Dear HPAD members (including many of you who are new),
Last night, a packed AHA Business Meeting voted 428-88 in favor of our Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza.
This vote was the product of months of careful organizing by our Steering Committee, our superb staff organizers, and a solid cadre of members. We went into the Annual Meeting on Thursday with 171 committed voters, and those folks proceeded to recruit hundreds more, especially among younger faculty and graduate students. Thousands of fliers and stickers were distributed, and many if not most panels were leafletted. Hats off to all of us who made this happen, and especially our five speakers (Professors Sherene Seikaly, Paul Ortiz, Jr., Raz Segal, Van Gosse, and Barbara Weinstein), whose presentations were deeply compelling; to read their statements click on the attachment at the bottom of this message. It will open a new tab in your browser where you can read them.
Our victory yesterday is already receiving considerable press attention:
· The New York Times comprehensively reported on our resolution;
· Sherene and Barbara were on Democracy Now! this morning;
· An Inside Higher Ed story;
· Haaretz will publish a story;
The AHA Council now has to act on our resolution per the Association’s bylaws. It could approve, or veto on specified grounds, or send it out to the full membership for an online debate and vote. We expect the latter, as was the case with our 2007 resolution censuring the war in Iraq. Stay tuned!
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