Federal authorities are investigating Portland State University in connection with Islamophobic flyers that appeared on campus last summer and that some faculty and students said didn’t draw a swift enough reaction from administrators…” (Read full article here) 

“We welcome this federal investigation of the promotion of racist anti-Palestinian hate on campus and hope it sends the message that those who oppose the far-right Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza have the right to free speech without facing harassment or intimidation,” said CAIR Research & Advocacy Coordinator Farah Afify…” (Read full article here) 

“The group Portland State University Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine sent KGW a statement that said at least five different reports about the flyers were made to PSU administration, and nothing was done.” (Read full article here) 

“When asked by host Dave Miller how larger class sizes caused by cutting instructional faculty would affect students’ learning experience, Cudd insisted students would be better off in larger classes of upwards of 30 students. She explained her reasoning as follows:

“Because nobody likes to be in a class that has only about four or five other students, because if you don’t show up you really are noticed, for one thing. But the other thing is that it’s all on you and a couple of others to carry on the discussion and actually, you know, work together. So it’s a better classroom experience when there are more students than that...” (read full article here)

“Alongside outright bans on encampments at virtually every university come a coordinated set of campus policies, including mask bans, mandatory ID policies, bans on chalking, new protest guidelines and even curricula and syllabi review, all of which promise to severely undermine academic freedom and free speech. On some campuses, as in the California State University system, these restrictions are enacted through “Time, Place, and Manner” policies…”(read full article here)

“While many off-campus and corporate media sites are happy to toe the line of the University Administration and Portland Police Bureau (PPB), on-campus coverage actually dug into the nuts and bolts of the library’s reopening. PSU Vanguard’s coverage included an Instagram post, which included a more detailed cost breakdown of the repairs and a very important quote missing from nearly every other news source in the city. ...” (read full article here)

“This report covers the human costs of the Hamas strike and Israel’s military operations since October 7, 2023 in Gaza and the West Bank. Costs of War is a research project focused on U.S. military spending, as well as direct and indirect deaths associated with U.S. wars and militarism. In just one year, as a companion report shows, the U.S. has spent at least $22.76 billion on military aid to Israel and related U.S. operations in the region.…”(read full paper here)

The Language of Palestinian Embroidery with Wafa Ghnaim

Nov 1, 2024 6:00pm

The First Unitarian Church of Portland

1211 SW Main

Wafa Ghnaim is a Palestinian dress historian, researcher, author, archivist, curator, embroiderer, and educator who began learning embroidery from her mother, award-winning artist Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim, when she was two years old.

Al Wadi Dance Company & Studio Datura present Palestine Cinema Days

Screening: Naila and the Uprising: An Inspiring Global Film Event,

Saturday Nov 2, 1:30pm

Datura Studio, 116 NE Russell St. Portland Or.

Admission: Free

Palestinian Children’s Days of Action Nov 7-10

In response to Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha’s call for children’s actions, kids of all ages, families, educators, and community members will mobilize November 7-10, 2024. Take action in solidarity with Palestinian kids who’ve held their own marches and press conferences to resist the Zionist state’s genocide against the Palestinian people.

Download Toolkit here