Alongside ten other faculty members, I received a back-channel invitation to discuss campus events with EVCP Hunt.
Today, all of us wrote back to decline his invitation. I appreciate the will to dialogue, but #UCLA should negotiate with student stakeholders, #UAW4811, and #UCAFT. Dialogue should be public and transparent, without coercion.
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An #Ontario#university is the first major educational institution in #Canada to reach an #agreement with on-campus protestors and vows not to invest in companies benefitting from the war in #Gaza.
Ppl with no history of activism for accessibility suddenly being concerned about ADA violations when it has the effect of quashing a group they want to suppress. UC itself has used this tactic in the past.
Abled-led progressive groups not thoroughly considering accessibility issues not just to head such tactics off at the pass, but to actually be accessible.
A poster was shared on social media to promote the protest. A description of the event said protesters were "delivering a message to #McGill administration that we refuse to stand by quietly while they remain complicit in #genocide."