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This article focuses mainly on one of Head’s other objectionable sides (besides the attempted murder of Canadian bookselling and publishing industries as outlined a couple days ago in the stellar letter by Amanda Jernigan), her support for a foundation tied to the Israeli military machine.
David Thomas, a professor of international relations at Mount Allison, is one of the professors speaking out against Reisman’s honorary degree.
“The main thing for me is her direct ties to the Israeli military,” Thomas said.
“This is a military that has been accused and found guilty on several occasions of gross violations of international humanitarian law.”
In recent years, some activists have boycotted Indigo stores because of Reisman’s connections to Israel.
Thomas put forward a motion asking the university senate to reconsider its decision, but he said Mount Allison president Robert Campbell dismissed it.
The professor said his concerns were “trivialized” during the meeting.
David Thomas, a professor of international relations at Mount Allison, is one of the professors speaking out against Reisman’s honorary degree.
“The main thing for me is her direct ties to the Israeli military,” Thomas said.
“This is a military that has been accused and found guilty on several occasions of gross violations of international humanitarian law.”
In recent years, some activists have boycotted Indigo stores because of Reisman’s connections to Israel.
Thomas put forward a motion asking the university senate to reconsider its decision, but he said Mount Allison president Robert Campbell dismissed it.
The professor said his concerns were “trivialized” during the meeting.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2010/05/14/nb-mount-allison-university-heather-reisman-609.html#ixzz0nuX3h5YC
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May 17th, 2010 at 8:54 am
As a Mount Allison alumnus this story doesn’t bother me in the least. Why? Because these honorary degrees mean nothing. Dr. Stephen T. Colbert is proof of that. There are two things I remember from my graduation ceremony and whoever received an honorary degree that year isn’t one of them (the other things are the horrendous valedictorian and guest speaker speeches, which were so unmemorable I only remember they were terrible, not any of the actual content). Most people would have forgotten all about this if people hadn’t made an issue of it.