Post Tagged with: "Michael ORen"

28Sep
2011

Irvine 11 Townhall: Responding to the Verdict (Video)

After the verdict against 10 of the infamous “Irvine 11″ was given, a townhall meeting was held at the Islamic Institute of O.C. There, community members of all backgrounds and faith gathered to hear from the lawyers, community leaders and the students themselves.

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16Apr
2011

Irvine 11 Plead Not Guilty

Members of the Irvine 11 plead not guilty to two misdemeanor charges at their arraignment on Friday.

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20Mar
2011

The Climate for Student Protest: The Case of the Irvine 11

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12Mar
2011

Political Cartoon: R.I.P. Freedom of Speech

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12Mar
2011

Attorneys for the Irvine 11 Request the Removal of OC District Attorney Rackauckas from the Case

Attorneys for the Irvine 11, students arrested for protesting a speech made by Israeli ambassador Michael Oren last year, called for the removal of District Attorney Tony Rackauckas from the case at the March 11 arraignment.

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12Feb
2011

Irvine 11 Face Criminal Charges a Year after Protesting Against Israeli Ambassador to the US

By: Sahar Jahani On February 4th, 2011 Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas announced charges against a group of eleven Muslim students who interrupted Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren’s speech as a form of protest at UC Irvine last year. This is the latest chapter in the Irvine 11 case that has sparked a national debate about first amendment rights. “I am deeply disappointed and very upset by the DA’s decision to file charges. There is absolutely no basis for criminal [...]

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16Jun
2010

UCI MSU Appeals Recommendation to Suspend MSU

UC Irvine’s Senior Executive Director of Student Housing recently gave a recommendation to suspend the UCI’s Muslim Student Union group for one year. The allegations arose as a result to a UCI-hosted event at which Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren was disrupted several times by students, some of whom were members of UCI’s MSU. The MSU, who were surprised by this recommendation, filed an appeal and released a statement on their website. The Jewish Federation Orange County was quick to publicize [...]

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10Feb
2010

A Request for help from the Brothers and Sisters at UC Irvine

-In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful- Assalamu alaykum (peace be upon you), You may have heard of the recent event at UC Irvine with Michael Oren, the ambassador of Israel to the US. While he was invited by a student organization to speak on US-Israeli relations, the UCI Law School and the Political Science Department cosponsored the speech by Oren, a public figure who represents a state that continues to commit more human rights violations than any [...]

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