“Let us be the generation that holds morality close to our actions and hold each other accountable.”
Aysha Affaneh, a #graduating #student from the #UniversityOfIllinoisChicago #UIC, dedicated her #graduation #speech to expressing #solidarity with the #Palestinian people in #Gaza.
During her speech, she also called on all universities, including UIC, to #divest from “companies complicit and constructing #genocide” in Gaza.
Faculty at the University of Illinois - Chicago are on strike. Please sign the petition to their chancellor: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-uic-fair-faculty-contract-now-public?source=direct_link& #Strike #Unions #HigherEd #AcademicWorkers #FairContracts @AFTUnion #UIC
Belated #introduction. I grew up in #LaCrosse #Wisconsin. Ph.D. in #Economics at the University of Wisconsin, with an emphasis on #InternationalTrade. Serendipitously moved to #RealEstate and #Urban. Faculty at Wisconsin, George Washington, and #USC. Stints at #FreddieMac and #HUD. Married to a geriatrics physician at UCLA. Two daughters: one produces podcasts for #Marketplace, and the other is a coder/artist who teaches at #UIC. I love music, esp. #classical and #jazz. Decent #bartender.