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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 30th, 2024.
Later in the program, WFHB News spoke with Michael McCarthy, member of the Coordinating Committee for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, about what the new policy means for the upcoming school year. More in today’s feature report.
IU to Implement New Expressive Activity Policy
The Indiana University Board of Trustees voted 6-3 in support of a new expressive activity policy across all campuses.
Correction: The new policy bans camping, limits hours of expressive activity from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The policy bans camping, limits hours of expressive activity from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and requires that structures be approved by the university at least 10 days in advance, among a variety of other new procedures. Violation of the policy could result in the removal of tents or even suspension from campus. The policy goes into effect on Thursday, August 1st.
This comes after Indiana University recently released its findings of a third-party review of the arrests made of Palestine solidarity protesters in Dunn Meadow earlier this year. The review came from the law firm Cooley, LLP located in Chicago. It included eight recommendations for the university moving forward and advised that IU should approve a new expressive activity policy.
In late April, Indiana State Police and the IU Police Department arrested 57 people at Dunn Meadow who were protesting Israel’s war on Hamas. The arrests were a result of an overnight policy change stating that university approval must be given for signs, tents, and other temporary structures on campus.
The day following the policy change, snipers were spotted on the roof of the student union, a state police helicopter surveilled the demonstration, and both students and faculty received bans from campus.
Since 1969, Dunn Meadow has been designated as an area to hold public forums for expression on all subjects. The university drew backlash from organizations and schools within the university, such as the directors of the Indiana Memorial Union Board and the Media School who showed concerns about free speech.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed suit against Indiana University, saying the university violated the First Amendment rights of three plaintiffs facing a one-year ban from campus for their participation in political protests on the IU-Bloomington campus. The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office dropped chargers for those arrested at Dunn Meadow calling the process, “constitutionally dubious.”
The university has maintained that the new policy focuses on free speech, stating in a news release, “The new policy supports protests and demonstrations that don’t materially and substantially disrupt university operations or hinder the expressive activity of another individual or group.”
Michael McCarthy. Courtesy photo.
WFHB News spoke with Michael McCarthy, member of the Coordinating Committee for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, about what the new policy means for the upcoming school year. We turn now to that interview on the WFHB Local News.
Feature Report:
And now, in light of the new policy change from IU, we revisit a report from WFHB News Correspondent Annika Harshbarger titled “Banned from IU: Part 1.” This is the first part of a three-part series chronicling the experience of IU student Cameron Gray who was arrested for protesting at Dunn Meadow in April and subsequently banned from campus. This week, we will revisit all three parts of that series of reports on the WFHB Local News. Annika Harshbarger has more.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Annika Harshbarger.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 30th, 2024.
Later in the program, WFHB News spoke with Michael McCarthy, member of the Coordinating Committee for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, about what the new policy means for the upcoming school year. More in today’s feature report.
IU to Implement New Expressive Activity Policy
The Indiana University Board of Trustees voted 6-3 in support of a new expressive activity policy across all campuses.
Correction: The new policy bans camping, limits hours of expressive activity from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The policy bans camping, limits hours of expressive activity from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and requires that structures be approved by the university at least 10 days in advance, among a variety of other new procedures. Violation of the policy could result in the removal of tents or even suspension from campus. The policy goes into effect on Thursday, August 1st.
This comes after Indiana University recently released its findings of a third-party review of the arrests made of Palestine solidarity protesters in Dunn Meadow earlier this year. The review came from the law firm Cooley, LLP located in Chicago. It included eight recommendations for the university moving forward and advised that IU should approve a new expressive activity policy.
In late April, Indiana State Police and the IU Police Department arrested 57 people at Dunn Meadow who were protesting Israel’s war on Hamas. The arrests were a result of an overnight policy change stating that university approval must be given for signs, tents, and other temporary structures on campus.
The day following the policy change, snipers were spotted on the roof of the student union, a state police helicopter surveilled the demonstration, and both students and faculty received bans from campus.
Since 1969, Dunn Meadow has been designated as an area to hold public forums for expression on all subjects. The university drew backlash from organizations and schools within the university, such as the directors of the Indiana Memorial Union Board and the Media School who showed concerns about free speech.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed suit against Indiana University, saying the university violated the First Amendment rights of three plaintiffs facing a one-year ban from campus for their participation in political protests on the IU-Bloomington campus. The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office dropped chargers for those arrested at Dunn Meadow calling the process, “constitutionally dubious.”
The university has maintained that the new policy focuses on free speech, stating in a news release, “The new policy supports protests and demonstrations that don’t materially and substantially disrupt university operations or hinder the expressive activity of another individual or group.”
Michael McCarthy. Courtesy photo.
WFHB News spoke with Michael McCarthy, member of the Coordinating Committee for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, about what the new policy means for the upcoming school year. We turn now to that interview on the WFHB Local News.
Feature Report:
And now, in light of the new policy change from IU, we revisit a report from WFHB News Correspondent Annika Harshbarger titled “Banned from IU: Part 1.” This is the first part of a three-part series chronicling the experience of IU student Cameron Gray who was arrested for protesting at Dunn Meadow in April and subsequently banned from campus. This week, we will revisit all three parts of that series of reports on the WFHB Local News. Annika Harshbarger has more.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Annika Harshbarger.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
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