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when the human rights committee of united teachers los angeles agreed to host a meeting to discuss bds, we were attacked by the zionist establishment. most activists capitulated, and i was blacklisted when “jewish” organizations met with utla president duffy, demanding that he disassociate himself from my organization cafe intifada and me (a union [...]

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For the last three years I have been documenting a series of events within United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), around disability rights, Palestinian rights, union democracy and blacklisting, which started as a strange power play within the Human Rights Committee apparently around disability rights, but in my estimation, may have merely been the utilization of [...]

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So glad UCSB stood down the bully tactics of the Simon Wiesenthal Ctr, the ADL and Stand With Us. But the impact of this investigation can not be underestimated. The  stress and trauma to Professor Robinson and the effect these campaigns have on education and public discourse is chilling. These are the new blacklists. support [...]

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Please note the similarity of tactics and parties, here as with the situation within UTLA, the methodologies employed, rhetoric etc. to stifle debate, intimidate, limit academic (and union) freedom and free speech, to isolate dissident Jewish voices, and control the narrative in respect to Israeli policies, actions and history. When a concession is made in [...]

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Letters to UTLA Re the BDS Meeting
After the death threats, Andy and I decided to take Duffy up on his offer to view the letters received.  We went  to the Communications Office and requested the file.  After a short wait, while staff got permission from Duffy to let us see the documents he had publicly [...]

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Large NGO’s and the Campaign Against Human Rights Activists
What is at stake in UTLA’s capitulation to Zionist pressure to close a meeting and shut down a committee? 
According to an article printed in the Jewish Journal, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) President, AJ Duffy met for two hours with “leaders of the Jewish community”  including the [...]

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October 12, 2006
 
UTLA quashes Israel divestment push
 
BY MARC BALLON
http://www.jewishjournal.com/ community_briefs/article/utla_quashes_israel_divestment_push_20061013/

UTLA’s A. J. Duffy
Under a tidal wave of pressure from the local Jewish community, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) decided to deny use of its headquarters to the UTLA Human Rights Committee. The committee planned to discuss economic sanctions against Israel, including a boycott and divestment.
 
The move [...]

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“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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This press release, from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, identifies MDS/SDS, the Los Angeles Palestine Labor Solidarity Committee (a project of Cafe Intifada) and the American Friends Service Committee as extremist groups that UTLA needs to distance itself from. Under the mistaken impression that the AFSC class was schedule to be taught later this month [...]

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