Despite an 8-hour time difference, members of Students Organizing for Labor Rights and the American University of Beirut Secular Club discussed the importance of interconnectedness in campus activism during a Monday event.
The talk, aimed at connecting student movements, was presented by the Middle East North African Undergraduate Group and moderated by Northwestern University in Qatar Prof. Sami Hermez, director of the Liberal Arts Program at NU-Q. Student activists discussed activism on their respective campuses and took questions from attendees.
Lara Sabra, AUB Secular Club president, said the organization started in 2008 to practice politics “separate from, but also opposed to, the sectarian binary.” The club seeks to advocate for causes under the umbrella of sectarianism, such as feminism, anti-racism, environmentalism and freedom of expression, she said.
Northwestern earned an Energy Star Partner of the Year award for the second consecutive year, according to a University release. The award, co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, honors organizations that make long-term commitments to climate change and energy efficiency. “Award-winning partners are showing the world that delivering.