No Justice! No Peace!

A rally was held in response to the yesterday's act of racism in front of the main gates of Teacher's College this afternoon at 2 pm. Students, administrators and people from outside the Columbia community came to show solidarity and support the protest against ignorance and racism on Columbia's campus.

Arab-Andalusian Music of Algeria Concert

If you have the chance, check out this opportunity to hear the rich musical tradition of North Africa, which has been influenced by many cultures including Andalucian Spain. This Friday at 8pm, World Music Institute is hosting Nassima at Symphony Space.

Arab-Andalusian Music of Algeria

Nassima

Friday, October 12, 2007 8 pm

Peter Norton Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th St
New York

Nassima, an exquisite vocalist and fervent ambassador of the Andalusian music of Algeria, is noted for her renditions of the san’a tradition and her role in preserving this ancient genre, which traditionally was associated with males. In addition to san’a, her repertoire includes the popular Algerian chaabi and Sufi music from the Maghreb . Nassima, who will accompany herself on mandola (lute), will be joined by musicians on ‘ud (lute), qanun (zither), violin, and percussion, and guest dancer Amel Tafsout.

Tickets $32
WMI Friends $27
Students $15

The African Diaspora in New York

Mark this event on your calendars:

Tuesday
10/16/07
5pm – 8pm
Location: MEI (Middle East Institute, Columbia University)

“These women who wear trousers”:

Senegalese Women Immigrants in New York City

Awa Ba
Doctoral Candidate, Uppsala University Sweden

Pissed much?

A flyer found in the Barnard Quad:

*person's face is not covered in the actual flyer.

This guy must have pissed off the wrong girl.

Islamo-Facism Week

David Horowitz, who attended Columbia in the 50s, is returning to speak during Islamo-Facism Week, a part of the Terrorism Awareness Project. Apparently the week's purpose is to:

to confront the two Big Lies of the political left: that George Bush created the war on terror and that Global Warming is a greater danger to Americans than the terrorist threat.

The project claims that in fact the true enemy is :

a fanatical religious movement associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and the sponsors of the Muslim Student Association; it is a movement including al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades -- whose common goal is the creation of a global Muslim empire ruled by an Islamic “pope” or caliphate, to be based in Iraq, once America is defeated...

The national Muslim Students Association (MSA), has responded with a "Peace...not Prejudice" campaign that is much more worth spending time on.

However, Horowitz , the author of "Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Blacks is a Bad Idea for Blacks - and Racist Too" and The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America, is coming to lecture...do you think Prez-Bo is going to use a 15 minute introduction to question his ability of having "the intellectual courage" to answer our questions?

Town Hall Meeting

An emergency meeting was held Tuesday October 9th at 9pm in Earl Hall to discuss recent events involving the hate crime at Teacher's College.




2 students from Teacher's College discuss ways of getting involved and showing support.




Students express their sentiments after the meeting.




If you would like to get involved, TC students as well as students from all Columbia University schools will be meeting at 2 pm at the main gates of Teacher's College to protest.

Discussions will be held at the cafeteria at Teacher's College from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. At the same time, President Susan Fuhrman and Provost Tom James will be joining students in a community meeting about the topic in 179 Grace Dodge.

Raise your voice to help improve our campus!

Noose Hung on Professor's Door

This morning a noose was found on the door of an African American professor's door at Teacher's College.

Here is the announcement from the president of Teacher's College.


From: Fuhrman, Susan
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:35 PM
To: TC Community
Subject: Community Alert

To the TC Community:

The police were here this morning because a hangman's noose was discovered on the office door of one of our African American faculty members. The incident has been reported to the New York City Police Department (Detectives Bureau of Manhattan) and is under active investigation by the Hate Crimes Task Force.

The TC community and I deplore this hateful act, which violates every Teachers College and societal norm.

Anyone who has any information about this incident is urged to immediately contact (anonymously or otherwise) any of the following:

The 26th Precinct Detective Squad (212 678-1351);

Crime stoppers (1 800 577-TIPS);

John DeAngelis, Chief of Public Safety (212 678-4180);

Janice Robinson, TC General Counsel and Executive Director,
President's Office of Diversity and Community (212 678-3732).