In a statement to the Maroon, the University has claimed that “it had not sent a communication regarding a midnight deadline for the [Gaza solidarity] encampment to end.” This statement comes in response to the UChicago FJP press release earlier this evening. It is accurate that the University administration sent no such communication insofar as… Continue reading Response to University statement regarding 12AM deadline
PRESS RELEASE: UChicago Faculty Press Conference 5/6, 9:30am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FACULTY STAND WITH UCHICAGO POPULAR UNIVERSITY FOR GAZA, OPPOSE POLICE ACTION ON CAMPUSES NATIONALLY Faculty say they are prepared to be arrested alongside student protesters opposed to University complicity with Gaza genocide. Chicago, May 5, 2024 — Seven days into the encampment at the University of Chicago,… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: UChicago Faculty Press Conference 5/6, 9:30am
On Expression and Disruption
Considering the Palestine solidarity encampment’s alignment with UChicago’s Kalven Report By Gabriel Winant Originally published in the Chicago Maroon. The Palestine solidarity encampment on the quad represents a significant trial for the University of Chicago’s frequently emphasized commitments to academic freedom and free expression. This challenge arises from internal tensions within the policies of the… Continue reading On Expression and Disruption
UChicago is Complicit!
This infographic was produced by the research committee of UChicago’s FJP chapter.
Letter regarding Hebrew University and Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
On April 1, 2024, Faculty for Justice in Palestine submitted the letter below to UChicago President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker regarding the decision by Hebrew University to suspend Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian. PREFATORY NOTE: Dear President Alivisatos and Provost Baicker, Please see below a letter signed by a hundred colleagues at the University, expressing… Continue reading Letter regarding Hebrew University and Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
The Rise and Fall of Baby Boomer Zionism
Zionism has long been the tip of a spear aimed at the heart of a multiracial left. Darryl Li Originally published in Hammer & Hope. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have forced open a chasm of outrage between peoples and regimes around the world through sheer steadfastness in the face of untold violence. This is… Continue reading The Rise and Fall of Baby Boomer Zionism
Palestine Events Calendar
FJP has created an events calendar for Palestine-related events on campus and across Chicago. You can access that calendar here.
The Campus Antisemitism Crisis Is a Distraction
“As anti-Zionist Jews at UChicago, we reject the harmful conflation between antisemitism and pro-Palestine activism,” declares UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine. UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine Originally published in The Maroon (1/26/2024) This article is contributed to The Maroon by UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine. To read and sign onto our position statement, use this… Continue reading The Campus Antisemitism Crisis Is a Distraction
Making it Clear Where UChicago Stands
Saying “I stand with Israel” is un-Kalven. Physically standing with Israel is…super-Kalven?? We learned Friday that President Paul Alivisatos had a meeting with Israeli Consul General in the Midwest Yinam Cohen on January 23. In a post on Twitter, Cohen described the meeting as intending to “further enhance the partnership between UChicago and Israeli… Continue reading Making it Clear Where UChicago Stands
How U.S. Muslims Have Transformed in the 20 Years Since 9/11—and What It Means in the Wake of 10/7
Eman Abdelhadi Originally published in In These Times (1/18/2024) Zeynab Muhammad, a Palestinian college student in Illinois in her early twenties, has been changing her routine since Israel began its assault on Gaza. She no longer goes to the library to study or roams campus to hang out with friends. She says it’s tough to complete schoolwork or… Continue reading How U.S. Muslims Have Transformed in the 20 Years Since 9/11—and What It Means in the Wake of 10/7