“We, teachers, researchers and staff at the Faculty of Social Sciences, want to express our deep concerns regarding the ways the university has handled the Encampment in Palestinagård. This morning we witnessed violence against our students from the police with the implicit support of the university. We believe that there were several different ways to handle the situation without the need for police forces. To resort to violence against peaceful protestors is nothing that the university should support, especially in a democratic setting.”
“In light of this, we view the student’s encampment as an enactment of precisely such democratic values, through non-violent protests, everyday education and requests for dialogue with the university.”
“The way the situation was handled starkly contradicts the aims of the university, and deeply impacts the work and learning environment that are important goals for the university’s employees. The ways our students have been brutalized this morning will have a deep and lasting impact on students and employees alike, and we call on the faculty’s management to address our concerns.”
Signed by 112 Social Sciences Faculty Members
30 May 2024
ENCAMPMENT SU DAY 26: Today was a pitch dark day, where the occupation forces annihilated Nuseirat refugee camp, killing and injuring hundreds of innocent unarmed civilians. Western media portrays the event as a rescue operation as four Israelis were found alive, when in fact this was the latest massacre in the ongoing genocide, proving yet again that in Western eyes – Palestinians lives do not matter.
So today we mourn, but we are setting that grief ablaze, getting back to work after regaining energy and focus after yesterday’s action at KTH. The evil must stop, and we are determined to do everything in our power to make that happen.
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