LINK TO EVENT ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/872897914200826/
Would you like to join the student movement for a free Palestine? Then come to our introduction day, Wednesday, September 4th at 18:00 (Location TBA), and join the fight! You don’t need any previous experience with activism or academic boycott – everyone is welcome!
At the event there will be a presentation of PSA, our demands for Aarhus University, a Q&A and cheap refreshments with proceeds going to UNRWA. Check out our Instagram or Facebook page to learn more, and stay updated on our work and the event’s location.
Why do we call for an academic boycott of Israeli institutions, universities and companies supporting them? Since October 2023, all universities in Gaza have been destroyed, and countless students and professors have been killed in what is now being investigated as Israel’s genocide on Gaza.
Aarhus University collaborates with Israeli universities such as Hebrew University (HUJI) including exchange programs where students are sent to campuses built on illegally demolished Palestinian land. Furthermore, HUJI has close ties to the Israeli military and a military base is located on its campuses. The Danish ministry of Education advises that such collaborations can be dangerous for academic freedom and should be established with caution.
Despite this, AU has upheld their partnership with HUJI, refusing to provide, upon request, evidence of their considerations as to why. AU also collaborates with the Danish weapons manufacturer Terma, which is exporting vital parts for the F-31 fighter jets used to bomb civilians in Gaza.
As students, we cannot accept that AU uncritically upholds these partnerships. In PSA we are fighting alongside other student organizations across Denmark, for our universities to listen to their students and staff and end their partnerships with Israel. If you want to learn more, and join our organization, come by on the 4th of September, grab a coffee, and say hi. We can’t wait to see you.
(THE EVENT WILL BE IN ENGLISH)
