Silenced USC valedictorian ASNA Tabassum receives standing ovation today.
#USC #LosAngeles #AsnaTabassum #LetAsnaSpeak #CampusProtests
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/JRM2KlH1bYE?si=zW3dKMSZs9TtUjWR
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"A standing ovation for #AsnaTabassum, #USC #valedictorian, and cheers for her “#resistance to #genocide” minor today at the USC student awards ceremony."
https://twitter.com/jaweedkaleem/status/1788773849292533966 #StudentSpring #StudentIntifada #Students #Gaza #Palestine #Palestinians
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The trouble with teaching students about #HumanRights is that they take you as a #university seriously - which maybe you aren't.
»on Sunday, two high-profile #speakers scheduled to address graduates of the #USC Rossier School of Education said they were dropping out in dismay at the university’s actions, including calling in the Los Angeles #Police Department to arrest 93 pro-Palestinian protesters — many of them undergraduate #students — last week.«
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#AsnaTabassum writes, in her statement:
»I am a #student of #history who chose to minor in resistance to #genocide, anchored by the Shoah Foundation, and have learned that ordinary people are capable of unspeakable acts of violence when they are taught hate fueled by fear. And due to widespread fear, I was hoping to use my commencement speech to inspire my classmates with a message of #hope. By canceling my speech, #USC is only caving to fear and rewarding hatred.«
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"I am not surprised by those who attempt to propagate hatred. I am surprised that my own university—my home for four years—has abandoned me.... I challenge us to respond to ideological discomfort with dialogue and learning, not bigotry and censorship." - #AsnaTabassum, #USC, #Gaza, #Palestinians, #Education, #Censorship
Statement by University of Southern California Student Asna Tabassum, Class of 2024 Valedictorian - CounterPunch.org
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/04/16/statement-by-university-of-southern-california-student-asna-tabassum-class-of-2024-valedictorian/ -
#USC #valedictorian #AsnaTabassum speaks out after #school cancels her speech
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/us/usc-valedictorian-commencement-speech-canceled/index.html
https://ca.cair.com/losangeles/news/cair-la-demands-usc-reverse-cowardly-decision-to-cancel-muslim-valedictorians-speech-in-response-to-anti-palestinian-hate/
https://boingboing.net/2024/04/19/usc-valedictorian-asna-tabassum-speaks-out-after-school-cancels-her-speech.html -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PqfTN2fus8&pp=ygUMZGVtb2NyYWN5bm93
#Spineless #racist #USC cancels Pro-Palestiiann Valedictorian #AsnaTabassum
#FreePalestine🇵🇸 #firstamendment #StopCensorshipOfProPalestinianStudentsAndAcademics
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When USC silences Asna, they're silencing all of us
USC SILENT MARCH
FOR ASNA APRIL 18Show up in support of Asna and demand USC let her speak at commencement. Wear a hoodie and mask to symbolize the institutional silencing Asna is experiencing. Date: Thurs, April 18th Location: Tommy Trojan Time: 2:30 pm
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from #CommonDreams
'My Own University... Has Abandoned Me': #USC Cancels Muslim Valedictorian's Speech"I am both shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice," student #AsnaTabassum said in a statement.
#Gaza #Palestine #StopGazaGenocide #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #LetGazaLive #SolidarityWithPalestine #EndUSAidToIsrael #EndTheOccupation #Israel
#news @palestine @israelhttps://www.commondreams.org/news/usc-cancels-muslim-valedictorian-s-speech
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This from #USC's Student Paper regarding their university's refusal to allow #AsnaTabassum to speak at commencement, because 'danger'.
"If USC was able to protect Ben Shapiro in 2018, they can protect Asna Tabassum...."
USC’s decision to bar its own valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, from speaking at its 2024 commencement reminds us of a similarly contentious moment that took place when we were undergraduates..."
The choice between safety and free speech is a false one
https://dailytrojan.com/2024/04/16/the-choice-between-safety-and-free-speech-is-a-false-one/ -
The #USC Community demands: Let #Valedictorian Asna Tabassum speak at #Commencement .
#AsnaTabassum
#UscPalestineJusticeFacultyGroup
#CommencementSpeech
#FreePalestine
#Gaza
#Palestine
#EndGenocide
#CeaseFire
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from #TheGuardian
- Backlash as #USC cancels valedictorian’s speech due to support for #Palestine -#CAIR declares University of Southern California ‘cowardly’ for prohibiting #AsnaTabassum from speaking at graduation
#Gaza #Palestine #IsraelWarCrimes #StopGazaGenocide #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #LetGazaLive #SolidarityWithPalestine #EndUSAidToIsrael #FoodAsWeapon #PalestinianLivesMatter #EndTheOccupation #Israel #StopArmingIsrael
#news @israel @palestinehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/usc-valedictorian-speech-palestine?CMP=share_btn_url
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»“I am both shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the #university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice. I am not surprised by those who attempt to propagate hatred. I am surprised that my own university—my home for four years—has #abandoned me.”«
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-15/usc-valedictorian-asna-tabassum