Modeling the World We Seek

A surprising position on the evening of May 1, 2024: face down in the grass of the Dartmouth College Green, with a heavily armored riot policeman kneeling on my lower back and three others holding me immobile. Police wrenched my arms pain fully behind me as they roughly tightened plastic zip ties on...

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Published in:Academe 2025-01, Vol.111 (1), p.41-46
Main Author: Orleck, Annelise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Alumni
Antisemitism
Arrests
Campuses
Civil rights
College administration
College campuses
College presidents
Criminal investigations
Demonstrations & protests
Divestments
Donors
Federal employees
Handbooks
Jews
Middle Eastern studies
Palestinian people
Police
Political campaigns
Religion
Riot control
School Policy
Students
Truces & cease fires
Trustees
Universities
Violations
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Summary:A surprising position on the evening of May 1, 2024: face down in the grass of the Dartmouth College Green, with a heavily armored riot policeman kneeling on my lower back and three others holding me immobile. Police wrenched my arms pain fully behind me as they roughly tightened plastic zip ties on my wrist that cut sharply into my skin. A disproportionate number of those arrested that night were students of color. Their own experiences of state violence and discrimination have sensitized them to the suffering of Palestinians. Some of the arrested were, as I am, Jewish. This fact reflects the broader movement for a ceasefire in Gaza, which contains a disproportionate number of Jews who are moved by our religion's call for tikkun olam--the holy work of repairing the world--to denounce the genocide being committed in our names.
ISSN:0190-2946
2162-5247