Censorship claims miss the mark, ignore speaker’s dishonesty
By Sunrise Movement Durham | March 15, 2021At the end of the day, we want the same thing: reasoned discussion on issues that matter.
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At the end of the day, we want the same thing: reasoned discussion on issues that matter.
The Duke Chronicle published a letter to the editor from the Sunrise Movement Durham and signed in solidarity by three Duke professors that called on the Center for the History of Political Economy to cancel a scheduled talk by Bjorn Lomborg. As the Director of the Center and the person who invited Dr. Lomborg to speak, I feel compelled to reply.
We must remember that Duke was built on the backs of Black and Brown people and continues to rely on these communities to operate today.
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The undersigned call on the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke to end its conflicts of interest by denying platforms to Koch-funded diffusers of misinformation.
President Price issued a statement about the events of January 6th in Washington. As a holder of a Duke degree and long-time employee, I find this statement sorely lacking.
Duke has not merely an opportunity to tell a wider, more diverse story of its origins, but to tell a story that will guide it into its second century.
What does it say about the standing of our institution when we are willing to engage with a speaker who has ties to pro-conversion-therapy groups in the name of ‘academic freedom’?
The Duke Catholic Center (DCC) has a history of marginalizing Black students, failing to uphold its mission to create a welcoming community grounded in social justice.
We ask the Duke administration to take additional steps to secure and protect the voting rights of every member of the Duke community.
We will hold up our end of the compact. Will the university’s leadership hold up theirs?
The system is not broken; it is doing exactly what it was created to do by insulating wealthy, white students from the broader Duke community.
I wonder about the people in charge who are acting with such nonchalance about our health and safety. I wonder whether their mother calls them to ask them how they’re breathing today.
The current movement to abolish the Greek life system at Duke fails to consider people like me.
Just as the auto industry of the 1960s resisted making safety improvements such as seat belts, but eventually was instrumental in developing technologies to improve auto safety, so must tobacco companies now play an active role in developing technologies that reduce the harms of cigarette smoking.
It feels nearly impossible to find a sense of belonging in a place that negatively highlights your differences and denies your entry.
We as DukeAfrica executive members demand Duke release a statement of action regarding the recent news from the U.S Immigration and Customs.
C’mon, Vince, you think we don’t know how hollow your words are? We’re Duke people.
We are only as strong as the weakest among us. And you, Duke, have failed.
Black undergraduate students at Duke continue to grieve alongside many members of the Black community nationwide over the losses of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, Sean Reed, George Floyd, and the countless other victims of racially charged violence against Black people in America.
Karen had a profound effect on journalism students at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth while I served as Director of the Schieffer School of Journalism.