For months, students have been preparing for the grueling USAC meeting to vote on a Resolution to Divest from Companies that Violate Palestinian Human Rights. Tonight, the months of planning come to an end, as students wield their words in a battle for or against divestment, and engage in friendly and civil dialogue (hopefully).
In case you are not able to attend at 7 p.m., Ha’Am will be live-tweeting the council meeting, so follow us on Twitter (@HaamNews). Alternatively, the USAC will ensure that the official minutes for the meeting will be live streamed, and can be followed along here starting at 7 p.m.
Finally, in case you’ve missed the variety of opinions campaigners for both sides have been propagating on social media, catch up by reading a compilation of the Daily Bruin Opinion section:
—————From the Daily Bruin Staff—————–
Maia Ferdman: http://dailybruin.com/2014/02/25/maia-ferdman-usac-vote-on-resolution-would-be-counterproductive/
Daily Bruin Editorial: http://dailybruin.com/2014/02/24/editorial-usac-should-table-divestment-resolution/
———Community Submissions———
Agatha E. Palma, director of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions for Students for Justice in Palestine: http://dailybruin.com/2014/02/24/submission-resolution-supports-divestment-not-bds-as-a-whole/
Dor Carpel and Gil Bar-Or, co-chairs of J-Street U at UCLA: http://dailybruin.com/2014/02/25/submission-bds-movement-detracts-from-two-state-solution/
Avinoam Baral, Tammy Rubin and Miriam Eshaghian, members of the Jewish Student Union, Hillel, and Bruins for Israel respectively: http://dailybruin.com/2014/02/25/submission-divestment-promotes-anti-israeli-movement/
Avi Oved, USAC Internal Vice President: http://dailybruin.com/2014/02/24/submission-context-is-crucial-in-usac-resolutions/