Margaret Solomon President
President Margaret Solomon reported that the MIF closed and her office sent a Deflock support letter to campus administration. She warned students about recent violent ICE activity in Emeryville and detailed discussions with Student Affairs to make Time, Place, and Manner protest policies more transparent. Upcoming priorities include assessing local street lighting improvements with Mayor Adena Ishii.
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Torpunuri
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Karlan,
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2 people spoke
The speaker urged the Senate to pass resolution SR 26/27-016, arguing that adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism and the Brandeis settlement chills student free speech and marginalizes Palestinian students. They stated that protecting Jewish students from antisemitism should not come at the expense of Palestinian students' rights to discuss their history and engage in political advocacy.
A UC Berkeley Jewish student spoke in support of the resolution opposing the codification of the IHRA definition of antisemitism. They argued that the definition flattens Jewish perspectives, ignores UC academic scholarship, and promotes anti-intellectualism.
