Slay, Muslims!
Stories from the Outside
My brother still wasn’t back with our sheep, but I had to tweet this as early as possible. The devil works hard, but Islamophobes work harder. And I was right.
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Cal Berkeley Democrats host speakers, open space to counter Coulter speech
Cal Berkeley Democrats hosted a rally Wednesday evening in the genetics and plant biology building to protest conservative author Ann Coulter’s speech on campus.
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UC Berkeley professor Hatem Bazian appointed to city Peace and Justice Commission
City Councilmember Cheryl Davila appointed campus Near Eastern studies and Asian American studies lecturer Hatem Bazian — who has faced controversy in the past — to the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission.
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Canary Mission received donation from charity headed by UC Berkeley Board of Visitors member
Jaclyn Safier, president of the Helen Diller Family Foundation, has been a member of the campus Board of Visitors, which advises the administration, since 2015.
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UC Berkeley ought to hold Hatem Bazian accountable for anti-Semitic discourse
If universities want to define the lines between hate speech and politics, they need to hold their instructors accountable when they cross the lines.
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UC Berkeley lecturer apologizes for anti-Semitic retweet
UC Berkeley ethnic studies lecturer Hatem Bazian came under public criticism Nov. 20 for retweeting a meme that many have since called anti-Semitic.
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Know your council: Cheryl Davila wants to advance civil rights in Berkeley
Cheryl Davila’s path to the District 2 seat is just one of the things that sets her apart from other Berkeley City Council members.
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‘Day of Remembrance’ honors Japanese internees, calls for solidarity
Nikkei Student Union and Muslim Student Association partnered Tuesday to hold a “Day of Remembrance” in honor of Japanese Americans who were detained in internment camps during World War II and in solidarity with Muslim Americans struggling against Islamophobia.
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UC faculty alumni sign open letters to Napolitano decrying anti-Zionism on campuses
In two separate open letters sent this week — one from AMCHA Initiative and one from Alums for Campus Fairness — 590 UC alumni, 47 organizations and 176 faculty members from campuses across the country urged UC President Janet Napolitano to address concerns of anti-Zionist sentiment in a number of UC faculty.
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Campus Palestinian, Israeli groups demonstrate on International Day of Action
Soaked Palestinian and Israeli flags contrasted with the gray, cloudy sky as campus group members filled Sproul Plaza voicing their opposing viewpoints on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the third annual International Day of Action on Thursday.
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