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The "make watermelons racist again" crew won a battle but lost the war when they forced a school to paint over a student's artwork to appease Zionists.
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Now they have confirmed to The Handbasket the receipt of a $125,000 settlement check from the school district’s insurer, putting this specific situation to bed. But while Jane and her family can now move forward, the precedent of this settlement, her lawyers predict, could be just the beginning.“Her friend had texted her like, ‘they're painting over your spot,’ and she sent a picture of it,” Jane’s mother Nighat Malik told The Handbasket. (Coincidentally or not, the incident happened on 9/11 that year.) “She came in really upset crying, and she just wasn't even able to talk too much. She was shaking. So I immediately called the school.”
Jane’s design included the phrase “peace be upon you,” her name in Arabic, and her nickname. She’d spent two weeks before school began decorating the spot with help from others, including a close Jewish friend and the friend’s mother.
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https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/settlement-student-palestine-watermelon-keffiyeh-half-hollow-hills-long-island -
The "make watermelons racist again" crew won a battle but lost the war when they forced a school to paint over a student's artwork to appease Zionists.
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Now they have confirmed to The Handbasket the receipt of a $125,000 settlement check from the school district’s insurer, putting this specific situation to bed. But while Jane and her family can now move forward, the precedent of this settlement, her lawyers predict, could be just the beginning.“Her friend had texted her like, ‘they're painting over your spot,’ and she sent a picture of it,” Jane’s mother Nighat Malik told The Handbasket. (Coincidentally or not, the incident happened on 9/11 that year.) “She came in really upset crying, and she just wasn't even able to talk too much. She was shaking. So I immediately called the school.”
Jane’s design included the phrase “peace be upon you,” her name in Arabic, and her nickname. She’d spent two weeks before school began decorating the spot with help from others, including a close Jewish friend and the friend’s mother.
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https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/settlement-student-palestine-watermelon-keffiyeh-half-hollow-hills-long-island -
Question from SE:
One thing I noticed with the Al-Quds Day application is there was no grounding in a legal proceeding. How could this happen? Is it because it was brought by the Attorney General? And he wasn't required to file a legal action from which an injunction would be granted?FB:
It could be that the request for interlocutory relief stood on its own.SE:
I just wanted to throw that out there because it perplexed me.And we're done.
I'll try to go back and correct typos, but I can't guarantee that I will get it done immediately.
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Up now:
Stephen Ellis.
He is speaking about the attempted injunction at the 401 Overpass, and the University of Waterloo attempted injunction against their encampment, (which the university did not even have to test because the students folded as a result of the threat).
The first one was brought by B'nai Brith and it was moot as the police had already stated they were not going to allow any protests there.
The University of Waterloo threatened to sue the students for a million and a half dollars. The students responded by leaving. The admin at the University of Waterloo is still pursuing the student group.
He is also mentioning McGill, two actions that were brought to the Superior Court, claiming that Jewish students felt intimidated by the encampment and threatened by its existence. The students making the claim made no actual evidence of any imminent harm, and that was thrown out.
Contrast that with the University of Toronto where the strategy was to go with property rights, and it was upheld.
In the end, McGill ended up agreeing to disclose their Investments. Thus the students won before they left.
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Up now:
Stephen Ellis.
He is speaking about the attempted injunction at the 401 Overpass, and the University of Waterloo attempted injunction against their encampment, (which the university did not even have to test because the students folded as a result of the threat).
The first one was brought by B'nai Brith and it was moot as the police had already stated they were not going to allow any protests there.
The University of Waterloo threatened to sue the students for a million and a half dollars. The students responded by leaving. The admin at the University of Waterloo is still pursuing the student group.
He is also mentioning McGill, two actions that were brought to the Superior Court, claiming that Jewish students felt intimidated by the encampment and threatened by its existence. The students making the claim made no actual evidence of any eminent harm, and that was thrown out.
Contrast that with the University of Toronto where the strategy was to go with property rights, and it was upheld.
In the end, McGill ended up agreeing to disclose their Investments. Thus the students won before they left.
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Next up:
Shane Martinez, talking about interlocutory injunctions. He speaks specifically about the attempts to enjoin the Al-Quds Day march, and Tafsik's attempt to prevent the Palestinian flag being raised over City Hall.
For the AQD rally:
• There was no record even of arrests at past events.
• The premise was the poster had a picture of a burning building and the words no to war, and they claimed that the building might be in Israel.
Section 2C of the Charter was upheld.For the second matter(flag-raising):
• There was no serious that should be tried;
• the City had full authority to raise the flag and
• Canada had recognized the state of Palestine.Tafsik repeatedly put falsehoods in their sworn statements to the Court.
Court found there would be no irreparable harm to the Jewish community in fact there were Jewish people at the flag raising. In fact it would do irreparable harm to the Palestinian Community by denying them access to a service given to other communities.
The bottom line is that even though the claims are ridiculous, you have to invest the time and resources to counter them, and you cannot assume the Court will find them as meritless as you do.
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Next up:
Shane Martinez, talking about interlocutory injunctions. He speaks specifically about the attempts to enjoin the Al-Quds Day march, and Tafsik's attempt to prevent the Palestinian flag being raised over City Hall.
For the AQD rally:
• There was no record even of arrests at past events.
• The premise was the poster had a picture of a burning building and the words no to war, and they claimed that the building might be in Israel.
Section 2C of the Charter was upheld.For the second matter(flag-raising):
• There was no serious that should be tried;
• the City had full authority to raise the flag and
• Canada had recognized the state of Palestine.Tafsik repeatedly put falsehoods in their sworn statements to the Court.
Court found there would be no irreparable harm to the Jewish community in fact there were Jewish people at the flag raising. In fact it would do irreparable harm to the Palestinian Community by denying them access to a service given to other communities.
The bottom line is that even though the claims are ridiculous, you have to invest the time and resources to counter them, and you cannot assume the Court will find them as meritless as you do.
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First speaker on tonight's Anti-Palestian Racism: Instrumentalizing the Courts webinar is
Faisal Bhabha.
He starts off talking about how the university approached the #UofT #SolidarityEncampent
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First speaker on tonight's Anti-Palestian Racism: Instrumentalizing the Courts webinar is
Faisal Bhabha.
He starts off talking about how the university approached the #UofT #SolidarityEncampent
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Today in #FuckThePolice
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The scandal largely began following the arrest of a group of 17 protesters on October 21, 2020. In the days after the arrest, Phoenix officers and county prosecutors colluded to invent a gang and then falsely charge the protesters as members.The city and county stood by the charges until February 2021, when ABC15 launched its “Politically Charged” investigation.
The news series exposed how Phoenix police and county prosecutors lied to a grand jury to obtain the gang charges and testified that the protesters were comparable to the Bloods, Crips, and Hells Angels, according to a confidential transcript obtained by ABC15.
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https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/protest-arrests/no-phoenix-officers-will-be-disciplined-after-protesters-falsely-charged-as-gang-members#LawAndProtest
#PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #PoliceDontPreventCrime #DefundDisarmDismantle #Abolish -
Perusing the ruling from today's injunction at my leisure.
Looking for a copy of it online for you to join me, if you're interested.
There's a copy of the initial filing and the ruling here now:
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Perusing the ruling from today's injunction at my leisure.
Looking for a copy of it online for you to join me, if you're interested.
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This is a fascinating debate.
I (not a lawyer) have thought the encampment rulings need to be challenged for the sake of the future, pretty much since day one of the decision(s).
This group is a mix of specialties, including a couple of property lawyers, from Canada and the U.K. (same underlying principles).
I'm glad to be invited to listen in.