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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: mystery-ak on January 24, 2024, 05:12:03 pm
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Educators urge largest teachers union in US to rescind support for Biden until 'permanent cease-fire' in Gaza
The Nation reported the effort as a 'small-but-growing campaign in the US labor movement'
Joshua Q. Nelson By Joshua Q. Nelson Fox News
Published January 24, 2024 8:18am EST
Some educators are urging the largest teachers union in the U.S. to rescind its support for President Biden until a "permanent cease-fire" occurs in Gaza.
According to The Nation, teachers are organizing to urge the National Education Association, an organization of over 3 million members, to rescind its support for Biden’s re-election after first announcing it last April.
Rahaf Othman, a 45-year-old Palestinian American and social studies teacher, told The Nation that she was "distraught" to find out about the Israel-Palestinian conflict that started with the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7.
She explained further that the matter is personal because "our union has been very focused on racial and social justice, and supporting him when he is not only funding but also sending weapons killing my people sends me the message that we don’t matter, and that we are collateral damage and that’s OK."
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The NEA withholding $$ and precinct walkers from LIEden would suit me fine. But I do not think the NEA will be that stupid (from their political POV).