by Jaisal Noor | Nov 8, 2025 | BDS, Divestment, Israel Bonds, Maryland, News, Palestine, Teachers Unions
On a cold, sunny morning in October, Grace Smith, a 42-year-old Baltimore County middle school teacher, arrived at the annual statewide teachers union convention in Ocean City, Maryland, with two fellow educators and a folder full of zines. Their mission: talk to as many teachers as possible about Maryland’s pension investments in Israel and hand out every copy they’d brought.
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by October Krausch | Nov 2, 2025 | Divestment, education, Higher Education, Immigrants, Israel, News, Palestine, palestine solidarity, Trump Administration
Photos of Palestine solidarity encampments have disappeared from the news, replaced by pictures of immigration agents kidnapping university students and community members, but the campus-based battle to force universities to divest from Israel and weapons manufacturing is still underway. This a long-term, smoldering battle. “The campuses are definitely as active as they were a year ago from…
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