Silenced USC valedictorian ASNA Tabassum receives standing ovation today.

#USC #LosAngeles #AsnaTabassum #LetAsnaSpeak #CampusProtests

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/JRM2KlH1bYE?si=zW3dKMSZs9TtUjWR

The trouble with teaching students about #HumanRights is that they take you as a #university seriously - which maybe you aren't.

»on Sunday, two high-profile #speakers scheduled to address graduates of the #USC Rossier School of Education said they were dropping out in dismay at the university’s actions, including calling in the Los Angeles #Police Department to arrest 93 pro-Palestinian protesters — many of them undergraduate #students — last week.«

#AsnaTabassum

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-28/commencement-speakers-boycott-usc-satellite-ceremonies

#AsnaTabassum writes, in her statement:

»I am a #student of #history who chose to minor in resistance to #genocide, anchored by the Shoah Foundation, and have learned that ordinary people are capable of unspeakable acts of violence when they are taught hate fueled by fear. And due to widespread fear, I was hoping to use my commencement speech to inspire my classmates with a message of #hope. By canceling my speech, #USC is only caving to fear and rewarding hatred.«

https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/04/16/statement-by-university-of-southern-california-student-asna-tabassum-class-of-2024-valedictorian/

#USC #valedictorian #AsnaTabassum speaks out after #school cancels her speech

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/us/usc-valedictorian-commencement-speech-canceled/index.html
https://ca.cair.com/losangeles/news/cair-la-demands-usc-reverse-cowardly-decision-to-cancel-muslim-valedictorians-speech-in-response-to-anti-palestinian-hate/
https://boingboing.net/2024/04/19/usc-valedictorian-asna-tabassum-speaks-out-after-school-cancels-her-speech.html

Who is Asna Tabassum, USC student valedictorian barred from giving graduation speech over pro-Palestinian

Read now >> https://urmi.org/asna-tabassum/

#AsnaTabassum #USC #UniversityofSouthernCalifornia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PqfTN2fus8&pp=ygUMZGVtb2NyYWN5bm93

#Spineless #racist #USC cancels Pro-Palestiiann Valedictorian #AsnaTabassum

#FreePalestine🇵🇸 #firstamendment #StopCensorshipOfProPalestinianStudentsAndAcademics

When USC silences Asna, they're silencing all of us
USC SILENT MARCH
FOR ASNA APRIL 18

Show up in support of Asna and demand USC let her speak at commencement. Wear a hoodie and mask to symbolize the institutional silencing Asna is experiencing. Date: Thurs, April 18th Location: Tommy Trojan Time: 2:30 pm
#LetAsnaSpeak

#LosAngeles #USC #AsnaTabassum #Protest #FreePalestine

from #CommonDreams
'My Own University... Has Abandoned Me': #USC Cancels Muslim Valedictorian's Speech

"I am both shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice," student #AsnaTabassum said in a statement.

#Gaza #Palestine #StopGazaGenocide #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #LetGazaLive #SolidarityWithPalestine #EndUSAidToIsrael #EndTheOccupation #Israel
#news @palestine @israel

https://www.commondreams.org/news/usc-cancels-muslim-valedictorian-s-speech

from #TheGuardian
- Backlash as #USC cancels valedictorian’s speech due to support for #Palestine -

#CAIR declares University of Southern California ‘cowardly’ for prohibiting #AsnaTabassum from speaking at graduation

#Gaza #Palestine #IsraelWarCrimes #StopGazaGenocide #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #LetGazaLive #SolidarityWithPalestine #EndUSAidToIsrael #FoodAsWeapon #PalestinianLivesMatter #EndTheOccupation #Israel #StopArmingIsrael
#news @israel @palestine

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/usc-valedictorian-speech-palestine?CMP=share_btn_url