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down on activism and solidarity with Palestine threatened, doxxed faced threats of suspension and even arrested claims from our universities to support free speech crumble when our demands threaten their monetary interests and their financial investments in the settler colonial regime that is Israel as students we must hold our universities accountable for funding and profiting off of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and not let their attempts at suppression stop us Dartmouth is an institution with 8 billion dollar endowment and they must divest from Israeli apartheid we've been fighting for this for years most recently this past October we held an ongoing occupation that lasted for over a week we were there 24 7 and we were there to mourn the loss of Palestinian lives because the college refused to the college hosted which our president spoke out that specifically only mourn the loss of Israeli lives we were peaceful, we were demonstrating we were showing solidarity we were building community yet the administration and campus security threatened us, suppressed us intimidated us the entire time which culminated in our arrest while demonstrating I was arrested for criminal trespassing and to reiterate again we were peaceful the entire time but the day after we were arrested the president of Dartmouth released a statement and sent it out to every member of our campus community claiming that we had been violent this was a dangerous rewriting of history to justify their needless escalation and these baseless accusations play into the racist rhetoric that condemns all Palestinians and those who stand in solidarity with Palestine as terror sympathizers this rhetoric, this rewriting of history has contributed to the rise of Islamophobic hate crimes both on our campus and across this country that have devastated our communities so we must hold Dartmouth accountable we must hold every college accountable every company every government representative across this country accountable for the violence they are causing and complicit in the suppression that we're facing especially on college campuses is terrifying but we cannot let these threats and intimidation isolate us when you take action for Palestine you have the solidarity and support of all of us so keep taking action keep organizing join groups there's so many here please join whatever you can and if you're in the Hanover area or in the upper valley we will be hosting an action on this Monday December 4th we'll be meeting outside of the Bakerberry Library at 615 and protesting the President Bilox welcome tour where she will continue to justify her needless escalation continue to dispel this extremely dangerous rhetoric that claims that we are violent and in dangers members of our community and so join us at 615 to continue protesting for divestment from Israeli apartheid thank you we're just going to do a chance I say when Palestine when Palestine is oppressed boycott sanctions and divest when Palestine is oppressed when Palestine is oppressed when Palestine is oppressed when Palestine is oppressed when Palestine is oppressed thank you next up we have Sam Bliss based on a call for peace in ancient times from a Hebrew Prophet named Isaiah that seems relevant what Isaiah wrote is that they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks nation will no longer fight against nation nor study war no more and so y'all should sing with because there's not very many words in the song and it's mostly study war no more ain't going to study war no more and down by the riverside give it up to Sam and Evan thanks so much we have Alex Hilliard from the Vermont Relief Collective give it up to Alex to address the ongoing atrocities in Palestine I'm so grateful for the organizers who have undoubtedly invested a significant chunk of their time and resources to be able to allow us to protest the injustices we now see further I would like to express my gratitude for the previous speakers I'm so grateful for your bravery and commitment to social justice my name is Alex Hilliard and I'm a black transgender and queer identifying individual from Pultney Pultney is located in Rutland County I aspire to be an elected official and to serve the Vermont legislature starting in 2024 I'm here today speaking to you on behalf of the Relief Collective the Vermont Relief Collective cultivates connection shares resources and amplifies the voices of people of color in Vermont within our focus areas of land environment agriculture and food ways release networks stands in solidarity with the individuals and organizations here which includes requesting a ceasefire and putting an end to the atrocities being committed against human beings with worth and value we also desire to see an end of the Israeli occupation of Palestine in 1947 after the holocaust the idea of a secure homeland for the Jewish community gained support across the world including the United States however the creation of Israel from a land which was already settled has led to a conflict with native Palestinians escalating over time in fact when we look at key dates including the second Intifada of 2009 and consider what was occurring at that time it might as well be today for the events of then and today are overwhelmingly similar particularly in the west bank in Gaza city terrorism and violence have plagued the region unfortunately the terrorist regime Hamas in power for decades has garnered significant support amongst Palestinians contributing to a cycle of violence and the funding of Israel's war machine the conflict seems like it may never end since October 7, 2023 over 15,000 Palestinians have lost their lives closer to home on November 25, 2023 three Palestinian college students were shot in Burlington, Vermont likely a hate crime as they wore their kafia as a symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance we gather not just to protest the attacks on Palestine but also to condemn hatred and discrimination towards Palestinians evident in the recent Burlington shooting in the face of these challenges let us find hope and strengthen unity today we've stood together to voice our concerns and advocate for a better future as we grapple with the overwhelming lack of safety let's take tangible steps seek mental health support leverage community resources actively engage in discussions let us carry the flame of hope and commitment in our hearts our activism matters our collective resilience has the power to create a more inclusive and compassionate world and beyond let us continue to sew the seeds of positive change support local initiatives foster connections and amplify voices that often go unheard thank you for your efforts together let us use our collective voices to make Palestine and Vermont more habitable and safe places thank you