University of Toronto officials—including school president Meric Gertler—condemn student union resolutions on BDS, Jewish students’ rights
There was no indication on Monday, Nov. 29,that the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus Students’ Union (SCSU) would rescind or revise two controversial resolutions passed at its annual general meeting last week, following their condemnation by top university officials. In a Nov. 26 statement, UofT president Meric Gertler called the resolutions, one on support for […]
Will kosher food be taboo? University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus Student Union expands support for BDS
The University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus Student Union (SCSU) has voted to expand its support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel to curtail activities and services which “normalize Israeli apartheid,” including providers of kosher food. The BDS motion, moved by union president Sarah Abdillahi and its vice president of equity, Isaiah Murray, […]