Mastodawn

OU debate proceeds tonight with banned anti-genocide speakers attending virtually
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/06/06/oxford-union-debate/

OU debate proceeds tonight with banned anti-genocide speakers attending virtually

The Oxford Union is also currently being sued by Palestinian-American writer Susan Abulhawa for deleting key parts of her 2024 debate

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Eric Lawton 6d ago

@therightarticle

It's a weird world when being against genocide is banned by a government led by a formerly left-wing party that now stands for …

… TBH, I have no idea what they stand for except for keeping Keir Starmer in power.

#genocide #Palestine #GlobalPolitics

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Fragarach

@EricLawton @therightarticle

I applaud the Unions choice.
I do wonder if the government will accept they've been outmanoeuvred, or if it'll trigger even more draconian anti free speech measures.

#genocide #Palestine #GlobalPolitics