Students for Justice in Palestine at University of Maryland

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1260181012111&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Dec 7, 2009 19:55 | Updated Dec 8, 2009 8:01 One of the UK's most prestigious universities is set to "twin" with the Islamic University of Gaza after its student union voted in favor of the move. The London School of Economics (LSE) is set to link up with the Gaza institution after the student union passed a motion - 161 students voted in favor and 131 against - calling for the twinning. The motion was put forward by the school's Palestine Society and called "To twin this union with the Islamic University of Gaza to show solidarity with the students there who have had their campus bombed and their colleagues killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces." The motion also calls for a room in the new student union building to be named after a Palestinian student killed by the "Israel Occupation Forces." The motion relied on an array of sources from organizati...

If you haven't heard already Students for Justice in Palestine @ UMD will be having an absolutely fascinating event tomorrow! Here are more details and we hope to see you all there!! Jewish Voices For Peace : Israelis and Jews Striving for Justice in Palestine Jimenez Building Room 0220 University of Maryland @ 6 p.m. Featuring speakers: Jesse Hochheiser, a member of Ta'ayush (Life in Common) a Jewish-Arab partnership, and Shelley Fudge of Jewish Voices for Peace and CodePink will be coming to UMD to share their experiences and reflections as Jews who are taking action against the occupation and the injustice the Palestinian people face. This event is sponsored by: UMD Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, CODEPINK Women for Peace, Organization of Arab Students, Muslim Students Association, Muslim Women of Maryland, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146293649800&index=1