“Not at this time. Not in this place.” AJ Duffy, regarding the discussion of Palestinian Human Rights. 10/13/06
Duffy called an emergency Human Rights Committee meeting, for October 13. Before the meeting, several activists, including Human Rights Committee member, David Rapkin, and founding Committee member and UTLA Charter member, Don White, were turned away and told [...]
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Emergency Human Rights Committee Meeting and the Chronology to a Decision
Posted in ADL, Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Calling out neo-liberalism, Calling out the liberal left!, Dissident Jewish Voices, Don White, Education, Human Rights, Human rights rhetoric in the service of empire!, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, Privatization, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Stand With Us, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on October 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
DAmn Quakers! The Zionist Establishment and The Fight for Narrative
Posted in ADL, Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Calling out neo-liberalism, Education, Human Rights, Human rights rhetoric in the service of empire!, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, Simon Wiesenthal Center, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on October 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Why would organizations like the ADL or the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) who at least claim to be human rights organizations, campaign to limit union democracy and non violent protest by demanding that UTLA (United Teachers Los Angeles) cancel a class for teachers sponsored by the AFSC and a meeting to discuss nonviolent resistance to [...]
Censorship, Zionist Pressure and Union Democracy
Posted in Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Art and Activism, Indigenous Rights, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on October 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
To reach the Human Rights Committee, please write to utlahrc@earthlink.net
To contact President Duffy, call: 213-368-6245 Email: utlapresident@utla.net
Below is an email sent out by Andy Griggs, along with much of the documentation of the decision to host and then cancel a meeting. In addition to what Andy says below, I would like to add that [...]
ADL, FBI, BDS, UTLA, HRC
Posted in ADL, Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Human Rights, Human rights rhetoric in the service of empire!, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Latin America, Palestine, Prison Industrial Complex, Privatization, Simon Wiesenthal Center, The Americas, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on October 7, 2006 | 1 Comment »
“By perpetrating the insidious lie that Israel, where all citizens have equal rights, is no different from the former apartheid regime in South Africa, these activists seek to delegitimize and demonize the Jewish State. In fact, Israel is a democracy that encourages vibrant debate, has a flourishing free press, and is one of the United [...]
UTLA Press Statement – UTLA Human Rights Committee Meeting CANCELLED!!!
Posted in ADL, Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Education, Human Rights, Palestine, Simon Wiesenthal Center, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on October 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
For immediate release
Media Contact: Marla Eby
UTLA Communications Director
213-368-6247
Press Statement – UTLA Human Rights Committee Meeting
October 5, 2006 – United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) has decided to cancel the use of our building for a meeting sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Movement [...]
Subject: [utla-hrc-discussion] VERY IMPORTANT!!!! [Fwd: From Duffy for website]
Posted in ADL, Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Calling out the liberal left!, Dissident Jewish Voices, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on October 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
What follows is an email I received from a staff member of UTLA, acting on Duffy’s directive, to contact me regarding the content of the HRC web page, and my email to the HRC listserve re that directive. I have replaced her name with “-UTLA STAFF PERSON-”.
——– Original Message ——–
Subject: [utla-hrc-discussion] VERY IMPORTANT!!!! [Fwd: From Duffy [...]
MDS Israeli Boycott: Upcoming Meeting!
Posted in Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on October 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
*** PLEASE FORWARD ****
<>Please join the Los Angeles Chapter of Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS) in launching a local boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign in support of the Palestinian people.
WHEN ? Saturday, October 14 , 2006 1 PM to 3 PM <>
WHERE ? United Teachers of Los Angeles Headquarter<>s
3303 Wilshire Blvd ( 2 blocks [...]
