After 85 consultations, a university-wide survey, 5-month administration review process, a 175 page report, and 57 recommendations… the university rejected a report from the Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian Discrimination Working Group. The report exposed “a general pattern of over-policing and under-protecting speech, research, and advocacy by or on Muslims, Arabs, and especially Palestinians, inconsistent with the University’s Statement of Institutional Purpose.”
The University said “While we expect that the Working Group’s report will validate the experiences of many members of our community, aspects will also be offensive and upsetting to other members of our community, including some Jewish and Israeli colleagues and students.”
UofT has accepted reports and recommendations from other working groups including on anti-Black racism, anti-Asian racism, and antisemitism, it appears without considering the feelings of other groups. Yet, when it comes to Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian experiences, the university is full of excuses and caveats.
Did the $37+ million it’s received from pro-Israel donors since 2000 factor in?
Read and share the report: tr.ee/MAP-DWG
As Hunain Sindhu, former President, UofT Scarborough Campus Students’ Union said at the press conference: “A new office isn’t reform, an e-module isn’t accountability.”
We must hold UofT accountable.
