
News Brief: Campus Anti-Genocide Protests and the Weaponization of Squishy, Bad Faith "Safety" Rhetoric
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Challenging Safety Rhetoric and Urgency to End Crisis in Gaza
This chapter delves into the anti-genocide movement on college campuses, focusing on issues at Columbia University. It discusses safety rhetoric used to justify actions against alleged anti-Semitism and emphasizes the urgency to address the crisis in Gaza with destruction of healthcare services and mass killings, urging for action. The conversation challenges justifications used by university presidents to declare protests as unsafe and explores the complexities of feelings, outrage, and actions on campus regarding Israel and Palestine.
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