On Monday, Steven Tufts, a geography professor and labour expert who is one of the York academics organizing the walk-out, said Dr. Wood and two others had been placed on administrative leave last Thursday – the same day the police announced the charges after arresting most of the accused early Wednesday morning.
“There was an overstep by administration: they acted quickly due to some of the political pressure they’re under,” Dr. Tufts said.
He said the university said the action was necessary to protect everyone’s safety but university officials would not discuss alternative resolutions.
A York University sociology professor who studies protests and at least two other employees of the school have been placed on leave from their jobs after they were charged in connection with hate-motivated mischief over the defacing of a Toronto Indigo bookstore.
Colleagues and students have announced an hour-long walkout from class on Tuesday afternoon in protest of the suspensions, which organizers say will interrupt studies, create fear and damage the reputations of those accused.
Police announced charges against her and 10 others last week for allegedly tossing red paint on the downtown store and pasting posters accusing its Jewish founder, Heather Reisman, of supporting genocide.
On Monday, Steven Tufts, a geography professor and labour expert who is one of the York academics organizing the walk-out, said Dr. Wood and two others had been placed on administrative leave last Thursday – the same day the police announced the charges after arresting most of the accused early Wednesday morning.
Police charged the group of mostly middle-aged Torontonians with hate-motivated mischief for putting up posters depicting Ms. Reisman, Indigo’s chief executive officer, on a fake book cover titled Funding Genocide.
Since the Nov. 10 defacing, pro-Palestinian protesters have drawn a direct link from that chain’s profits to Ms. Reisman’s co-founding in 2005 of the HESEG Foundation, which gives scholarships to Jewish people who move to Israel to join the Israeli army.
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Just a reminder that the owner non-profit organization gave people free “scholarship” if they join the another country military.
“In 2005, she and her husband Gerald Schwartz founded the HESEG Foundation, which provides scholarships to “lone soldiers”, individuals who have served their time in the Israeli military and who do not have immediate family in Israel.”
HESEG provides money to cover tuition and living expenses for former “lone soldiers” who wish to remain in Israel to study after they’ve completed their military service.
Approximately 6,000 “lone soldiers” serve in the IDF in any one year.
In 2006, HESEG donated 100 mobile air conditioning units to provide relief for residents of northern Israel forced to live in bomb shelters during the Israel-Hezbollah War. To be eligible for free tuition, the immigrant to Israel must join the Israeli Defence forces, and complete their term of active service.
Heseg is the Hebrew word for “achievement”.
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Again this screams as a tax scam and direct recruitment to another nation military.
This is a country that get billions of dollars annually from the US and they can afford giving these people whatever they need.
Claiming the protests is directed at the company is solely based on anti-semtisim is misleading.
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It’s standard procedure for many employers to suspend staff when they’re charged with a crime, no?
Not sure why it should be. You’re innocent until proven guilty.
They were suspended, not fired. The “wait and see” is exactly what a suspension is for.
Only if it hurts their reputation
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A York University sociology professor who studies protests and at least two other employees of the school have been placed on leave from their jobs after they were charged in connection with hate-motivated mischief over the defacing of a Toronto Indigo bookstore.
Colleagues and students have announced an hour-long walkout from class on Tuesday afternoon in protest of the suspensions, which organizers say will interrupt studies, create fear and damage the reputations of those accused.
Police announced charges against her and 10 others last week for allegedly tossing red paint on the downtown store and pasting posters accusing its Jewish founder, Heather Reisman, of supporting genocide.
On Monday, Steven Tufts, a geography professor and labour expert who is one of the York academics organizing the walk-out, said Dr. Wood and two others had been placed on administrative leave last Thursday – the same day the police announced the charges after arresting most of the accused early Wednesday morning.
Police charged the group of mostly middle-aged Torontonians with hate-motivated mischief for putting up posters depicting Ms. Reisman, Indigo’s chief executive officer, on a fake book cover titled Funding Genocide.
Since the Nov. 10 defacing, pro-Palestinian protesters have drawn a direct link from that chain’s profits to Ms. Reisman’s co-founding in 2005 of the HESEG Foundation, which gives scholarships to Jewish people who move to Israel to join the Israeli army.
The original article contains 674 words, the summary contains 229 words. Saved 66%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
Just a reminder that the owner non-profit organization gave people free “scholarship” if they join the another country military.
“In 2005, she and her husband Gerald Schwartz founded the HESEG Foundation, which provides scholarships to “lone soldiers”, individuals who have served their time in the Israeli military and who do not have immediate family in Israel.”
HESEG provides money to cover tuition and living expenses for former “lone soldiers” who wish to remain in Israel to study after they’ve completed their military service.
Approximately 6,000 “lone soldiers” serve in the IDF in any one year.
In 2006, HESEG donated 100 mobile air conditioning units to provide relief for residents of northern Israel forced to live in bomb shelters during the Israel-Hezbollah War. To be eligible for free tuition, the immigrant to Israel must join the Israeli Defence forces, and complete their term of active service.
Heseg is the Hebrew word for “achievement”. "
Again this screams as a tax scam and direct recruitment to another nation military. This is a country that get billions of dollars annually from the US and they can afford giving these people whatever they need.
Claiming the protests is directed at the company is solely based on anti-semtisim is misleading.