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“The Encampments” – Resilience and Free Speech on Campus

JL;DR SUMMARY The article reviews "The Encampments," a documentary by Kei Pritsker and Michael T. Workman that explores pro-Palestinian student activism at Columbia University. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictTrump AdministrationProtestsDocumentaryColumbia UniversityPalestinian ActivismCampus Free SpeechUniversity PoliticsStudent MovementsIce Detention

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New York, United States
"He had committed no crime, only exercising his free speech as one of the primary organizers of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The Encampments is quick to remind us that there are currently no universities left in GazaIsrael has destroyed them all."

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