Los estudiantes siempre han estado en primera línea de combate.

Resistiendo gobiernos que han optado siempre por la represión.

-El Mayo Francés
-Columbia 1968
-Masacre de Tlatelolco -México
-Masacre de Tiananmén -China
- Masacre en Thammasat -Tailandia

Counter-protestors have been disruptive, w intent to harm ppl in the encampment. Loud noises, releasing mice, direct violence. But our uni leadership claims 'These incidents have put many... esp our Jewish students, in a state of anxiety and fear.' What about these students?

feels like we should be seeing more of these statements from Soc departments and ASA Sociology, with police inflicting violence on so many sociologists & sociology majors

All of the faculty brutalized, detained, cited by police this morning were folks of color.

Now over 1k signed statement supporting the UW-Madison student protest for Gaza.👇

Solidarity with the student protestors. Hope to see you all next week at graduation.

It’s my tradition to end Passover by baking bread. This year I’m thinking about how the war in Gaza has made bread a matter of life and death for so many Palestinians.

Sociologist & professor Samer Alatout was pinned and detained by police for simply caring for his students. Shame on UW–Madison UW–MadisonPolice Madison Police Wisconsin State Patrol

Check out this 🔥🔥issue (& fantastic resource!) 'Sociological Perspectives of Immigrants and Immigration' of ASA Sociology Footnotes, w/ essays by Kevin Thomas, Asad L. Asad Molly Dondero Rawan Arar David FitzGerald Stephanie L. Canizales Sunmin Kim & Berta Bermudez Tapia

asanet.org/footnotes-issu…

A helpful reminder now that classes are done!

Read it here: harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/upl…

Please venmo alotrolado if you are able

On this #DiaDeLosMuertos , we honor the people who died as a result of immigrant detention policies. We honor all 218 people who have died while detained in ICE prisons since 2003 + the 268 ppl + 20 minors, who have died through an encounter w CBP or in their custody since 2010.

OKAY, LATINX ACADEMIC TWITTER

Looking for good studies on who identifies as Latino/Latinx/Hispanic. Polls, surveys, etc. Want to show my students broad trends. Any pointers?

Read Nadia E. Brown's interview of Yalidy Matos, PhD about her newly-published book, 'Moral and Immoral Whiteness in Immigration Politics'
goodauthority.org/news/how-white…

For Latinx and border/migration studies folks looking for teaching materials, here is a 2010 special issue 'From La Frontera
to Gaza: Chicanx-Palestinian 🇵🇸 Connections,' edited by David Lloyd and Laura Pulido. #FreePalaestine

jstor.org/stable/40983432

New class for spring‼️🚨

Chicla 530/Geography 901 - Legal Geographies: Borders and Migrations taught by Dr. Almita Miranda ✨

Open to senior/upper-level CLS undergraduates

I reiterate my appeal for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, together with the unconditional release of hostages & the delivery of relief at a level corresponding to the dramatic needs of the people in Gaza, where a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in front of our eyes.

As someone who studies colonialism and health I want to share why I and others use the phrase 'settler colonialism' to describe the state of Israel. The term describes historical dynamics of power that are on display today. Many people are Indigenous to the region, including 1/