September 16 is the anniversary of the killing of Mahsa Amini, the young woman who was beaten to death in Tehran by the Iranian regime’s morality police in 2022.
The petition calls on presidents of universities affiliated with the AAA to immediately and publicly condemn academic boycotts in general, and the AAA resolution specifically, and urge the AAA to reject the resolution; reaffirm their commitment to academic freedom and the well-being of their students and faculty by cutting all ties with the AAA, should the resolution pass; and investigate and implement safeguards to ensure that an academic boycott can never be implemented at their universities.
Students between the ages of 18 and 22 invited to address the prevalence of antisemitism on social media and how to combat it. Winners will earn scholarship funds and have the opportunity for their essays to be published.