Sackville Uncensored Est.2016: Wark Times Reports in May 2023 ... Palestine Flag Protestor Group At Mount Allison University Ceremony, Dave Thomas, Israel, Politics

Oct 14, 2023

Wark Times Reports in May 2023 ... Palestine Flag Protestor Group At Mount Allison University Ceremony, Dave Thomas, Israel, Politics

Earlier this year at the university campus ..

"Two Mount Allison professors are calling on the university to abandon its plan to confer an honorary degree on Deborah Lyons, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel and Afghanistan.

Politics and International Relations Professor Lara Khattab and Krista Johnston, Director of Women’s and Gender Studies, are gathering signatures for an online petition urging Mt. A. to rescind its decision to grant Lyons an honorary degree at this year’s convocation ceremonies on May 15th"

Bruce Wark's article at this link:

Mt. A profs urge university not to confer honorary degree on former ambassador | (warktimes.com)

In reaction to University's decision to confer to Deborah Lyons an honourary degree there was an organized graduation day protest that included students, professors, and elder Marilyn Lerch, 87, [local poet, LGBTQ+ activist, and anti-war campaigner, retired teacher, who was recently honoured at the Sackville Arts Wall]. Article at this link from Bruce Wark on the ceremony here:

Mt. A. honorary degree awarded to former ambassador in spite of protest | (warktimes.com)

Also see more on Israel's assault on Gaza from a 2010 an article at N.B. Media Co-Op website authored by David Thomas of Mount Allison University:

"Israel’s latest assault on Gaza in December 2008 killed over 1300 people, and injured over 5,000. Among those killed were 300 children. In those attacks 18 schools were destroyed and 280 damaged. Because of the blockade on construction materials – enforced by the Israeli military – the damaged schools have not been rebuilt or repaired. HESEG representatives went into Gaza to hand out $160,000 worth of “thank you” gifts to Israeli soldiers during these attacks."

at this link:

Opposition grows to Mount Allison awarding an honorary degree to Heather Reisman - NB Media Co-op (nbmediacoop.org)

Its unclear what reason Dave Thomas has for blocking on Twitter / X .. but he's not alone on the campus Erica Butler at CHMA FM also blocks on Twitter / X ... no reason given .. but not helpful.

1 comment:

AnonymousOct 22, 2023, 11:38:00 PM
The crowd at MtA would do well to realize what they're supporting in Palestine.
Outfits like Hamas that go on random murderous rampages. Savages.
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