Breaking 🚨 In a clear act of political intimidation and repression, Melbourne University has issued notices of alleged misconduct against at least 19 anti-genocide pro-Palestine student protesters on campus, including a Palestinian student and an anti-Zionist Jewish student, for peacefully protesting against the university’s ongoing complicity in the genocide in Gaza through their weapons manufacturers ties 🩸 This is an unprecedented attack on freedom of speech and right to assembly as the university has used sophisticated tracking and surveillance technologies to identify and accuse students! We call on the community to express their outrage to the Academic Registrar via email and sign the petition in our bio. Melbourne University has issued these notices while not yet honoring their commitment to disclosure of research partnerships with weapons manufacturers! The students will not be deterred or silenced from standing up against the genocide and slaughter of innocent Palestinians in Gaza and across Palestine! From the river to the sea Palestine will be free ✊🏽✊🏽🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Breaking 🚨 In a clear act of political intimidation and repression, Melbourne University has issued notices of alleged misconduct against at least 19 anti-genocide pro-Palestine student protesters on campus, including a Palestinian student and an anti-Zionist Jewish student, for peacefully protesting against the university’s ongoing complicity in the genocide in Gaza through their weapons manufacturers ties 🩸 This is an unprecedented attack on freedom of speech and right to assembly as the university has used sophisticated tracking and surveillance technologies to identify and accuse students! We call on the community to express their outrage to the Academic Registrar via email and sign the petition in our bio. Melbourne University has issued these notices while not yet honoring their commitment to disclosure of research partnerships with weapons manufacturers! The students will not be deterred or silenced from standing up against the genocide and slaughter of innocent Palestinians in Gaza and across Palestine! From the river to the sea Palestine will be free ✊🏽✊🏽🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Breaking 🚨 In a clear act of political intimidation and repression, Melbourne University has issued notices of alleged misconduct against at least 19 anti-genocide pro-Palestine student protesters on campus, including a Palestinian student and an anti-Zionist Jewish student, for peacefully protesting against the university’s ongoing complicity in the genocide in Gaza through their weapons manufacturers ties 🩸 This is an unprecedented attack on freedom of speech and right to assembly as the university has used sophisticated tracking and surveillance technologies to identify and accuse students! We call on the community to express their outrage to the Academic Registrar via email and sign the petition in our bio. Melbourne University has issued these notices while not yet honoring their commitment to disclosure of research partnerships with weapons manufacturers! The students will not be deterred or silenced from standing up against the genocide and slaughter of innocent Palestinians in Gaza and across Palestine! From the river to the sea Palestine will be free ✊🏽✊🏽🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Breaking 🚨 In a clear act of political intimidation and repression, Melbourne University has issued notices of alleged misconduct against at least 19 anti-genocide pro-Palestine student protesters on campus, including a Palestinian student and an anti-Zionist Jewish student, for peacefully protesting against the university’s ongoing complicity in the genocide in Gaza through their weapons manufacturers ties 🩸 This is an unprecedented attack on freedom of speech and right to assembly as the university has used sophisticated tracking and surveillance technologies to identify and accuse students! We call on the community to express their outrage to the Academic Registrar via email and sign the petition in our bio. Melbourne University has issued these notices while not yet honoring their commitment to disclosure of research partnerships with weapons manufacturers! The students will not be deterred or silenced from standing up against the genocide and slaughter of innocent Palestinians in Gaza and across Palestine! From the river to the sea Palestine will be free ✊🏽✊🏽🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
🚨🚨Link to petition in our linktree 🚨🚨Urgent call out to community to sign and circulate this petition demanding Melbourne University to stop disciplinary actions against Palestinian and Pro-Palestine students who were protesting against the university’s complicity in the genocide in Gaza!
Chris Sidoti one of Australia’s finest legal minds An Australian expert on international human rights law. A former Human Rights Commissioner A former commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission And now a member of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Has been scathing an unequivocal in his assessment of Israel’s army and this genocide… Albo… the ICC is seeking an arrest warrant for this war criminal… Do the right thing and confirm that you will arrest Netanyahu when a warrant is issued for his arrest if he comes to Australia. If we are committed to the independence the ICC then lets make it clear… there is no place on this continent for war criminals.. and we lock Netanyahu up. From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!
