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    1. Thirty-four Vanderbilt faculty are calling on the Vanderbilt administration to permit the BDS referendum initiated by the Vanderbilt Divest Coalition to go forward. bit.ly/faculty4vsgvote
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    "We write to affirm the right of students to participate in the BDS movement, to advocate for Palestinian rights on campus, and to engage in student governance free of administration interference."
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      "Vanderbilt students have long spoken out on critical issues of moral concern, locally and globally. Their political speech, protest, and collective action should be encouraged rather than discouraged."
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        "This is especially true when, as in Palestine today, oppression and violence are contributing to the suffering of millions of people and the loss of tens of thousands of human lives."
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          "The recent decision to remove the BDS referendum from the upcoming VSG ballot is a step in the wrong direction. We condemn this suppression of student democracy and demand that the ballot referendum be reinstated."
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            On the multiple limits placed on Palestine activism at Vanderbilt, culminating in a pre-emptively canceled student government referendum. nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/vanderbilt-palestine-student-protests/article_dcdb6ea4-e6f8-11ee-87a1-cf8e251d12e2.html