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> I would also support such a letter. > best, pratap > > > ________________________________________ > From: Announcement list for the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Ian Christie [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 20 September 2013 18:09 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: FW: F4P ACTION: John and Tarek on hunger strike: Urgent call for academic letters > > I would support a BAFTSS letter in support of John and Tarek. > > Ian > > > On 19 September 2013 17:53, Yosefa Loshitzky <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > I strongly believe that BAFTS should join the academic action to free the renowned Canadian documentary film-maker and his companion Tarek Loubani, a doctor, who were arrested in Cairo on 15 August. See also the report by the Guardian today (Thursday 19 September) for further details following the death of a Frenchman in Egyptian police custody. > > > Yosefa Loshitzky > > > ------ Forwarded Message > From: Mary-Jo Nadeau <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]>> > Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 09:32:57 -0400 > To: <undisclosed-recipients:;> > Subject: F4P ACTION: John and Tarek on hunger strike: Urgent call for academic letters > > Dear F4P, > > John and Tarek have been denied release, and are detained for an additional 15 days. They began a hunger strike this week. Read press release here: > http://rabble.ca/news/2013/09/hunger-strike-canadians-jailed-egypt-refuse-food-to-protest-arbitrary-detention > > Yesterday the Toronto Star Editorial called for John and Tarek's release: > http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2013/09/17/egypt_should_free_two_canadians_held_without_charge_editorial.html > > ACADEMIC ACTION: It is more urgent than ever to organize letters from your University Presidents, Faculty Associations, Student Associations, Departments etc. A review of their detention is scheduled for September 25 - please request that letters be sent before that date. Scroll to the end of this email for resources, sample letters, addresses etc. > > This week two more Faculty Associations and one more university President have written letters of support. This brings us to a current total of 15 Faculty Associations plus CAUT and OCUFA, and 10 University Presidents - let's aim to double these numbers in the next week. > > * McMaster University, President Patrick Deane > * McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT) > * University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) > > Over 300 academic and cultural figures internationally also signed a letter of support last week: > http://tarekandjohn.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/letterofsupportgreysonloubani.pdf > > > Keep the pressure up - organizational letters from the academy matter! > > Letters should be written to: > > In Canada, Minister John Baird and Prime Minister Stephen Harper: > See Change.org petition for details: https://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/canadian-government-help-free-tarek-and-john > > In Egypt, the Interim President Adly Mahmoud Mansour and others > See Amnesty International urgent action for details: > http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/uaa24813.pdf > > When you receive a copy of the letter, please also send it to: [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > Summary of Academic Support to date, for John and Tarek: > > Faculty Associations: > Brock University Faculty Association (BUFA) > Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) > Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) > Concordia University Faculty Association (CUFA) > Council of University of California Faculty Associations > Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) > McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT) > Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) > Queen's University Faculty Association (QUFA) > Ryerson Faculty Association (RFA - Toronto) > University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) > University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association (UPEIFA) > University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) > University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) > Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) > Windsor University Faculty Association (WUFA) > York University Faculty Association (YUFA) > > Universities and Colleges > McMaster University, President Patrick Deane > Queen's University Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Daniel Woolf > Ryerson University, President and Vice-Chancellor, Sheldon Levy > University of Guelph, President and Vice-Chancellor Alastair Summerlee > University of Toronto, President David Naylor > Western University, President Dr. Amit Chakma > Wilfrid Laurier University President, Dr. Max Blouw > York University President and Vice-Chancellor, Mamdouh Shoukri > Sheridan College (Toronto) > OCAD University (Toronto) > > University Departments, Programs and Schools > Brock University - Program of Social Justice and Equity Studies (St. Catherine's) > Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Department of Criminology (Surrey) > Laurentian University - Department of Labour Studies (Sudbury) > McGill University - Department of Anthropology > McGill University - Department of East Asian Studies (Montreal) > McGill University - Dept. of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health > McGill University - Dept. of Integrated Studies in Education > McGill University - Institute of Islamic Studies > McGill University - Program in World Cinemas > OISE/U.Toronto - Dept. of Humanities, Social Sciences & Social Justice HSSSJ > University of Manitoba - Department of Labour Studies (Winnipeg) > Western University - Department of Film Studies (London) > Western University - Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry > York University - Faculty of Environmental Studies (Toronto) > York University - Sexuality Studies Program > > Academic Associations > Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) > College Art Association, New York, NY > Education International - Association of global teachers & education employees > Film Studies Association of Canada > International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT) > Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) > Ontario Medical Association > Society for Cinema and Media Studies > > Contract Faculty, Student, Professional and National Unions > Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE-National) > CUPE Local 3903, York University, Toronto > Directors Guild of Canada > National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) > Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG), York University > Graduate Geography and Planning Student Association (GGAPSS) - U. Toronto > York Federation of Students (YFS), Toronto > York University Graduate Students' Association (YUGSA), Toronto > > Academic Journals and Research Groups > Open Medicine Journal > University of Toronto - Global Health Emergency Medical Group > > Academics, Artists & Professionals (Collective letters) > 26 Indian Filmmakers and Academics > 29 Indian Academics and Filmmakers > University of Toronto - 60 Emergency Physicians and Resident Physicians (Toronto) > > How to get active and stay informed: > > For links and list of statements: http://tarekandjohn.com/statements-of-support/ <http://tarekandjohn.com/statements-of-support/> > For instructions on sending a statement: http://tarekandjohn.com/how-to-help/ <http://tarekandjohn.com/how-to-help/> > For reporting and updates, visit Prof. Justin Podur's blog: http://podur.org/ <http://podur.org/> > To access public facebook pag > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > -------------------------------------------------------- BAFTSS mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the BAFTSS list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=baftss ------------------------------------------------------- This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members of BAFTSS. -------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------- BAFTSS mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the BAFTSS list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=baftss ------------------------------------------------------- This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members of BAFTSS. -------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------- > BAFTSS mailing list > -------------------------------------------------------- > To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the BAFTSS list, please visit: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=baftss > ------------------------------------------------------- > This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members of BAFTSS. > -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- BAFTSS mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the BAFTSS list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=baftss ------------------------------------------------------- This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members of BAFTSS. --------------------------------------------------------