Text- An ABC presenter, @antoinette_lattouf , was sacked for sharing a factual @humanrightswatch post the @abcnews_au had already twice reported on. Then a campaign to have her fired was revealed by @sydneymorningherald . The ‘Lawyers for Israel’ WhatsApp group wanted her off air. ABC management swiftly complied. ABC board members were involved. Yet few journalists and presenters have had the decency, integrity or courage to come out publicly to support Antoinette Lattouf and this heinous bullying. Thank you @withmeaa , @jan__fran, John Lyons & Paul Barry for calling out ABC management and the Zionist lobbies targeting and defaming Lattouf. But what of other prominent journalists? @annabelcrabb? @davidspeers2023 ? @leigh_sales ? @marcfennell? @juliabaird ? @fibrahim_news ? @latrioli ? @lisamillartv ? Richard Glover? @mjrowland68 ? How can you all sit by and watch an Australian-Arab woman peer and colleague be sacked, bullied and targeted- and remain silent? Antoinette Lattouf is facing off institutional power whilst also confronting your choice to remain silent. What is your journalism worth when it lacks the integrity and courage to call out such a blatant miscarriage of justice?
On June 20th, this graffiti was found in the men’s restroom on the ground floor of Mahmoud’s Hall at the University of Melbourne. This despicable act clearly gives praise to Brenton Tarrant, a white, #Australian far-right terrorist who—in the space of 36 minutes shot dead 51 Muslim worshippers inside two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. This is not an isolated incident; graffiti targeting Muslims has repeatedly appeared across Melbourne, underscoring a pervasive threat. The fact that the perpetrator chose Mahmoud’s Hall, a site known for pro-Palestinian protest, was clearly intentional. The frequency and boldness of these acts are a clear indication that hate-filled individuals feel emboldened and unchecked. The University’s persistent inaction has essentially given these bigots a green light to spread their vile messages. This is a damning reflection on the institution’s priorities and its apparent indifference to the safety and dignity of its Muslim students and staff. This is a direct attack not only on Muslims but on the entire community, creating an atmosphere of profound fear and insecurity. University of Melbourne, it is imperative that you take immediate and decisive action to address and eradicate this hatred, and investigate this incident immediately. Enough is enough! @albomp, The community eagerly awaits a condemnation statement or will you brush this one off because we are not ‘your’ type of people? Cr. 📷 and story: @unimelbforpalestine
On June 20th, this graffiti was found in the men’s restroom on the ground floor of Mahmoud’s Hall at the University of Melbourne. This despicable act clearly gives praise to Brenton Tarrant, a white, #Australian far-right terrorist who—in the space of 36 minutes shot dead 51 Muslim worshippers inside two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. This is not an isolated incident; graffiti targeting Muslims has repeatedly appeared across Melbourne, underscoring a pervasive threat. The fact that the perpetrator chose Mahmoud’s Hall, a site known for pro-Palestinian protest, was clearly intentional. The frequency and boldness of these acts are a clear indication that hate-filled individuals feel emboldened and unchecked. The University’s persistent inaction has essentially given these bigots a green light to spread their vile messages. This is a damning reflection on the institution’s priorities and its apparent indifference to the safety and dignity of its Muslim students and staff. This is a direct attack not only on Muslims but on the entire community, creating an atmosphere of profound fear and insecurity. University of Melbourne, it is imperative that you take immediate and decisive action to address and eradicate this hatred, and investigate this incident immediately. Enough is enough! @albomp, The community eagerly awaits a condemnation statement or will you brush this one off because we are not ‘your’ type of people? Cr. 📷 and story: @unimelbforpalestine
📢 🎬 FRIDAY 28 JUNE AT 6 PM. 🎟️Tickets in the bio or scan the QR code. There will be a special film screening of Where Olive Trees Weep co-produced by @gabormatemd at the Gumbramorra Hall (142 Addison Road, Marrickville). Proceeds of tickets will go towards Gazan families trying to escape the genocide. Tickets include: film screening dinner a conversation with Palestinian writer and academic @randaafattah and First Nations advocate @lyndajcoe32 “Where Olive Trees Weep” is a powerful documentary that delves into the lives of many Palestinians who have bearing the brunt of the settler colonial regime in many of the occupied Palestinian villages and towns. The documentary was released in 2024. The film gives background to the current crisis in Palestine and brings to light the lives of people we met on our 2022 journey in the occupied West Bank. Their universally human stories speak of intergenerational pain, trauma and resilience. An experience that will stir compassion and understanding, and give rise to a pursuit for justice. For without justice, peace remains an empty slogan. It features the Palestinian researcher Ashira Darwish, Palestinian young activist Ahed Tamimi, Dr Gabor Mate and Israeli journalist Amira Hass The film screening will be followed by a conversation with two of the most prominent First Nation and Palestinian leaders to explore similarities between the two peoples’ struggle for decolonisation, justice, freedom and liberation. Guest Speakers: Lynda-June Coe: A proud Wiradjuri and Badu Island Yinaa from Erambie. Randa Abdelfattah: Palestinian academic and writer. #addiroad #Marrickville #innerwestsydney #innerwest #innerwestsyd #filmsydney #sydneyfilm #drgabormate #gabormate
