At New York University, the spring semester began with a poetry reading.
Students and faculty gathered in the atrium of Bobst Library.
At that time, about twenty six thousand Palestinians had already been killed in Israel’s horrific war on Gaza; the reading was a collective act of bearing witness.
Afterward, we learned that students and faculty members were called into disciplinary meetings for participating in this apparently “disruptive” act; written warnings were issued.
Over the past six months, since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, we have seen the university administration fail to adequately protect dissent on campus, actively squelching it instead.
Persons:
Refaat Alareer, ”
Organizations:
New York University
Locations:
Gaza, Palestinian