Talk:SJP Institutional Statement

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I've signed this statement because of the urgency of ending the occupation. However, I disagree with the policy that reads: "• We support dialogue on our campus about the conflict as long as it is sincere and serious about its intentions to end the oppression of the Palestinian people." I think it's essential on a college campus not to put any limits on acceptable speech -- although the intentions behind this may have been good (to make sure that dialogue is fruitful, instead of people just speaking past one another), I do not agree with it. Stephanie A. Levin


 * I agree with Stephanie Levin about this point. Betsy Hartmann


 * I also concur. -- Agk07 17:46, 13 May 2008 (EDT)


 * I had the same concern as Stephanie - there are far too many restrictions on dialog on this campus, with people being punished for expressing unpopular views, limiting the marketplace of ideas and impeding education. I sign this document because I agree with its aims, but with the caveat that I do not support restriction of expression, either on the Hampshire campus or anywhere else. Aerothorn 15:49, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I too would like to agree with Stephanie. Aerothorn too has very adequetly expressed the sentiments I share on this matter.  If one immediately imposes stipulations on the dialogue, as they have here, I feel the element of "dialogue" begins to get lost. Cds06 19:16, 8 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I, too, agree with the above statement, and had hoped to sign the statement, but as the list is numbered and alphabetized, you cannot add your name without messing up the entire numbering system. SJP, if you put # by each name, the wiki will automatically number the names in order. If you do it that way, it will be possible for people to sign the statement on Hampedia. Agv07 19:57, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi, my name is Nabil N. Jacir and I am Dina's dad. Please add my name and full support to Hampshire's demand of divestment from Israel. I hope and trust that other colleges and universities will follow Hampshire independent and exemplary leadership as they did in the past in divesting from South Africa. Sincerely Nabil N. Jacir,M.D. F.A.C.S. F.A.A.P.

Mistakes with Signatures?
So, I noticed on the history of this page that there are a number of students, myself included, who have removed our names because (I am assuming) either we never knowingly signed this in the first place, or we have changed our mind.

I remember when this was coming around when I was still at Hampshire, and I remember having a discussion with the person who was asking me to sign, and explaining in a lot of detail why I didn't want to sign, and yet somehow my name ended up on this list. I wonder how that happened. I wonder if there are other students and alumni whose names may appear on this list who didn't sign it, and with Hampedia's growing credibility, it seems important to make sure.

--Cml06 10:36, 13 November 2010 (UTC)