UNM SJP had a panel about the UN Palestine Statehood Bid, which was submitted to the United Nations during the General Assembly, back in September. We hosted a panel so that students and community members could get a full understanding of what the UN Statehood Bid was about, and other insights from our panelists.
Our Panelists included:
Dr. Les Field, an anthropology professor and the director of Peace Studies. He also led a field school to Palestine this past May.
Bekah Wolf, a Palestine Solidarity Activist from Santa Fe, and the co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity Project. She is married to a Palestinian activist that lives in the West Bank village of Beit Ommar.
Heba Atwa, an attorney licensed to practice in the state of New Mexico. She also holds a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern History from Tulane University.
Will Thomson, a third year undergraduate student at UNM. He is also the co-chair of the UNM Students for Justice in Palestine chapter. He recently came back from Palestine for the field school to Palestine this past May.
The video’s are cut into 7 parts because it was a long panel with a lot of in depth information. Enjoy!
SJP is a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and community members at colleges & universities throughout the US. Our group is organized according to democratic principles in order to promote justice, human rights, liberation, and self-determination for the Palestinian People.
As an advocacy group, SJP is committed to a core set of principles to which it expects its members to adhere. SJP believes that while the Palestinian people must ultimately be able to decide their future in Palestine, certain key principles, grounded in international law, human rights, and basic standards of justice, are fundamental to a just resolution of the plight of the Palestinians. These include the full decolonization of all illegally held Palestinian lands, the end of the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
Furthermore, we believe in a just and fair resolution to the Palestinian right of return and repatriation of Palestinian refugees, as well as an end to the Israeli system of discrimination against the indigenous Palestinian population. Just as SJP condemns the discrimination underlying the policies and laws of the state of Israel, SJP rejects and condemns any form of hatred or discrimination against any religious, racial, or ethnic group.
SJP is committed to overcoming anti-Semitic sentiments towards both Arabs and Jews in the community. Rooting its strength in the diversity of its membership, SJP welcomes individuals of all ethnic and religious backgrounds to join in solidarity with the struggle for freedom and justice in Palestine.
