'The university fears us': Inside University of Michigan's Gaza student encampment
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2024
- At this very moment, a student-led grassroots movement is spreading throughout the country, with over 100 encampments going up at different college and university campuses around the country and around the world in protest of Israel’s US-funded genocidal war on Gaza and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. In what is being called the “student intifada,” students, faculty, grad students, and other campus community members are exercising civil disobedience, occupying space on campuses, defying brutal repression from administrators and police, combatting skewed and wildly lopsided narratives in corporate media, and pressuring their universities to “disclose and divest” their investments in companies and financial institutions connected to Israel.
In this urgent podcast, we take you to the frontlines of struggle and speak directly with student and grad student organizers of the Gaza encampment at the University of Michigan’s flagship campus in Ann Arbor. As the Michigan Daily, the student newspaper, reports, “The encampment was organized by the TAHRIR Coalition, a student-led coalition of more than 80 organizations including the U-M chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality. The encampment follows six months of student protests for the University’s divestment, which began with a sit-in at the President’s house in October. Since then, students have continuously organized protests across campus demanding the University divest from Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.” TRNN’s Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez (who is an alumnus of the University of Michigan), speaks with Salma Hamamy, an undergraduate at UM and president of Students Allied For Freedom and Equality (SAFE), and Ember McCoy, a graduate student worker and department organizer in the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO).
Editor's Note (5/1/24): This episode was recorded on Mon. April 29, before the stunning and violent police raid of the Columbia University encampment on the night of April 30.
SAFE Umich Instagram: / safeumich
Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) website: www.geo3550.org/
TAHRIR Coalition website: tahrirumich.org/
Palestine Is Everywhere encampment map: www.palestineiseverywhere.com/
Studio Production: Maximillian Alvarez
Post-Production: David Hebden
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Look at the troops doing the illegal arrests kidnapping.
They are called DPS troops, Dept of Public Safety.
Their clown suits look nazi or china communist.
I don't know who they are.
Please note, I think these students are protesting the wrong thing. They are being set up so the DPS and other military attacks can be called in.
WHY DID YOU FIRE CHRIS HEDGES??? Shameful!!! I expected better from you all.
Real propaganda Network serving the pro-genocide class. shame on you for firing Chris Hedges.
One more instance of Orwellian Doublespeak: Claiming to be the Real News Network while silencing truth tellers like Chris Hedges.
You've corrupted your purpose. You've lost this subscriber.
Completely unsubscribed, getting rid of Chris hedges is the nail in your coffin. Thought this was the "real" news network....
NOPE, just another propagandistic shill service.
Boomer here. I have renewed faith in young people today. The kids are alright! Can't wait for the conventions. Boomer, out.
Idem
While I agree with these students, I find despair, in any ability to move politicians into a peaceful resolution.
I think they will support Israel regardless of what people do, as I believe many politicians are compromised
In multiple ways.
Epstein?
@@theredbonekingamong some of their strategies but they have many.
Thank you. It's important to recognize our emotions and support each other in what we are feeling. At the same time, it's important to remember history and other "lost causes" that have taken a long time and a lot of sacrifice, but ended up winning. It's what life is.
US politicians in general, agree with or submit to a Neoconservative agenda which believes in US imperialist control over the world. Israel is a vassal state, who has extreme influence over US politics because Israel is of strategic and military importance to the Neoconservative imperialist project.
Knowing this the only thing that will substantially change this particular scenario is a retreat of US imperialism in general.
This could happen, in a similar way that the UK empire declined, which meant a withdrawal of its colonialism.
In comparison of empires people ought to gain an understanding as to how different UK colonies gained independence, like India or South Africa.
You’re a disgrace for sacking Chris Hedges!!! Unsubscribed.
Thank you for this! We can break the establishment!!
Completely unsubscribed, getting rid of Chris hedges is the nail in your coffin. Thought this was the "real" news network....
NOPE, just another propagandistic shill service.
You fired Chris Hedges for telling the truth!!! UNSUBSCRIBED!!! SHAME ON YOU
Thank you, students! Free Palestine!
Unsubscribed after listening to TRNN since 2006 because TRNN ousted Chris Hedges. Even after tolerating the ousting of Paul Jay, TRNN's founder. Im done. It's time that the decent journalists remaining at TRNN agitate for transparency at all levels.
Hear 🙉 Hear 🙉! If your non-profit status is jeopardized due to criticism of our government, you may just be compromised. At the very least this poses a conflict of interest between posting real news and remaining silent on issues that may conflict with your funding. Not a good look.
shame on you RNN for firing Chris Hedges, one of the best and most principled journalists alive today
How much money did RNN get from AIPAC & co. to do what they did to Chris Hedges? Shame on RNN !
