I was at that meeting and was incredibly impressed with --- first the SIZE of the turnout --- every inch of the room was occupied and there were people out in the HALL who could not get it --- clearly the membership of the organization was primed for this.
SECOND, I feared we would lose ==-= (BOY WAS I WRONG!) --- I feared there would be too many people who still equate criticizing Israel with anti-semitism --- and remember this is an ESTABLISHMENT organization --- However -- the enormity of the atrocities being committed by Israel obviously had moved significant numbers of people. The "arguments" asgainst the resolution were so damn weak --- "You didn't mention Hamas. You didn't mention the hostages. " Two speakers --- including (sadly) the incoming President -elect of the AHA --- argued that this resolution would HARM the AHA and accomplish nothing --- it would give the right wing ammunitiion that we (the "establishment" among historians) were so "WOKE" we are "pro-=Hamas" ---- in other words, it's best to "retreat" in advance so we won't be attacked. This had no impact I'm happy to say --- Unfortunately, this now has to clear two more hurdles. The governing council could just refuse to send it out to the membership for a national vote (there are over 10,000 members) -- we hope they would not dare do that --- INSTEAD, it is possible that the natioinal membership will be "persuaded" by the fears expressed by two of the opposition speakers --- Hoping that's not the case. On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM Dennis Brasky via groups.io <dmozart1756= [email protected]> wrote: > The American Historical Association, the oldest learned society in the > United States, has adopted the “Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in > Gaza,” condemning Israel’s “intentional effort to comprehensively destroy > the Palestinian education system.” We speak to Sherene Seikaly and Barbara > Weinstein, two scholars who supported the resolution and helped push for > the groundbreaking vote. Seikaly, a professor at the University of > California, Santa Barbara, says, “This moment was one I never thought I > would experience,” hailing the resolution as an opportunity for historians > to “narrate our past and imagine our future.” Weinstein, who teaches at New > York University and previously served as the president of the American > Historical Association, adds, “Over the years it has become increasingly > clear that we can’t have a narrow definition of what our roles are as > historians.” > https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha_scholasticide_resolution_gaza > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34424): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34424 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110463310/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
