Legal Support, School of Art and 
Art History at the University of Illinois - Chicago, U.S. Palestinian 
Community Network, UIC Social Justice Initiative*, and*World Can't Wait 
Chicago*.

We invite other organizations to co-sponsor Steven's tour. For more 
information, email LGBTliberation at aol.com <mailto:LGBTliberation at aol.com>

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