If your god tells you that the sacrifice of others is necessary for your salvation, maybe it's not God you're hearing 🤔
Exactly.
Absolutely
TRNN just let one of its best segments and journalists go because of "his critiques of the dem party and Biden could jeopardize TRNN's nonprofit status with gov". Glad to see TRNN's true colors; money over truth.
Dropped Chris Hedges?
Unsubscribed right now.
why did you fire Chris Hedges?
Google censoring on overtime.
I agree, a lot of my comments on these topics are being taken down, but I keep reposting, and will keep reposting they cannot censor all of us.
@@markd.holloman5187 it’s an AI, just moderate your posts.
Like write is real, instead of writing it out.
I also use special ch@r@(+€R$, to through off the censors, sometimes it works, sometimes not.
Good luck spreading truth.
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So are TRNN they kicked Chris Hedges from the show. They are censoring for the government now also. Fucked up
If you support freespeech and peace then this is a very frustrating time to be alive becauses the most powerful people in both parties don't support either.
Becoming the same in the UK 😢
neither do these children, they arent letting the jewish students go to class.
Are you saying that going to class in a school that is compromised with Zionist donors supersedes a genocide that Zionists are committing?
If Israel backed by the US get away with genocide, you, I and everyone else on this planet is free game…
Omni that was for you
I just heard The Real News CANCELED Chris Hedges. wtaf?? I'm canceling my Real News subscriiption. Shame on you guys
Chris Hedges ?
I'm unsubscribing in solidarity with Chris Hedges. If you are willing to sellout the Palestinians it is only a matter of time you will do the same to others that are being oppressed (i.e. the working class).
❤
*YOU SHOULD NOT HAE CANCELED CHRIS HEDGES*
To the anti protesters... were you against Vietnam protests? What about Martin Luther King? Do you support the state blindly at all costs? Why?
Do you understand that many Jewish families who stood with MLK are now standing up for their right to exist? MLK was a large supporter of Zionism, and Jewish Zionist were very much involved in the civil rights movement.
He said, just days before his death:
Peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all of our might to protect its right to exist, its territorial integrity and the right to use whatever sea lanes it needs. I see Israel, and never mind saying it, as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done, how desert land can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy. Peace for Israel means security and that security must be a reality.
@@lrmryDo I understand that the Jews are fighting for their right to exist? Of course I do. Their response to October 7 has not widened their circle of friends, it has done the opposite. I don't even understand what their thinking was/is. Some response was needed but this is far beyond a response. As for MLK, I'm sure he would have condemned Hamas' action. He supported Israel's right to exist, as you noted. But he was a firm believer in non-violent action. So he would support Israel's continued existence but not at the expense of Palestinians. What is Israel is doing goes far beyond self defense. 35k people. DEAD. Unbelievable.
Does anyone know if citizens are rallying around these students in person? I’m in Michigan and would proudly go to the college to support their just, brave and noble cause.
Excellant report
You want donations but you canceled Chris Hedges? Lol no
I am SO PROUD of our young people for stepping up and responding to this situation! Carry on, Brave Ones!
Where is Chris Hedges?
Hypocritical
Thank you for the knowledge.Whats the song at intro?
DAM feat Finkelstein
Wanna say something about what chris hedges wrote about you cancelling his show?
"I was just informed by Max Alvarez, the Editor-in-Chief at The Real News, that they will no longer run my show. The reason for the cancellation, he said, is that my critiques of Biden, especially for the genocide in Gaza, jeopardizes his nonprofit status."
Thats messed up, man.
"long live intifada' is a pretty dumb slogan. I'd rather peace and no need for an intifada
“I was just informed by Max Alvarez, the Editor-in-Chief at The Real News, that they will no longer run my show. The reason for the cancellation, he said, is that my critiques of Biden, especially for the genocide in Gaza, jeopardizes his nonprofit status. My last show with Dennis Kucinich, who is running as an independent for Congress in Ohio, was removed from the site. - Chris Hedges”
Now unsubscribed.
You took down Chris Hedges? It only proves i was right to unsub from this channel.
Unsubscribed for sacking Chris Hedges. We all have to do our part against the genocide in Gaza.
This is on the 3 yard line in the first few minutes of the first quarter. They still have years and 97 yards to go before they acheive their goals.
