Today, Hunter is joined by Sophia Gurulé (immigration Public Defender at the Bronx Defender) and Pooja Patel (staff attorney at CAMBA Legal Services) to continue our discussion on ALAA's resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. In particular, today's episode offers us even more insight into how the resolution came about, the steps taken by those who opposed it to shut it down, and why ALAA members felt it was so vital to pass the resolution.
Guests:
Sophia Gurulé, Staff Attorney and ALAA Member, Bronx Defenders
Pooja Patel, Staff Attorney and ALAA Member, CAMBA legal services
Resources:
ALAA 2325 Resolution Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza, an End to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine, and Support for Workers' Political Speech
https://www.alaa.org/media-releases/resolution-calling-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza-an-end-to-the-israeli-occupation-of-palestine-and-support-for-workers-political-speech
Bronx Defenders Union Statement
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Hzyy_ufSJ9h8GjiYdg4eRKdGIUyikRE/view
A Statement by Jewish Members of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW Local 2325
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJDXr9nANDCtcV76fxYNwNsxNbru3MYu5hLkCC3KrLY/edit
CAMBA Resolution
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NbgNQwjGLLPfNHFhvEYo3huPtHZ_p_Hs/view?fbclid=PAAaapoIPzKZmlESbMs3F3QHC-WivbHVvvdHt0dy8BpHBpFTn10XMg8p_RHkQ_aem_AULLM27V2SE-0BxR7iYPlelGVOXkK5aaL0b0KdZ-UR6dnDbm8GghwmPLJoJkp7m6I54
New York Legal Aid Society Response
https://legalaidnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Statement-on-Resolution-from-ALAA-UAW-Local-2325.pdf
Bronx Defenders Response
https://www.bronxdefenders.org/the-bronx-defenders-response-to-its-unions-october-20-statement/
News Coverage of the Resolution
https://theintercept.com/2023/11/17/public-defender-gaza-legal-aid-bronx-defenders/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/association-legal-aid-attorneys-public-defenders-palestinian-israel-resolution_n_655d2541e4b0c91d8278efcd
https://freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/tracker-entries/legal-aid-lawyers-approve-pro-palestinian-resolution-after-federal-judge-dissolves-state-court-order-preventing-vote/
https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/metro/legal-aid-union-approves-pro-hamas-antisemitic-resolution-calling-for-boycott-of-apartheid-jewish-state-critics-say/
https://www.nysun.com/article/congress-to-probe-legal-union-over-anti-israel-resolution-opposed-by-nearly-a-third-of-its-members
https://nypost.com/2023/11/16/metro/legal-aid-society-denounces-unions-antisemitic-resolution/
https://inthesetimes.com/article/palestine-resolution-unions-court-blocked
https://www.thefp.com/p/alaa-legal-aid-attorneys-antisemitism-congress
https://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=410256
https://www.nyclu.org/en/press-releases/congressional-subpoena-over-pro-palestinian-speech-violates-free-speech-alleges
ALAA 2325 History of Anti War Votes and Comments
https://alaa2325.wordpress.com/1999/03/26/history-of-the-association-of-legal-aid-attorneys-uaw-local-2325/
https://alaa2325.wordpress.com/2003/04/14/alaa-antiwar-vote/
https://alaa2325.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/2009-09-15-urgent-appeal-to-alaa-members-defend-free-speech-at-legal-aid/
https://alaa2325.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/2014-07-29-updated-signers-173-of-mass-free-speech-grievance/
https://alaa2325.wordpress.com/2023/12/19/adopted-resolution-calling-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza-an-end-to-the-israeli-occupation-of-palestine-and-support-for-workers-political-speech-association-of-legal-aid-attorneys-united-auto-w/
https://labornotes.org/blogs/2021/08/bottom-labor-solidarity-palestine-growing
https://laborforpalestine.net/2022/07/26/press-release-uaw-2325-association-of-legal-aid-attorneys-votes-to-divest-from-israel-bonds/
https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vQzS8V0UkBAdiBRbaSasIvKuu45SjEuQKwXMxdMO92DZBn7QNhF2nWbKZI6ALAYoZfFkqpckIt1QMdW/pub
https://laborforpalestine.net/2023/10/26/sf-public-defender-staff-in-solidarity-with-palestine/
https://therealnews.com/ny-court-blocks-union-from-voting-on-gaza-ceasefire-palestine-resolution-uaw-legal-aid
https://laborforpalestine.net/2023/11/26/digest-of-select-statements-and-positions-on-matters-of-public-concern-by-the-association-of-legal-aid-attorneys-uaw-2325/
https://laborforpalestine.net/2023/12/06/uaw-labor-for-palestine-rank-and-file-welcomes-our-leaderships-pro-ceasefire-announcement-demands-that-the-international-uaw-endorse-palestinian-trade-union-call-for-boycott-divestment-and/
https://laborforpalestine.net/2023/12/15/statement-against-genocide-alameda-county-public-defenders-chapter-ifpte-local-21/
https://laborforpalestine.net/2023/12/20/even-in-the-face-of-management-interference-and-an-illegal-restraining-order-alaa-uaw-2325-membership-has-overwhelmingly-passed-apro-ceasefire-anti-occupation-resolution-uaw-2325-labor-for-palestin/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/public-defender-union-cease-fire-resolution_n_65832a11e4b03e698a11c6d7
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