for your dedication and presence the journey ahead may be challenging but it is one we undertake together hand in hand for a brighter future brighter tomorrow free Palestine we have one more speaker a performance from bread and puppet and then a band so I know we're cold but hang in there if you can next up I would love to welcome Michelle Segalczyk to the stage speaking with for Champlain Valley Democratic Socialist of America hi Michelle thank you I'm Michelle and here with the Champlain Valley Democratic Socialist of America I'm also a teacher at Burlington High School I moved to be here among so many people dedicated to peace and Palestinian freedom I grew up on stories of my family's loss and survival in the Holocaust of my grandfather whose siblings were killed in mobile gas chambers children targeted while parents were away at work of my great grandmother who died just last year who trekked through the forests of eastern Belarus traveling barefoot at night for weeks separated from her siblings who had been in daycare when the sudden call for evacuation came she was eventually reunited with her sister over a year later her brother had been shot point blank along with his caretaker I grew up learning with pride of the partisan fighters who resisted and of the ghetto uprisings where people said as they did in Vilna let us not go as sheep to slaughter and I grew up taking seriously the weight of the words never again we have lost the thread of any moral vision and if we believe anyone should have stood up for us we must stand up for Palestinians now as part of our Holocaust curriculum we are asked to teach the stages of genocide what is that for if we can't name it as it is happening and as a teacher I know that young people can sense when we are hesitant and hear volumes from our fearful silence they need us to state clearly what is happening and unequivocally stand up for Palestinian freedom let us remind people that this isn't complicated let us not wait until the stories told in history books to loudly call this what it is an unfolding genocide and to rise up against it I am proud that CVDSA has been steadfast and public in its condemnation of this genocide from day one a permanent ceasefire is just to start Palestinians have a right to exist Palestinians have a right to live with dignity and security let us continue to resist this genocidal war Palestine will be free thank you thanks so much Michelle never again is now never again is now never again is now never again is now never again is now what do we want when do we want it what do we want when do we want it what do we want when do we want it what do we want that's just the beginning because many politicians are starting to say I agree with a ceasefire but that's just the beginning نس above that we want stop the entire genocidal war Machine of Israel We would like to end Israel siege of Gaza it's occupation of the West bank it's apartheid system in Israel We want unrestricted humanitarian aid to all Palestinians we want of free all Palestinian prisoners and hostages We demand the full civil rights of Palestinian and Palestine solidarity activist now when they face a racist new McCarthyism we want an end to all USA to Israel now we want boycott, divestment and sanctions against the state of Israel and we support Palestinian's right to self-determination the right to return and equal rights and we support a free Palestine free, free Palestine free, free Palestine long live Palestine free, free Palestine long live Palestine next up we have a performance by bread and puppet theater give it up for bread and puppet you can do this we can do this right after they're done with this so you do the thank the sponsors and I'll do the next steps ok thank you bread and puppet Gaza don't you cry ever die Gaza don't you cry we're being here I know it's cold I just want to give another thank you to our sponsors and endorsers their solidarity without it there's no coalition building there's no movement so a big thank you to Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation Vermont Trees for Justice in Palestine Students for Justice in Palestine Jewish Voices for Peace Cooperation Vermont Champaign Valley Democratic Socialist of America Education Justice Coalition of Vermont Free Her Vermont Migrant Justice Party for Socialism and Liberation Sunrise Champaign Valley Rural Vermont Tempest Collective Upper Valley Affinity Group Upper Valley Democratic Socialist of America Vermont Peace Anti-War Coalition More Coalition and Vermont Relief Collective Bread and Puppet is going to be serving bread right here so after these announcements they're going to be playing their band and then come up and enjoy some bread brought to you by Bread and Puppet Theater one thing that is extremely important is that we organize out of this demonstration we are encouraging everybody to get involved and join an organization come to the December 9th meeting of the Coalition for Palestinian Liberation at the Friends Meeting House in Burlington at 4pm on December 9th join JVP join VTJP join SJP if we're not organized we will not be able to win for everybody in the labor movement if you're in a union come to this meeting in Burlington on December 5th at 6pm in Burlington's what your free library it's a panel on Labor for Palestine we are going to be launching a chapter of Labor for Palestine out of that meeting so everybody come and if you're not in a union join a union organize your workplace organize to strike for yourself and for Palestine and come to the Labor for Palestine meeting one other action that's coming up that we want to announce is as everybody knows General Dynamic is part of the U.S. War Machine they have a subsidiary called Bath Iron Works that is based in Bath, Maine and there's an action coming up on December 8th at 2pm in Bath, Maine to shut down the Bath Iron Works to shut down the U.S. War Machine so before the bread and puppet band plays I want to end with the chant that has led us from the beginning Free, Free, Palestine Free, Free, Palestine Free, Palestine Long live Palestine Long live Palestine Long live Palestine Long live Palestine Free, Free, Palestine Free, Long live Palestine Long live Palestine What do we want? مالذي يريد؟ when do we want it? what do we want? when do we want it? last thing and then the band if you came here by yourself and you want help getting home there's the blue tent back there they'll help you get home safely don't go out of this rally on your own because we know that the right wing is trying to intimidate us and they've already shot three people in the city of Burlington and we want everybody safe in the movement we want everybody safe in the struggle we want everybody safe in our organizations that's why we'll help you get home safely so with that give it up for the bread and puppet band oh one more chance sorry from north