Comments on: The Sounds of Silence http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/ A blog about Brandeis University, progressive politics, and the spirit of Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis on the campus today. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:57:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Write-in movement afoot for Senator at Large | Innermost Parts http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Write-in movement afoot for Senator at Large | Innermost Parts Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:02:45 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-492 [...] at Large April 15, 2008 1:58 am Sahar Democracy, News, Sahar Feya Hillel an organizer of the Silent Protest, 2010 Senate Candidate (and, in the interest of disclosure, a friend of mine) sent out the [...] [...] at Large April 15, 2008 1:58 am Sahar Democracy, News, Sahar Feya Hillel an organizer of the Silent Protest, 2010 Senate Candidate (and, in the interest of disclosure, a friend of mine) sent out the [...]

]]> By: Brandeis: tribalism, funding, and fear. | Innermost Parts http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Brandeis: tribalism, funding, and fear. | Innermost Parts Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:53:00 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-452 [...] tribalism, funding, and fear. April 10, 2008 11:52 pm Sahar Protect the Powerless, Sahar Ben takes issue at the list of grievances at today’s demonstration: I’m not sure I get it. It seems like [...] [...] tribalism, funding, and fear. April 10, 2008 11:52 pm Sahar Protect the Powerless, Sahar Ben takes issue at the list of grievances at today’s demonstration: I’m not sure I get it. It seems like [...]

]]> By: Ben Serby http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Ben Serby Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:54:05 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-451 You've completely dodged the question, by not explaining these connections. I just don't see how the issue of an ambiguously racist joke in a humor magazine run by students has anything at all to do with the a student being suspended under murky circumstances, and so on and so forth. And where is the injustice over Carter? I don't get it. Are you saying that his coming to speak here was a problem? This is really, really weak. You’ve completely dodged the question, by not explaining these connections. I just don’t see how the issue of an ambiguously racist joke in a humor magazine run by students has anything at all to do with the a student being suspended under murky circumstances, and so on and so forth. And where is the injustice over Carter? I don’t get it. Are you saying that his coming to speak here was a problem? This is really, really weak.

]]> By: Sahar http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Sahar Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:38:14 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-450 Ben - Fixed it. Grievances: the removal of Palestinian Art, Nadia Kim, Gravity Magazine, Jimmy Carter, Donald Hindley Mamoon Darwish All but two of them are connected to tensions driven by the Israel-Palestine conflict. Brandeis is funded by rich right-wing Jews and rich left-wing Jews. The administration doesn't want to offend the right-wingers, so it tends to do these outrageous things. Or at least, that's the theory that I'm operating on. Ben – Fixed it.

Grievances:
the removal of Palestinian Art,
Nadia Kim,
Gravity Magazine,
Jimmy Carter,
Donald Hindley
Mamoon Darwish

All but two of them are connected to tensions driven by the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Brandeis is funded by rich right-wing Jews and rich left-wing Jews. The administration doesn’t want to offend the right-wingers, so it tends to do these outrageous things. Or at least, that’s the theory that I’m operating on.

]]> By: Ben http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Ben Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:02:07 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-449 Apparently that didn't work... image s are not work on this blog. <a href="http://people.brandeis.edu/~monkz/mission_accomplished.jpg" rel="nofollow">Mission Accomplished</a> Apparently that didn’t work… image s are not work on this blog.
Mission Accomplished

]]> By: Ben http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Ben Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:59:50 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-448 <img src="http://people.brandeis.edu/~monkz/mission_accomplished.jpg" alt="Mission accomplished" /> Mission accomplished

]]> By: Ben Serby http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Ben Serby Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:27:01 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-447 I'm not sure I get it. It seems like they're linking too many unrelated things together. There's just no coherence to this set of grievances, as far as I can tell (not that some of the things mentioned are not legitimate concerns in and of themselves). I’m not sure I get it. It seems like they’re linking too many unrelated things together. There’s just no coherence to this set of grievances, as far as I can tell (not that some of the things mentioned are not legitimate concerns in and of themselves).

]]> By: Sahar http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Sahar Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:18:49 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-445 Lev, you have a point. The threat of an action is usually more effective than the action itself. Also, I updated a link - It's being planned by Gabe Gaskins, Racial Minority Senator. As for whether this is a good idea - I'm ambivalent/conflicted about the timing. I *don't know* what the right thing to do here is. I think that Gabe and co are trying to make a powerful statement. Will that work out? We'll see. College is a learning process. Let's learn if this sort of idea is a good one. Remember, this is also about us - the demonstration will transititon into a talk in the SCC. Lev, you have a point. The threat of an action is usually more effective than the action itself.

Also, I updated a link – It’s being planned by Gabe Gaskins, Racial Minority Senator.

As for whether this is a good idea – I’m ambivalent/conflicted about the timing. I *don’t know* what the right thing to do here is. I think that Gabe and co are trying to make a powerful statement. Will that work out? We’ll see.

College is a learning process. Let’s learn if this sort of idea is a good one. Remember, this is also about us – the demonstration will transititon into a talk in the SCC.

]]> By: Lev http://innermostparts.org/2008/04/10/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Lev Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:19:31 +0000 http://innermostparts.org/?p=173#comment-444 Who is sponsoring/planning this? It seems like its a really bad idea to do this on Accepted Students Day, the administration pretty much considers today to be the most sacred day of the year. The planners can try and distinguish between a protest and demonstration all they'd like, but the reality is that making the administration angry isn't going to help. Its just going to make them angry. Bad planning, I hope the turnout for this is small. There are better and more effective ways to campaign for student rights. Who is sponsoring/planning this?

It seems like its a really bad idea to do this on Accepted Students Day, the administration pretty much considers today to be the most sacred day of the year.

The planners can try and distinguish between a protest and demonstration all they’d like, but the reality is that making the administration angry isn’t going to help. Its just going to make them angry.

Bad planning, I hope the turnout for this is small. There are better and more effective ways to campaign for student rights.

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