Salvadorean Solidarity
Dear Vice Chancellor:IN UNITY AND SUPPORT!!!
We wish to give solidarity to staff who have had their employment threatened and would like to state that Dr Robert Austin has been inclusive and supportive towards the Spanish community. The attempt to silence intellectuals and repress freedom of speech at RMIT attack the soul and substance of the university. Academic freedom is the most fundamental principle at the heart and soul of all universities in the world; it is essential to the openness of heart and mind that allows us to face reality.
The attack against Dr Robert Austin is a clear violation of Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on freedom of speech. Everyone is entitled to the rights and freedoms in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights without distinction of any kind—such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion—allowing individuals to live free from fear of oppression. These actions that violate freedom of speech had usually been seen only in the repressive regimes in Latin American countries.
For the right to live in peace! In solidarity with Dr Robert Austin,
Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (Melbourne)
posted by Defend Our Universities committee @ 1:00 pm
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