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Re: F4P ACTION: John and Tarek on hunger strike: Urgent call for academic letters

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P RUGHANI <[log in to unmask]>

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P RUGHANI <[log in to unmask]>

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Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:46:00 +0100

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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]<[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">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]<[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">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
> 
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> 
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