⚠️ CALL TO ACTION⚠️ Lattouf v ABC: Antoinette Lattouf is before the Federal Court in her case against the ABC in Sydney tomorrow. Please come show your support in front of court: 10.45am, Law Courts Bldng, Queens Square The case comes after she was sacked for sharing a Human Rights Watch post that starvation is being used as a tool of war by Israel. We know also know that at least two Zionist WhatsApp groups, including Lawyers for Israel, had targeted Lattouf and were lobbying the ABC to get rid of her. Join us and demand the ABC use our taxpayer dollars to accurately and independently report on this genocide rather than use this money to bully and punish Lattouf for standing up for free speech, free press and human rights! #nofearnofavour
What the 2006 war can tell us about the coming war with HZBLH. ALSO: New podcast episode available now. Look for “Preoccupation: A Not So Brief History of Palestine” on Spotify or Apple podcast.
In light of recent events that is currently taking place over at @sydney_uni where @vc_usyd threatened to take down the encampment held by the students at USYD in solidarity with Palestine and against the universities military ties with the illegal state: this video spoken by @wesamcharkawi is much needed. I hope it does reach Mark Scott.
Introducing the newly released documentary – Where Olive Trees Weep; a harrowing glimpse of the lives of Palestinians living under Israeli Occupation. Explore the lives of Palestinians who have borne the brunt of the settler colonial regime in many of the occupied Palestinian villages and towns. The documentary explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice. After the screening, you’ll get the chance to hear from two of our highly respect community leaders, Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah and Lynda-June Coe as we explore the film in the context of First Nations and Palestinian struggle. Dinner included by the one and only @stripped_gazastreetfood Ticket sales will cover the event costs will be donated to campaigns of Palestinians raising funds to bring in their families stuck in Gaza to safety in Australia 🙏🏻 Friday 28th of June 6 pm – Addi Road Community Centre Seats are running out! Register your spot today via the link in our bio ❤️💛🖤🇵🇸
@teachers4palestine_vic stand in solidarity with anti-genocide, pro-Palestine university student protestors who have received misconduct notices from their education institutions for exercising their right to protest as part of the student-led encampments on university campuses. … @teachers4palestine_vic condemn the education institutions’ attack on students’ right to protest. We also condemn the surveillance and monitoring techniques used by some education institutions to target student protestors, including the use of location tracking and CCTV footage. We see this as a targeted attack on anti-genocide and pro-Palestine students through the use of intimidation and repression tactics to protect institutions’ economic interests, which is indefensible. To our knowledge we know that at least one of the students who has been targeted by their education institution and issued a notice of misconduct is a student studying education. Is this how education institutions choose to treat future educators who stand up for human rights? “Health and safety” allegations are also included in the misconduct letters institutions issued to university students. Like the directives issued by the Department of Education to some teachers and school staff to remove their keffiyehs to “protect the psychological and emotional wellbeing of children”, we see this as another attempt made by the education sector to censor and repress people who take action against genocide through the misuse of the language of ‘safety’ and on the false grounds of wrongdoing. We reject this hypocrisy that weaponises the language of ‘safety’ and claims of misconduct in an attempt to punish individuals who are part of an anti-genocide movement that is calling for an end to the dangerous misconduct of all institutions and governments enabling Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people. @teachers4palestine_vic emphasise that everyone’s right to stand against genocide must be protected from censorship and repression tactics that penalise individuals in an attempt to instigate public fear about protest and actions that hold institutions and governments accountable.
