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Confronting Authoritarianism, Defending Equality Lecture Series To address the challenges of our times, Rutgers University’s Center for Security, Race, and Rights (CSRR) is hosting 2 lecture series and publishing a groundbreaking policy report Punished for Participating: Islamophobia in U.S. Electoral Politics. This forthcoming report examines the experiences of Muslim American political candidates and elected officials… Continue Reading

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Letter to Rutgers University

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We encourage you to sign this letter to Rutgers University demanding they reverse their cancellation of the graduation speech by Rami Elghandour, executive producer of the Oscar-nominated film The Voice of Hind Rajab — and honor their commitment to diversity and academic freedom. Yes, the graduation was on May 15th—but the protest continues.More information can… Continue Reading Letter to Rutgers University

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JVP-NNJ Applauds the State’s 2 Senators’ Votes to Try to Stop Bombs and Armored Bulldozers for Israel

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Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim voted ‘Yes’ on two Senate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs). Neither resolution passed, but support for the JRDs has been rapidly growing. S.J. Res 138 would have blocked the sale to Israel of 12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies. These bombs are high-impact munitions used in airstrikes, including… Continue Reading JVP-NNJ Applauds the State’s 2 Senators’ Votes to Try to Stop Bombs and Armored Bulldozers for Israel

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Justice Department Gets It Wrong

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The Justice Department has filed an outrageous and dangerous civil complaint against pro-Palestinian protesters in New Jersey as the latest step in the Trump administration’s continuing effort to weaponize charges of antisemitism to shut down free speech. This time, the corrupt Trump Justice Department has invoked a law primarily used to protect abortion clinics in… Continue Reading Justice Department Gets It Wrong

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Protect and Preserve the US Constitution’s Bill of Rights and the Academic Freedoms of all Students and Universities in America

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The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments of the United States Constitution, is the law of the land. The First Amendment guarantees all people the right to freedom of speech and their right to peaceably assemble to petition their government for redress of grievances; the Fourth Amendment guarantees that the people have the right… Continue Reading Protect and Preserve the US Constitution’s Bill of Rights and the Academic Freedoms of all Students and Universities in America

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Why We Need to Talk about Palestine

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Israel continues to wage a merciless assault against the Palestinian people Even before Israel broke the fragile ceasefire on March 17, with approval from the Trump administration, it had cut off humanitarian supplies to the desperate inhabitants of Gaza. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli military has killed over 50,000 identified people, most of them… Continue Reading Why We Need to Talk about Palestine

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