ANNOUNCEMENTS: Nov. 14 Petition Drop and Other Upcoming Events
Nov. 14 Action
On Nov. 14 at 4:30 pm, we will be having a rally at Sample Gates concerning our petition drop to the administration with our demands of divestment, disclosure, restoration and resignation. Please join us to show your support for the end of our university’s ties with the apartheid state.
As a reminder for this rally, please make sure to sign our petition. We need as many signatures as possible in order to put pressure on our administration and to meet our goals. Furthermore, we are calling you to share this petition with anyone you know who is affiliated with IU and urge them to sign it.
Events
Kuffiyeh Tabling
Every Tuesday from 11 am - 4 pm we will be at the IMU selling kuffiyehs and promoting our petition. The full-sized kuffiyehs will be selling for $20 and the kuffiyeh bandanas will be selling for $12. Make sure to stop by and buy a kuffiyeh to showcase your support for Palestine! If you are at all interested in helping out with tabling, please reach out in the PUG signal chat.
Palestine: Humanitarian Aid for the Forcibly Displaced
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, there will be a panel event about the humanitarian aid situation in Gaza over zoom from 12-1:30 pm. The event is being hosted by the Center for Refugee Studies and will include four speakers as well as Moderator Dr. Elizabeth Cullen Dunn. Register using the QR code below in order to have a deeper understanding of the humanitarian hardships Gazans are facing.
Bake Sale Fundraiser
On Friday, Nov. 15, PSC will have a table in the Islamic Center of Bloomington Masjid from 2-4 pm with a variety of different desserts to purchase. All funds will be donated to families in Gaza.
CRRES Defunded
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, UARJ is having a press conference about cuts to DEI programs at our university. They will be focusing on the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society. It will be over Zoom. Specifics, such as time, are still being decided. Check out this website for updates and more information on this event.
Reminders
Contact Your Senators
Now through Nov. 13, it is vital for you to take a few minutes to call your senators and urge them to vote to block U.S. weapons to Israel. Visit senate.gov, search up your respective state and the numbers of your two senators will be provided. For Indiana, our senators are Todd Young — his number being (202) 224-5623 — and Mike Braun — his number being (202) 224-4814. When calling your senators make sure to state your full name and address and ask that they tally your vote. Demand that they cosponsor S.J.Res.114-115 to disapprove the military sale of weapons to Israel.
Be a Liaison for IUDC
If you are heavily involved in other organizations, departments or communities, please fill out this form in order to allow IUDC to have stronger ties with other organizations and the interconnectedness of their struggles/message to the liberation of Palestine.
Popular University of Gaza
Make sure to fill out our form to get involved with the Popular University of Gaza and to utilize your skills to contribute to the fight for a Free Palestine. Furthermore, it will allow more educational opportunities to open up for you to become better equipped to talk about Palestine!