Ep. 113 - Palestinian Liberation: Divestment, Encampments, & Institutions ft. Amoona

BrownTown shares space with Amoona, Chicago-based Palestinian
student organizer, to further the conversation on Palestinian
liberation, focusing on the student encampment movement in spring
2024 and how institutions have responded since. After 140+
college campuses put on demonstrations for Gaza solidarity, the
war machine drudges on with the help of school administrators and
other institutions suspending, evicting, and even firing
students, professors, and employees over their support for
Palestine and stance against genocide. As the student intifada
slows during this time, what does the interconnected and
transnational struggle for collective liberation look like going
into 2025? Here's their take. Originally recorded December 9,
2024.


Full Transcriptions Here!


GUESTS
Amoona is a Palestinian student organizer currently living and
working in Chicago who is also very connected with abolitionist
work across the state of Illinois. She extends shoutouts to
Jisoor, Palestinian Youth Movement, NSJP, and PNAP!


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Mentioned Topics & More Info: 



Episode correction: The abduction and
murder of the 43 students in Southern Mexico
was in 2014, not 2012/2013 as stated.

Related episodes:

Ep. 112 - DNC: Pt. 2 ft. Nesreen Hasan & Nadiah
Alyafai

Ep. 111 - Palestinian Liberation: Anti-Zionism &
Jewish Solidarity ft. Rabbi Brant Rosen & Lesley Williams

Ep. 102 - Palestinian Liberation: In This Moment ft.
Muhammad Sankari



The Hoodoisie

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)

Students, faculty say the UChicago is backing out on its
promise to host Gaza scholars (WBEZ)

Northwestern, 5-day encampment (coverage from TRiiBE, Daily
Northwestern, WGN on agreement)

Pro-Palestinian protestors demonstrate against Barnard,
Columbia University trustees (Barnard Bulletin, Columbia
Spectator)

Swarthmore student faces expulsion for using bullhorn (The
intercept)

Professors condemn Columbia crackdown on pro-Palestine
students (Guardian)

The Rundown: New protest rules at Chicago universities (WBEZ)

UC Berkeley: +200 students arrested 3 hospitalized 

Columbia University calls on NYPD to disperse crowd arresting
+100 (Higher Ed Drive)

UChicago withholding degrees (Chicago Maroon)



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CREDITS: Intro song from Rap Street
Palestine (Ard Kan3an & ana Palestine) cypher; outro song
HINDS HALL2 by Macklemore ft. Anees, MC Abdul, Amer Zahr.
Audio engineered by Kiera Battles. Episode photo by unknown of
DePaul University Egan statue during Pro-Palestinian,
anti-genocide action.


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