On Thursday, May 2, the Chicago Office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, will hold a press conference with local Chicago university student leaders involved in organizing Palestinian solidarity encampments to discuss ongoing students protests and encampments.
WHAT: Press Conference Addressing University Student Protests
WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 11 a.m.
WHERE: CAIR-Chicago’s Azima Center, 17 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
WHO: CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab. Jewish Voices for Peace. Chicago-area university student leaders.
CONTACT: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR Chicago, 202-870-0166, arehab@cair.com; Maggie Slavin, Operations Manager of CAIR-Chicago, 815-590-3991, mslavin@cair.com; Hafsa Haider, Communications Coordinator of CAIR-Chicago, 561-317-7509, hhaider@cair.com
In a statement, CAIR-Chicago said: “CAIR-Chicago expresses our solidarity with student protesters exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly. We call on universities to end retaliatory actions and/or arrests for students who are NOT committing any violent, criminal acts.”
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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