Hundreds of students, academics, workers and community members gathered this morning at the University of Melbourne’s (UniMelb) Parkville campus to rally against management’s misconduct charges.
Browsing: #freepalestine
June 23rd marked the 37th week of protest led by Palestine Action Group (PAG) at Hyde Park.
The NTEU’s and Students for Palestine’s “USyd Cut Ties with Genocide” rally took place in front of the encampment, with various speeches remarking on the solidarity between staff and students in demanding that the University cut ties with Israel.
Since its inception four weeks ago, the encampment has demanded that University management “meet with us and answer our demands”, but not “behind closed doors” or through “secret negotiations.” Last Friday, protestors’ attempts to stage a ‘town hall meeting’ was ignored by University management and transformed into a public forum by guest speakers. At the time of writing, a petition launched by the encampment to hold a Student General Meeting with management is also 150 signatures away from meeting the 2,000 signature threshold.
On the morning of May 10, pro-Palestine activists blockaded the premises of Bisalloy Steels in Unanderra for their role in arming the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The picket, organised by Wollongong Friends of Palestine, targeted Bisalloy due to their contract with the Israeli firm Rafael Advanced Defence Systems.
At the two-hour forum held at the Arts and Cultural Exchange in Parramatta, the panelists highlighted their significant concerns behind Israeli-based technology like HP, as well as the silencing of pro-Palestinian voices in the public sector, particularly teachers in NSW schools.
“You don’t want protests in the ports, declare that you will not move any Israeli- owned or made goods.”
The NUS has since posted a media release confirming their public support, with a particular emphasis on resisting the “second…
