Tag: academic repression
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Speak out! Tom Alter, MAGA McCarthyism, and the fight for free speech
The Tempest Collective is a supporter of the Committee to Defend Tom Alter and encourages everyone to attend this event on Thursday, November 6 at 7 pm ET, as well as to join the fight to defend Tom Alter and the growing list of victims of Trumpite repression and the broad attacks on all of…
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Targeted scholars, targeted institutions
A Tempest roundtable of scholars and activists on the federal and state-level assaults on higher education and strategies of fighting back.
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Targeted Scholars, Targeted Institutions
Join Tempest for a panel discussion on academic freedom, repression, and resistance on April 10th, 2025.
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Solidarity with Professor Joseph Daher
Tempest joins the call for solidarity with Joseph Daher who is facing the loss of his job for his Palestine activism. We stand in full solidarity with all who are facing repression for their principled stand in opposition to the genocide in Gaza and for Palestinian liberation.
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Support Dr. Steven Thrasher
Tempest encourages our members and supporters to sign the petition in support of Dr. Steven Thrasher.
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The (not so) new red scare
Dana Cloud describes the crackdown on scholars in the Cal State system as an example of the broader pattern of weaponizing the charge of “antisemitism” against faculty and students who have spoken out against the Zionist genocide in Gaza.