@teachers4palestine_vic stand in solidarity with anti-genocide, pro-Palestine university student protestors who have received misconduct notices from their education institutions for exercising their right to protest as part of the student-led encampments on university campuses. … @teachers4palestine_vic condemn the education institutions’ attack on students’ right to protest. We also condemn the surveillance and monitoring techniques used by some education institutions to target student protestors, including the use of location tracking and CCTV footage. We see this as a targeted attack on anti-genocide and pro-Palestine students through the use of intimidation and repression tactics to protect institutions’ economic interests, which is indefensible. To our knowledge we know that at least one of the students who has been targeted by their education institution and issued a notice of misconduct is a student studying education. Is this how education institutions choose to treat future educators who stand up for human rights? “Health and safety” allegations are also included in the misconduct letters institutions issued to university students. Like the directives issued by the Department of Education to some teachers and school staff to remove their keffiyehs to “protect the psychological and emotional wellbeing of children”, we see this as another attempt made by the education sector to censor and repress people who take action against genocide through the misuse of the language of ‘safety’ and on the false grounds of wrongdoing. We reject this hypocrisy that weaponises the language of ‘safety’ and claims of misconduct in an attempt to punish individuals who are part of an anti-genocide movement that is calling for an end to the dangerous misconduct of all institutions and governments enabling Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people. @teachers4palestine_vic emphasise that everyone’s right to stand against genocide must be protected from censorship and repression tactics that penalise individuals in an attempt to instigate public fear about protest and actions that hold institutions and governments accountable.
@teachers4palestine_vic stand in solidarity with anti-genocide, pro-Palestine university student protestors who have received misconduct notices from their education institutions for exercising their right to protest as part of the student-led encampments on university campuses. … @teachers4palestine_vic condemn the education institutions’ attack on students’ right to protest. We also condemn the surveillance and monitoring techniques used by some education institutions to target student protestors, including the use of location tracking and CCTV footage. We see this as a targeted attack on anti-genocide and pro-Palestine students through the use of intimidation and repression tactics to protect institutions’ economic interests, which is indefensible. To our knowledge we know that at least one of the students who has been targeted by their education institution and issued a notice of misconduct is a student studying education. Is this how education institutions choose to treat future educators who stand up for human rights? “Health and safety” allegations are also included in the misconduct letters institutions issued to university students. Like the directives issued by the Department of Education to some teachers and school staff to remove their keffiyehs to “protect the psychological and emotional wellbeing of children”, we see this as another attempt made by the education sector to censor and repress people who take action against genocide through the misuse of the language of ‘safety’ and on the false grounds of wrongdoing. We reject this hypocrisy that weaponises the language of ‘safety’ and claims of misconduct in an attempt to punish individuals who are part of an anti-genocide movement that is calling for an end to the dangerous misconduct of all institutions and governments enabling Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people. @teachers4palestine_vic emphasise that everyone’s right to stand against genocide must be protected from censorship and repression tactics that penalise individuals in an attempt to instigate public fear about protest and actions that hold institutions and governments accountable.
‼️Attention all teachers, school staff, and parents and guardians‼️ Please report any incidents of anti-Palestinian discrimination and racism in your school communities via @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register (link in bio). Incidents of anti-Palestinian racism in schools can be reported by Palestinian and non-Palestinian people. Incidents to report can include being asked to remove a keffiyeh, silencing and censorship of solidarity with Palestine, removal of symbols of Palestinian culture and identity any other incidents of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in schools. @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register was set up following increasing incidents of teachers, school support staff, and parents and guardians being silenced and discriminated against for showing solidarity with Palestine since 7 October 2023. The register provides a simple and secure way for teachers, school support staff, and parents and guardians to report incidents of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in their schools. The data is held securely and information is collected and held in confidence to be used on an anonymous basis within published research and statistical reporting of anti-Palestinian racism. No individual will ever be identified. The purpose of the register is to collect information on anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in schools, including how it is experienced, how often it is occurring and the impact it is having on teachers, school support staff, and parents in order to inform anti-racism action and public policy in schools. @apan4palestine will engage trusted academic consultants to prepare an evidence-based public report outlining the frequency and nature of reported incidents and the impacts of anti-Palestinian racism on school communities. Link to @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register can be found in our bio.
