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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FOLLOW THE MONEY MONDAYS | Duke Board of Trustees Edition
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — OCT 20, 2025 The Board of Trustees (BoT) is the university’s governing body, responsible for overseeing Duke’s financial decisions and its investment company, DUMAC. But how much do we… Read more
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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