UK student union president receives backlash for joining event with BDS leader
UK student union president receives backlash for joining event with BDS leader
The Union of Jewish Students and Board of Deputies of British Jews slammed the event and Larissa Kennedy’s expected participation in it.
Larissa Kennedy, president of Britain’s National Union of Students. Source: Twitter.
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(March 11, 2021 / JNS) The president of Britain’s National Union of Students (NUS) has sparked outrage for agreeing to speak alongside BDS movement founder Omar Barghouti at an event for Israel Apartheid Week.
Larissa Kennedy, elected last July, is listed as a speaker for an online debate on March 18 called “United Against Racism: Resisting Israeli Apartheid.” The event is hosted by the British group Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). Also scheduled to speak is William Shoki, an activist with the South African BDS Coalition, and PSC director Ben Jamal.
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University students in England should be given financial compensation for the disruption to their studies from the pandemic, says Sir Anthony Seldon.
The former University of Buckingham vice-chancellor said it would be right and just for students to have refunds.
Larissa Kennedy, National Union of Students president, backed his call, saying: Students deserve better than to be pushed into financial hardship.
The Department for Education said refunds were a matter for universities.
Students have complained about paying rent on accommodation they cannot use and paying full tuition fees while studying online and not having access to campus facilities.