‼️Attention all teachers, school staff, and parents and guardians‼️ Please report any incidents of anti-Palestinian discrimination and racism in your school communities via @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register (link in bio). Incidents of anti-Palestinian racism in schools can be reported by Palestinian and non-Palestinian people. Incidents to report can include being asked to remove a keffiyeh, silencing and censorship of solidarity with Palestine, removal of symbols of Palestinian culture and identity any other incidents of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in schools. @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register was set up following increasing incidents of teachers, school support staff, and parents and guardians being silenced and discriminated against for showing solidarity with Palestine since 7 October 2023. The register provides a simple and secure way for teachers, school support staff, and parents and guardians to report incidents of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in their schools. The data is held securely and information is collected and held in confidence to be used on an anonymous basis within published research and statistical reporting of anti-Palestinian racism. No individual will ever be identified. The purpose of the register is to collect information on anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in schools, including how it is experienced, how often it is occurring and the impact it is having on teachers, school support staff, and parents in order to inform anti-racism action and public policy in schools. @apan4palestine will engage trusted academic consultants to prepare an evidence-based public report outlining the frequency and nature of reported incidents and the impacts of anti-Palestinian racism on school communities. Link to @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register can be found in our bio.
‼️Attention all teachers, school staff, and parents and guardians‼️ Please report any incidents of anti-Palestinian discrimination and racism in your school communities via @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register (link in bio). Incidents of anti-Palestinian racism in schools can be reported by Palestinian and non-Palestinian people. Incidents to report can include being asked to remove a keffiyeh, silencing and censorship of solidarity with Palestine, removal of symbols of Palestinian culture and identity any other incidents of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in schools. @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register was set up following increasing incidents of teachers, school support staff, and parents and guardians being silenced and discriminated against for showing solidarity with Palestine since 7 October 2023. The register provides a simple and secure way for teachers, school support staff, and parents and guardians to report incidents of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in their schools. The data is held securely and information is collected and held in confidence to be used on an anonymous basis within published research and statistical reporting of anti-Palestinian racism. No individual will ever be identified. The purpose of the register is to collect information on anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in schools, including how it is experienced, how often it is occurring and the impact it is having on teachers, school support staff, and parents in order to inform anti-racism action and public policy in schools. @apan4palestine will engage trusted academic consultants to prepare an evidence-based public report outlining the frequency and nature of reported incidents and the impacts of anti-Palestinian racism on school communities. Link to @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register can be found in our bio.
‼️Attention all teachers, school staff, and parents and guardians‼️ Please report any incidents of anti-Palestinian discrimination and racism in your school communities via @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register (link in bio). Incidents of anti-Palestinian racism in schools can be reported by Palestinian and non-Palestinian people. Incidents to report can include being asked to remove a keffiyeh, silencing and censorship of solidarity with Palestine, removal of symbols of Palestinian culture and identity any other incidents of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in schools. @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register was set up following increasing incidents of teachers, school support staff, and parents and guardians being silenced and discriminated against for showing solidarity with Palestine since 7 October 2023. The register provides a simple and secure way for teachers, school support staff, and parents and guardians to report incidents of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in their schools. The data is held securely and information is collected and held in confidence to be used on an anonymous basis within published research and statistical reporting of anti-Palestinian racism. No individual will ever be identified. The purpose of the register is to collect information on anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination in schools, including how it is experienced, how often it is occurring and the impact it is having on teachers, school support staff, and parents in order to inform anti-racism action and public policy in schools. @apan4palestine will engage trusted academic consultants to prepare an evidence-based public report outlining the frequency and nature of reported incidents and the impacts of anti-Palestinian racism on school communities. Link to @apan4palestine’s Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools Register can be found in our bio.