Cancel real news network! You’ve lost all credibility
The graduate student union and LEO at UMich are the most powerful in the US. Faculty and admin highly favor the graduate students' union because they do so much of the faculty's work unlike other universities. Lecturers, on the other hand, who teach the majority of courses have had to rally hard to secure a living wage from the behemoth administration and treated with disdain. This University is purely interested in protecting its endowments and to hell with anyone outside of graduate student instructors. This podcast was like listening to a coffee klatch of valley girls who end every statement as a question (rising intonation). Don't hear this from students on other univ campuses. This was a poor, unsubstantive interview.
Thanks to these students for their leadership in making our country better!
it's like, "the University of Michigan: love it or leave it"..... if there's no divestment, will these kids start torching their own diplomas on the quad? tough choices.... I love them for envisioning & standing up for a world without war....
I'm switching to substack to watch Chries Hedges!
From the river to the sea
Tgank you students ❤
Long Live 🇵🇸
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Imagine claiming to be a socialist and using a religious term like "intifada" which has historical links to the islamic colonial movement 😅
This is so amazing , the most important is to get united with just one goal
We are now united. The whole world will make a change
Support the students!! 👏👏👏
But you ousted Chris Hedges. I have therefore stopped listening to you.
Get.....Chris.Hedges?....Real.News.......who.has.YOU.by.the.shorthairs?
Do you think the other news channels report UNREAL news? Try some modesty and REALISM.
Many do. So does TRNN. They report, or don't report, what they're told to by the money people.
Just a shot in the dark but are these students open to any debates on the factual foundation for the conflict?
media doesn’t really want to give them that opportunity. Most have posted the documents ONLINE.
Support the students.
Love this podcast. 🙏
With that said I commend them - but if I’m being honest the only solution to move out of the US if you don’t want to support the govt bc the govt is not going to change their position short of a revolution
“War is when your government tells you who your enemy is, revolution is when you figure it out for yourself.
-Benjamin Franklin
I happily left the US four years ago.
They did in South Africa when we were funding South African apartheid.
These protests will not move the needle at all
Not until they use the 2nd amendment for what it is intended for
@tedmaloof234 "If you won't make them stop the violence...we're gonna use violence and MAKE you stop the violence!" lol
@genreartwithjb5095 True, but it makes them feel righteous and like they're actually doing something.
That's what folks said about South Africa.
Stopped the Vietnam war, civil rights, apartheid is South Africa.
No one fears these students.... we dislike them.
And the students don’t fear those of you who dislike them.
If the students and their plight were not feared then why the violent crack down from the gov’t and why are the Zionist supporters reacting to them???
In this supposedly more progressive 21st century, the haze of genocide still hangs over the country, with unacceptable funding facts hidden behind it. However, the power of global justice is awakening. No matter how far apart they are, good people unite to speak out for Palestine, which suffers injustice. Especially young students, they bravely stand on the right side of history. Even if they face dropping out of school, losing their jobs, or even being imprisoned, they will never give in to injustice. Their persistence and sacrifice are like a beacon piercing the darkness and illuminating the path to justice, proving that the real future belongs to the young generation who have the courage to defend justice and are not afraid of hardship. They are the sparks of hope and the dreamers of a bright future for the world.
damn it was that easy to brainwash you guys, huh?
@@omnitravis Students at the world's top universities are not stupid. They are willing to sacrifice their future for justice and the persecuted Palestinian people. They are brave people and kind people. They are the hope of mankind！
@@HeheLife123 lol, but they are.
America- THIS IS ABOUT MONEY-Endowments, tuition fees, research grants, alumni donations and other revenue streams contribute towards financial stability and support their educational aims. As of the 2021/22 academic year, Ivy League institutions generated $40.61 billion in total revenue.
The federal government provides enormous subsidies to the wealthiest universities by paying “overhead” on research grants. Ivy League universities received $1.8 billion for government-funded research grants despite having $192 billion in endowment funds.
- The universities take GRANT MONEY, the tuition Money, and endowments and invest in MILITARY corporations like NORTHROP, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and take the PROFITS in the BILLIONS (40.64 BILLION) and funnel it through endowments to countries like Israel. WHO then use it to BUY weapons from those same corporations.
With the profits the universities make why is any student in America paying tuition? These universities make enough money a year to pay for your education, your kids education, and your grandchildren’s education. However, they instead give it to countries like Israel who turn around and give it to the U.S. MILITARY corporation and government to buy weapons.
-THIS IS WHY THESE POLITICIANS ARE SO ANGRY AND WILL SMEAR ANYONE BECAUSE REMEMBER THE MILITARY CORPORATIONS GIVE CAMPAIGN MONEY TO THESE IDIOTS.
FIRING PROFESSOR HEDGES??!! UNSUBSCRIBED!! 🇵🇸✊🔥💯💥📰🗞️