Justice for Loretta Capeheart!
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WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, support Northestearn Illinois University professor Loretta Capeheart in her suit against NEIU's president, vice-president, and provost for violation of her free speech rights and retaliation against her for exercising these rights in defense of labor, minorities, and academic freedom.
After playing a leading role in her union (University Professionals of Illinois-AFT) during a strike, defending students arrested for protest of a CIA recruitment event, and contradicting her provost on the matter of recruitment and retention of Latino/a faculty, Professor Capeheart was
-denied appointment to her duly elected post as department chair,
-denied merited awards, and
-defamed in a faculty council meeting by NEIU's vice president,
who maliciously charged her without basis with stalking a student.
We are outraged at these serious and malicious attempts to silence one of our fellow academics, unionists, and anti-war activists. We cannot allow NEIU administrators to get away with these attacks on academic freedom and workers' rights. Their actions should be chilling to all workers, activists, and scholars. Her case is a perfect example of the stakes of the ongoing struggle for academic freedomfor labor, for inclusion and equality of minorities, and for the right to protest war and injustice on our campuses.
Capeheart seeks an injunction against further violations, for her rightful appointment as chair, and for monetary damages for defamation.
We stand with her.
After playing a leading role in her union (University Professionals of Illinois-AFT) during a strike, defending students arrested for protest of a CIA recruitment event, and contradicting her provost on the matter of recruitment and retention of Latino/a faculty, Professor Capeheart was
-denied appointment to her duly elected post as department chair,
-denied merited awards, and
-defamed in a faculty council meeting by NEIU's vice president,
who maliciously charged her without basis with stalking a student.
We are outraged at these serious and malicious attempts to silence one of our fellow academics, unionists, and anti-war activists. We cannot allow NEIU administrators to get away with these attacks on academic freedom and workers' rights. Their actions should be chilling to all workers, activists, and scholars. Her case is a perfect example of the stakes of the ongoing struggle for academic freedomfor labor, for inclusion and equality of minorities, and for the right to protest war and injustice on our campuses.
Capeheart seeks an injunction against further violations, for her rightful appointment as chair, and for monetary damages for defamation.
We stand with her.
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17 February 2016
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Sydney H
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City, State
Chicago, IL
University
Wilbur Wright College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago
I first met Dr. Capeheart when I was a full time instructor at NEIU. I cannot imagine her committing the crimes she's accused of and I am shocked and dismayed a
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Elizabeth W
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City, State
Madison, WI
University
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Defending Loretta Capeheart is about protecting all of us who work at universities, and hope to, and the students we may advocate on behalf of
19 January 2016
15 January 2016
937.
Leighton Armitagep
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City, State
San Mateo, CA
University
Foothill /De Anza College
Those of us who support the Constitution and have sworn to uphold it, have hopefully read the First Amendment to it. Maybe the university leadership should too.
14 January 2016
14 January 2016
935.
Todd C
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City, State
Oakland, CA
University
Columbia University
Academic freedom is a crucial component of civil liberties.
9 January 2016
934.
John M
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City, State
Burlington, VT
University
UVM Alum
Blatant political persecution should not be tolerated at, let alone prosecuted by the administration of any institute of "higher learning." This is a disgrace.
8 January 2016
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Philip W
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City, State
LA, CA 90045
University
Presidential Professor in Comunication Studies,Loyola Marymount University
the movement to curb public dissent against even the most morally abborhant and failed policies at the highest institutional levels in this cou
21 December 2015
18 December 2015
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