Georgia, UGA 6 to Call on University to Drop Disciplinary Charges for Anti

On Monday, Sept. 23, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) and students arrested and suspended by UGA for participating in the encampments on the UGA campus (UGA 6) plan to hold a press conference asking UGA to drop disciplinary charges given to arrested students at anti-genocide protests.

Publish Date: Friday 20th September 2024
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On Monday, Sept. 23, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) and students arrested and suspended by UGA for participating in the encampments on the UGA campus (UGA 6) plan to hold a press conference asking UGA to drop disciplinary charges given to arrested students at anti-genocide protests.

Speakers will include the arrested students, alumni, Georgia elected officials and UGA faculty.

SEE: 16 arrested on UGA campus during pro-Palestine encampment demonstration | Campus News | redandblack.com

SEE: UGA student panel upholds sanctions imposed on 6 suspended students (onlineathens.com)

WHAT: Press Conference asking UGA to drop disciplinary charges against UGA 6

WHEN: Monday 23rd September, 11 am

WHERE: Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Sq SW, Atlanta GA 30334 (Indoors, at the steps)

CONTACT: Azka Mahmood, CAIR-Georgia Executive Director, azkatmahmood@cair.com, Nazia Khanzada, Communications Manager CAIR-Georgia, nkhanzada@cair.com

LIVESTREAM: www.facebook.com/CAIRGA

Earlier this month, CAIR-Georgia, Attorneys Sarah Gerwig and Samantha Hamilton, individual University of Georgia (UGA) students, and the organization Georgia Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) (formerly UGA Students for Justice in Palestine) announced the filing of a Title VI federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), demanding an immediate investigation into UGA’s extreme differential treatment of Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students, students perceived to be Palestinian, and students associated with or advocating for Palestinians.

CAIR-Georgia’s mission is to protect civil rights, promote justice, empower American Muslims, and enhance the understanding of Islam.

December 22, 2024

Story attribution: Ismail Allison
Council on American-Islamic Relations

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