One of the great things about being in Montreal is that I can witness the incredibly lively politics at Concordia. The latest salvo in the ongoing tensions here concerning Middle East issues is the university administration's decision to ban Ehud Barak from speaking on campus. This, of course, comes after pro-Palestinian students shut down a planned speech by Benjamin Netanyahu. (The university is claiming Barak's visit would be a security threat.)
Today a pro-free speech rally was held, and I went and took some pictures:
It was a diverse crowd, probably about 200 people.
An impassioned supporter.
Ditto.
Nice sign.
McGill professor Gil Troy, in full academic regalia, speaks out for free speech.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 1:20 PM