CALIFORNIA educators: state officials are considering a slate of bills this month that, if passed, will dramatically circumscribe our ability to teach histories of Palestine, ethnic studies, and genocide at all levels.
A 🧵on why I oppose SB 1277, SB 1287, AB 2918, and AB 2925.
A 🧵on why I oppose SB 1277, SB 1287, AB 2918, and AB 2925.
SB 1287 seeks to bully university students into silence by threatening them if they violate new codes of conduct. Our campuses already have anti-discrimination laws and codes of conduct in place.
This bill targets pro-Palestine speech specifically.
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_20232…
This bill targets pro-Palestine speech specifically.
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_20232…
SB 1277 invests state funds into the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education to create curricula on genocide education. This group run by pro-Israel organizations and seeks to exclude critical discussion of Palestine.
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_20232…
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_20232…
AB 2918 proposes a new oversight measure to shift decisions about Ethnic Studies curricula from teachers to an ill-defined group of “stakeholders” with no disciplinary expertise.
It violates a core principle of academic inquiry: scholarly peer review.
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_20232…
It violates a core principle of academic inquiry: scholarly peer review.
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_20232…
AB 2925 would fund new campus anti-discrimination training. However, though this bill names Islamophobia, its project excludes Islamophobia, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian racism from its focus areas, and its drafters did not consult these communities.
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_20232…
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_20232…
If you're still with me:
1. read the bills and notice who opposes them
2. think about what it means if we (as teachers) cede our curricula to focus groups who are not trained disciplinary peers
3. look up your electeds, and call to express your concern: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
1. read the bills and notice who opposes them
2. think about what it means if we (as teachers) cede our curricula to focus groups who are not trained disciplinary peers
3. look up your electeds, and call to express your concern: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
This QT is exactly right. If you care about these issues and want your elected reps to know that, NOW is the time to let them know that. Write and email, make a call, this week is absolutely crucial.
https://x.com/marindatanow/status/1819914166494511511
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