A FREE EVENT FOR ALL EDUCATION UNIONISTS – TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF WON’T BE SILENT: PALESTINE IS AEU BUSINESS All education unionists are welcome to join @teachers4palestine_vic on Wednesday July 10 from 5:30-8:00pm at Victorian Trades Hall Council (Carlton) and online to hear from guest speakers and be part of the facilitated discussion. We will discuss how we can take effective action as education unionists to break the silence on Palestine, and to break government ties with Israel. REGISTRATIONS ARE FREE BUT REQUIRED – PLEASE REGISTER VIA THE LINK IN BIO OR QR CODE. __________ For the last 9 months, AEU Victoria branch members have been organising in our workplaces, in our union sub-branches and regions, and on the streets, to push our state and federal governments to end their support and complicity for Israeli violence in Gaza and the West Bank. Teachers and school staff have been intimidated and threatened in our efforts to promote the human rights of Palestinians. Shockingly, principals have received departmental advice to direct staff to remove Keffiyeh, stickers and badges from their person; to remove references to Palestine from lessons, to remove material referencing Palestine from staff rooms and to discipline students for their expressions of Palestine solidarity. AEU Victoria Branch has an opportunity to adopt clear policy in support of Palestinian rights, and in support of AEU member action for Palestine at the AEU State conference on July 20th. We are a powerful union. We are well placed to challenge the links between our state government, and the Department of Education, and Israel, that normalise and sanitise genocide. What are the next steps we can take to build support for education union action? Panellists include: – Randa Abdel-Fattah – Hamish McPherson – Ohad Kozminsky – Lucy Honan – Justine Makdessi (Chair) We hope to see you there! 🇵🇸
A FREE EVENT FOR ALL EDUCATION UNIONISTS – TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF WON’T BE SILENT: PALESTINE IS AEU BUSINESS All education unionists are welcome to join @teachers4palestine_vic on Wednesday July 10 from 5:30-8:00pm at Victorian Trades Hall Council (Carlton) and online to hear from guest speakers and be part of the facilitated discussion. We will discuss how we can take effective action as education unionists to break the silence on Palestine, and to break government ties with Israel. REGISTRATIONS ARE FREE BUT REQUIRED – PLEASE REGISTER VIA THE LINK IN BIO OR QR CODE. __________ For the last 9 months, AEU Victoria branch members have been organising in our workplaces, in our union sub-branches and regions, and on the streets, to push our state and federal governments to end their support and complicity for Israeli violence in Gaza and the West Bank. Teachers and school staff have been intimidated and threatened in our efforts to promote the human rights of Palestinians. Shockingly, principals have received departmental advice to direct staff to remove Keffiyeh, stickers and badges from their person; to remove references to Palestine from lessons, to remove material referencing Palestine from staff rooms and to discipline students for their expressions of Palestine solidarity. AEU Victoria Branch has an opportunity to adopt clear policy in support of Palestinian rights, and in support of AEU member action for Palestine at the AEU State conference on July 20th. We are a powerful union. We are well placed to challenge the links between our state government, and the Department of Education, and Israel, that normalise and sanitise genocide. What are the next steps we can take to build support for education union action? Panellists include: – Randa Abdel-Fattah – Hamish McPherson – Ohad Kozminsky – Lucy Honan – Justine Makdessi (Chair) We hope to see you there! 🇵🇸
A FREE EVENT FOR ALL EDUCATION UNIONISTS – TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF WON’T BE SILENT: PALESTINE IS AEU BUSINESS All education unionists are welcome to join @teachers4palestine_vic on Wednesday July 10 from 5:30-8:00pm at Victorian Trades Hall Council (Carlton) and online to hear from guest speakers and be part of the facilitated discussion. We will discuss how we can take effective action as education unionists to break the silence on Palestine, and to break government ties with Israel. REGISTRATIONS ARE FREE BUT REQUIRED – PLEASE REGISTER VIA THE LINK IN BIO OR QR CODE. __________ For the last 9 months, AEU Victoria branch members have been organising in our workplaces, in our union sub-branches and regions, and on the streets, to push our state and federal governments to end their support and complicity for Israeli violence in Gaza and the West Bank. Teachers and school staff have been intimidated and threatened in our efforts to promote the human rights of Palestinians. Shockingly, principals have received departmental advice to direct staff to remove Keffiyeh, stickers and badges from their person; to remove references to Palestine from lessons, to remove material referencing Palestine from staff rooms and to discipline students for their expressions of Palestine solidarity. AEU Victoria Branch has an opportunity to adopt clear policy in support of Palestinian rights, and in support of AEU member action for Palestine at the AEU State conference on July 20th. We are a powerful union. We are well placed to challenge the links between our state government, and the Department of Education, and Israel, that normalise and sanitise genocide. What are the next steps we can take to build support for education union action? Panellists include: – Randa Abdel-Fattah – Hamish McPherson – Ohad Kozminsky – Lucy Honan – Justine Makdessi (Chair) We hope to see you there! 🇵🇸
