Part 2 with Sara Rasik opens with my reflections on Part 1 (how UofT organizers timed the encampment to convocation, why student testimony was patronized as a “mental-health” issue) and on how movement memory travels from 1980s anti-apartheid organizing to Gen Z. Then Sara and I work through the hard stuff: “students should be studying,” “supporting terrorism,” safety claims, the meaning of “from the river to the sea,” movement discipline, gatekeeping and rules, and what was built even after tents came down. We end on globalize the intifada as a transnational language forliberation—and a closing story about the Macklemore “Hind’s Hall” moment with my kids.
Guest
Sara Rasikh — organizer/spokesperson, UofT Occupy for Palestine; PhD student (UofT).
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Content notes
State violence, encampments, doxxing, police, genocide/famine, antisemitism/anti-Palestinian racism (discussion), explicit lyric quoted (“FTP”) in Macklemore section.
References
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UofT encampment—injunction & dismantling (July 2–3, 2024): University’s official notice and Reuters same-day coverage confirm the court order to clear by 6:00 p.m., July 3 and the camp’s removal. Office of the President
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Campus encampment wave scale (May 2024): AP reported rapid spread across Europe and the U.S.; The Chronicle’s tracker packages recap scope and arrests through 2024–25. AP News
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Greta Thunberg—deportation & Athens remarks (Oct 6, 2025): On-the-ground AP and Reuters pieces (plus AP video) document the deportations and her statement at Athens airport. AP News
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Hannibal Directive on Oct 7, 2023: Haaretz investigation (with summary reporting by Al Jazeera) details the order’s use on Oct 7.
Chapters
- (00:00:08) - Interview
- (00:01:46) - Anti-Israel protesters at U of T
- (00:08:10) - Issues of movement discipline
- (00:15:26) - To Globalize the Intifada
- (00:18:25) - What Would You Say to a 14-Year-Old Student?
- (00:19:42) - Macklemore's 'Thank You' For Supporting Palestine
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