Founded on December 1, 2023, Duke Academics and Staff for Justice in Palestine (DASJP) is a group of academics and staff, broadly defined, that works for Palestinian liberation through organizing efforts within and outside the university.
Recent Statements
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INVEST IN PEOPLE’S NEEDS AND COMMUNITIES, NOT WAR, REPRESSION AND GENOCIDE!
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — APRIL 30, 2025 University and college administrations, in collaboration with municipalities, police departments, and influential and wealthy alumni and donors, increasingly draw on a similar playbook as they address rising… Read more
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Faculty Letter to Revise PPD
Over 100 Duke faculty signed a letter demanding Duke revise the “Pickets, Protests, and Demonstrations” policy. We agree with the authors and likewise call on Duke to trust our students, recognize disruption as… Read more
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Duke Deploys “Pickets, Protests, and Demonstrations” Policy to Silence Dissent
8 JANUARY 2025 Duke has escalated its repression against pro-Palestine, anti-genocide protest. Seven members of the Duke community (students and faculty) will be called before the University Judicial Board for hearings that decide… Read more
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Introducing Free Learning for a Free Palestine: A Palestine Liberation Education Starter Kit
To work collectively toward the liberation of Palestine, we must organize transnationally. A first step to building transnational organization is collective education—education that teaches us who has power, how power is maintained and… Read more
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No Justice, No Peace: Duke University’s Failed Racial Reckoning Four Years Since the Murder of George Floyd, Jr.
24 MAY 2024 This joint statement, written by a group of Black and Brown Duke students and faculty, marks four years since the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on… Read more
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Against Campus Militarization and Repression
We condemn the militarization of campuses and repression of students, faculty, and staff demanding an end to the US-Supported Israeli genocide of Palestinians, disclosure and divestment from Israel, and re-investment in our communities.… Read more