Manifesto of the Austin Community College Marxists In Defense of Palestine

***UPDATE:

As Biden backs police assault on anti-genocide protests, Netanyahu prepares Rafah bloodbath >>>
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/05/04/pers-m04.html

Police raids, mass arrests of anti-genocide protesters continue at campuses in NYC and beyond following Biden’s green light for repression >>>
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/25/fwco-a25.html

Disclaimer: I am not a representative of WSWS or member of ICFI. I only link to their articles to highlight the repression against the Palestine protest movement in the U.S.A. If you have questions about WSWS politics contact them to ask.

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"We condemn the racist campaign being launched in violation of our state and federal constitutions and reaffirm our commitment to fight for the liberation of Palestine on our campuses and communities. ... When confronted with the strength, momentum, and mass support of our movement, the Governor has leveraged the highest level of state action to suppress our activism. He is resorting to racist misrepresentations to justify the blatantly discriminatory violation of our First Amendment right. There is no real, legal, or moral basis for their censorship. Our right to demand accountability for our institution’s complicity in genocide and to advocate for the freedom of the people in Gaza is protected speech." - Students for Justice in Palestine, The Palestinian Solidarity Committee.

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The Austin Community College International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) club urges students to support the resolution being put before the Student Government Association defending groups and individuals opposed to the genocide in Gaza.

The International Youth and Students for Social Equality is the student and youth movement of the International Committee of the Fourth International:

https://www.wsws.org/en/special/pages/iysse/about.html

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Austin, Texas. U.S.A.

"An increasingly violent atmosphere is also beginning to emerge at Texas’ universities and elsewhere. On April 5, a Muslim student and a companion were assaulted on the Austin campus after leaving a mosque. Two months earlier, Palestinian-American Zachariah Doar was stabbed in an explicitly racist attack after attending a protest for Palestine at the Texas State Capitol. Governor [Greg] Abbott has been silent about both incidents."

Texas governor orders crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech on campuses
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/16/dfbo-a16.html

ref.

Campus protests against Gaza genocide expand across US in the face of police state crackdown (LIVE UPDATES)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/25/fwco-a25.html

Defend democratic rights! Support the anti-genocide resolution at Austin Community College!
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/24/gsjh-a24.html

Text of Austin Community College International Youth and Students for Social Equality resolution: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SzPd600mGHXVvSX_OF3y2bNZdinSx8KY/