The University of Toronto Law Union

By using our legal education to counter the perpetuation of oppression through the law, the UTLU works towards social, political, and economic justice for all.

[Heidi Matthews @Heidi__Matthews]

I’ve spent much of the last weeks thinking about how we relate to one another as students, educators & professionals. Like many, I am disturbed by systematic efforts to silence pro-Palestinian politics in the name of safety. Some tentative thoughts about how such claims work.🧵

[Debbie Rachlis @debbierachlis]

This is vile.
Jewish immigration lawyer here. If you are worried that your immigration status is at risk because you have expressed solidarity with Palestinians, please get in touch.

[Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive]

JEWS SAY: STOP THE GENOCIDE OF PALESTINIANS!

Over two-thousand Jews protested in front of the offices and homes of elected officials in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Indiana, Florida, and Los Angeles to demand action to prevent the genocide of Palestinians.

[Independent Jewish Voices @IndJewishVoices]

NEVER AGAIN IS NOW

Holocaust and genocide studies prof Raz Segal in @JewishCurrents: The Israeli assault on Gaza "a textbook case of genocide unfolding in front of our eyes."

https://t.co/Wx0XVcCFp4

[Niklas Agarwal 🌅 @niklas_ag]

BREAKING: Workers at @Artscape have written an open letter demanding owed severance and compensation. Read the open letter and sign on! https://t.co/PRDumSLk5d

[ESN Parkdale @ESNParkdale]

Our full statement on last week's Ombudsman report on 2021's encampment evictions:

https://t.co/gf9WgrDUwa

What this report has to offer our movement lies in what it reveals about the factors that made the City change course, and how that can inform our struggles ahead.

[Ritika Goel @RitikaGoelTO]

Ford's cruel cuts to uninsured healthcare mean a return to the past:
- Pregnant women will be asked for cash in labour
- Children will be denied care for serious injuries
- Elderly people will delay care with heart attacks

I have seen all of this, and I worry I will see it again

[Concordia University Of Edmonton Faculty Assoc @CUEfacultyassoc]

Some horrible news.
One of our students printed and distributed some flyers with concerns about CUE owning a mansion while also firing a number of our student facing staff. Today that student was pulled into a meeting with the Admin who promptly fired them from their student job.

[The University of Toronto Law Union @UTLawUnion]

📢 If you registered for our IAW event tomorrow, please check your email today for location confirmation!

[The University of Toronto Law Union @UTLawUnion]

Join @LCPal_ca Osgoode chapter, @IndJewishVoices U of T chapter, and @palyouthmvmt this Israeli Apartheid Week to hear Michael Lynk speak on Apartheid law in Israel. March 16, 7pm, location TBA (on one of our campuses).

Save the date! Bring your friends! Link to register in bio.

[Joshua Sealy-Harrington @JoshuaSealy]

This is precisely what I argue in my latest Supreme Court Law Review article: the Court is telling interveners not to go where *the Court itself* goes, in fact and in law.

They’re prescribing an absurdity.

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

BOOM: Canada's federal government is warning the provinces that it will reduce healthcare funding to the provinces...if they continue to allow private for-profit companies to charge patients for medically necessary care.

Who else agrees we should protect public healthcare? ✋🏾

[Kyla Lee @IRPlawyer]

Not the first time I’ve QTd the Victoria Police who sometimes don’t realize they are trolling themselves.

[Rosé Bautista @DesmondCole]

B’nai Brith Canada's attack on Sarah Jama is petty, and will only galvanize the many who respect and appreciate her work

this group regularly singles out Black activists, and is constantly at odds with broader anti-oppression struggles

I'm here for Jama—always will be❤️

[Academia 4 Equality אקדמיה לשוויון @AcademiaFor]

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Today, we sent a letter to the president of Bard College, commending him for standing firm in support of Professor Nathan Thrall, who is teaching the course “Apartheid in Israel-Palestine” at the school.

[The University of Toronto Law Union @UTLawUnion]

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[The University of Toronto Law Union @UTLawUnion]

Join @LCPal_ca Osgoode chapter, @IndJewishVoices U of T chapter, and @palyouthmvmt this Israeli Apartheid Week to hear Michael Lynk speak on Apartheid law in Israel. March 16, 7pm, location TBA (on one of our campuses).

Save the date! Bring your friends! Link to register in bio.