Panelist Speeches
Click on the videos below to view speeches from the “Criminalizing Dissent” event.
FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE MARTIN BROD FUND
Click on the videos below to view speeches from the “Criminalizing Dissent” event.
Click on the videos below to view other portions of the “Criminalizing Dissent” event.
International Media Coverage of the Backlash Against “Criminalizing Dissent: The Attack on BDS & Pro-Palestinian Speech”
Criminalizing Dissent: The Attack on BDS & Pro-Palestinian Speech, a panel featuring leading advocates for Palestinian rights, was held at the UMass-Amherst Fine Arts Center on Nov. 12, 2019 in front of a capacity crowd despite being condemned by university officials and right-wing pro-Israel pressure groups. The panel addressed mounting efforts by U.S. political leaders, right-wing lobbying groups, and college and university administrators to silence pro-Palestinian speech on American campuses and criminalize support for BDS, a nonviolent movement that seeks to pressure Israel to end its violations of Palestinian human rights. Topics included the recent bipartisan vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to condemn BDS, a new U.S. Department of Education policy that threatens to withdraw federal funding from institutions that allow pro-Palestinian speech critical of Israeli policy, and a formal statement issued by the chancellor of UMass condemning the event.
EVENT POSTER
