higher education

MPAC Calls for Urgent Review of Campus Policies at Occidental College

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On October 14, 2024 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | October 14, 2024 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) expresses concern over recent developments at Occidental College regarding the treatment of students and community members engaging in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The deployment of campus safety officers to intimidate and harass students, along with disciplinary charges…

Action Alert: Call on UC Board of Regents to Reevaluate Assembly Bill 481

Advocacy Letters

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law enforcement

On October 10, 2024 By MPAC

Please use the letter template and contact information below to contact UC Board of Regents and urge them to protect our students’ safety on campus. UC BOARD OF REGENTS CONTACT INFO: regentsoffice@ucop.edu EMAIL SUBJECT: Protect Our Students! Reevaluate AB 481 [Date] Board of Regents University of California 1111 Franklin…

Action Alert: Call On CA Governor Newsom to Protect Our Students

Advocacy Letters

higher education

On October 8, 2024 By MPAC

Please use the letter template and contact information below to contact CA Governor Gavin Newsom and urge him to protect our students’ safety on campus. GOV. NEWSOM’S CONTACT INFO: Leg.Unit@gov.ca.gov EMAIL SUBJECT: Gov. Newsom – Protect Our Students: Reevaluate SB 1287 & AB 481 [Date] Governor Gavin Newsom Governor…

When Hate Comes from Within Senate: MPAC Condemns Divisive Attacks at Senate Hearing on Hate Crimes

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On September 17, 2024 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | September 17, 2024 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) expresses disgust and profound disappointment over the conduct of Republican Senators during today’s “A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America” Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, which was convened to address…

UCLA is Complicit: Al-Talib and MPAC Joint Condemnation of Zionist Encampment Violence

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higher education

On May 1, 2024 By MPAC

What happened last night was nothing short of a travesty. Last night, a group of pro-Israeli agitators arrived on UCLA campus and violently attacked student protestors demonstrating at the Dickson Court Solidarity Encampment spearheaded by Students for Justice in Palestine. The assailants…

MPAC Condemns Calls for the National Guard to be Deployed Against Student Protestors

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muslim college students

muslim students

police brutality

On April 24, 2024 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 24, 2024 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council calls on the people of conscience, including faculty and leaders, to oppose threats to deploy the National Guard on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University, whose aim is to push back against the university’s…

Democracy Dies When Words on Paper are Just Empty Words

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higher education

On April 23, 2024 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 23, 2024 — Amid ongoing protests by pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide student advocates at Columbia and other universities, the White House issued a response condemning violence and physical intimidation against Jewish students. MPAC strongly denounces any form of hate or discrimination on college campuses. However,…