Events

Upcoming Events

July 12th, 2010

Scholars for Academic Justice will be speaking to a group of Equal Justice Alliance’s externs as part of their summer speaker series.   SAJ members will provide a historical perspective on academic freedom as well as contemporary one, focusing on the ongoing court case of Scott DeMuth.

Past Events

April 16th, 2010

Two members of Scholars for Academic Justice spoke at the CUNY Graduate School conference on April 16th, 2010 entitled “The Green Scare: Targeting Environmental and Animal Rights Activism.”

This event explored the emerging use of the category of “eco-terrorism” to criminalize the work of environmental justice and animal rights activists, as well as its significance for academic research. Panelists discussed the impacts of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) on civil rights and liberties; how the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and other laws have been used to quell animal rights litigation; and the case of Scott DeMuth, a University of Minnesota graduate student currently facing conspiracy charges under the AETA for his research on the animal rights movement.

The event was part of the Third Annual Conference on “Rightist” Movements. This year’s conference focused on the production of “new enemies” in the name of security and the national interest in the post-September 11 context.

Panelists included:

Will Potter
Independent Journalist,
GreenIsTheNewRed.com

Raphi Rechitsky and Meghan Krausch
University of Minnesota, Scholars for Academic Justice
http://scholarsforacademicjustice.org

Odette Wilkens
Executive Director, Equal Justice Alliance
http://www.noaeta.org/

Delcianna Winders
Animal Rights Attorney and Law Instructor

Moderated by Professor Michael Blim,
Ph.D. Program in Anthropology, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Co-sponsored by:
The Center for the Humanities, The Graduate Center, CUNY;
The Center for Place, Culture & Politics, The Graduate Center, CUNY;
Ph.D. Program in Anthropology, The Graduate Center, CUNY