UC Santa Barbara’s Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace published a statement addressing Monday’s signage at the MultiCultural Center, confirming their uninvolvement with the events and expressed solidarity with the campus community.
The statement follows pro-Palestine student activists posting signage during a gathering at the MultiCultural Center (MCC), expressing solidarity with Palestine and dissent against Zionism, Associated Students (A.S) President Tessa Veksler, Assistant Vice Chancellor & Dean of Student Life Katya Armistead and other A.S. and university administration. The incident resulted in the University temporarily suspending the MCC, University and campus response and community and online backlash.
The incident resulted in the University temporarily suspending the MCC, University and campus response and community and online backlash. Hanz Herman / Daily Nexus
“We know that many students, especially Jewish students, Palestinian students, and students of color are feeling hurt and confused due to actions surrounding the MultiCultural Center this week,” the statement read.
“We stand in solidarity with students at the MCC reclaiming their space as a place that should center Black and other marginalized students,” the statement continued. “We reach out with care and empathy to affirm that there is no space in our movement for anti-semitism or any form of racism.”
The University also released a statement in light of the Feb. 26 gathering, announcing the University of California’s first Systemwide Office of Civil Rights and responding to recent campus “antisemitic incidents,” on Feb. 28.
The Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace statement said that Monday’s events did not involve either organization, but were done by separate individuals. Regardless, the groups said they recognized their part in community healing and accountability.
The statement said that Monday’s events did not involve either organization, but were done by separate individuals. Courtesy of Students for Justice in Palestine
“We have begun the process of accountability within our organizing spaces and will continue to work in community to unlearn oppressive and discriminatory systems,” the statement read.
The Nexus will continue to report on this topic as more information becomes available.
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It wasn’t antiSemitism to name a proponent of accomodation to the genocidalist war room of B, Netanyahu and Company. It may have been not the most helpful approach, and has provided grist or the mill of the Genocide Distraction Industry. An utterly unrelated incident in a dorm might well be an instance of anti-Semitism. But MCC has NOTHING to do with that. Nor does SJP or JVP. They should not even have to issue disclaimers but the Zionist propaganda machine seeks to tar the entire anti-genocide movement due to indiscretions by two or three people. Meanwhile the IDF mows down… Read more »