I call on the institution to proactively support its students, fostering spaces for open discourse and ensuring classrooms are safe environments for students to bridge academic concepts with real-world events without fear of suppression.
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The suspension of Dr. Yipeng Ge is unfortunately one of many cases of silencing Palestinian activism across Canada.
Senator Donald Plett, who’s also the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate took some time out of his day to whine.
I attended the “Antisemitism: Face it Fight it” conference hosted by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs in October.
Biased mainstream outlets have failed to acknowledge the horrific experiences lived by Palestinian communities, who are calling for an end to the violence against their people.
Various speakers from the community took to the stage and spoke about the people that have been affected, of them one had lost 33 family members in the Gaza attack on Oct 10th and in the days following.
It is important to distinguish between Jews and Israelis when discussing these issues.
A look at the conflict between Israel and Palestine Photo courtesy of Wickey-nl (CC) As of July 26, there have been over 1,000 reported Palestinian deaths, with at least 3,209 targets struck in Gaza. The majority of the dead are civilians, with Israel accused of numerous war crimes by the United Nations (UN). Conversely, Israel …
On Nov. 21, students at the University of Ottawa took part in a candlelight vigil, held on the steps of the university centre overlooking the Morisset Terrace. The vigil featured many speakers who discussed the violence that has taken place in Gaza in the past few weeks.
An exhibit titled A Child’s View from Gaza is currently on display at the University of Ottawa’s Café Alt and features artwork by child survivors of the 22-day assault on Gaza by the Israeli military in the winter of 2008-09.
While the Gaza-Israel conflict has been reported on constantly over the past week, it leaves many Canadians wondering what it means for us. Why should we be concerned about a conflict so far away from our country?
