Joint Statement by Queen’s Palestine Solidarity Groups on the Situation in Palestine
All Queen’s Palestinian Solidarity groups collectively condemn the tragic loss of innocent lives among both Palestinians and Israelis.
With Queen's University’s support of Indigenous people of Turtle Island and their pursuit of decolonization and Indigenization, we demand to see their efforts consistent with practice. We call on Queen's to realize decolonization and Indigenization are not simply academic theories and are a rightful practice of Indigenous peoples across the world. We call on Queen's University to acknowledge the Palestinians colonial history.
The "Statement on Situation in the Middle East" by Principal Dean on October 8th fails to recognize Israel’s apartheid against Palestine, the 56 years of occupation, and 75 years of displacement Palestinans have faced.
Violence doesn’t occur in a vacuum. Since its inception, the state of Israel has faced countless accusations of war crimes and has been condemned by over 87 countries at the United Nations. The current situation between the river and the sea amounts to apartheid, plain and simple, with Palestinians regularly subjected to military checkpoints, land seizures, arbitrary detentions, targeted killings by both the military and extremist settlers, and enforced family separation. To be Palestinian for the last 75 years has meant living in a system that seeks to erase your history and identity.
Israel's very existence relies on the continuous and structural threat of violence against those who dream to uphold their right of return under Article 13(2) of the UDHR. What is currently happening in Historic Palestine is a product of the 15 year imprisonment of Palestinians in Gaza. Gaza is described by human rights experts as an "open-air prison” and akin to "hell on earth”. Palestinians in Gaza have been living under a blockade by Israel since 2007– Israel restricts the import of food, medical supplies, power, and free movement.
In a recent statement, Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, referred to Palestinians as “human animals” and subsequently severed essential supplies to Gaza, including electricity, fuel, food, and water. Even before this, 95% of Gaza's water was already undrinkable. It is crucial to underscore that over 50% of Gaza's population comprises children under the age of 18. Such actions constitute collective punishment and are in clear violation of Article 13 of the Geneva Convention.
We call on Queen's University to take a stand against Israeli occupation, colonialism and apartheid, and call on the administration to foster a safe space for Palestinians, Arabs, and their allies, for both students and faculty. We must continue to educate and mobilize support to end the 75 years of injustice that Palestinians have endured.
We would also like to emphasize that our vision for the future of Palestinians is a life marked by liberty and freedom on their ancestral lands, in a nation that champions democracy and upholds its laws to safeguard the presence of Muslim, Christians, Jewish, and Druze alike.
If you share these concerns and want to urge Queen’s University to take a stance against Israeli occupation, colonialism and apartheid, we encourage you to add your name to this joint statement.
Due to safety concerns, we have adopted the use of initials to safeguard the identities of signatories to ensure all are comfortable in endorsing our calls for change
Signatures:
Clubs and Organizations
1. Queen’s Law Palestinian Advocacy
2. Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights
3. Islamic Relief Queens
4. Queen’s University Muslim Association
5. Black Law Students Association
6. Queen’s Muslim Law Students’ Association
7. The Ontario Public Interest Research Group Kingston
8. Levana Gender Advocacy Centre
9. Queen’s Black Academic Society
10. PSAC 901
11. Independent Jewish Voices (IJV)
12. Queen's Indigenous Law Student Alliance
Queen’s University Students
1. L. M., History/Education
2. N. A., Law
3. H. Q., English
4. A. M., Law
5. M. R., Health Sciences
6. S. K., Cultural Studies
7. J. D., Health Sciences
8. J. Q., Political Studies
9. C. H., Life Science '24
10. R. R., Computer Engineering '25
11. M. G., Electrical Engineering '26
12. B. T., Commerce '25
13. M. K.
14. H. A., Computer Engineering '23
15. A. I., Psychology '25
16. M. A., Civil Engineering
17. U. M., Global Development Studies
18. O. H., Biochemistry '25
19. N. A., Health Science
20. J. C., Queens B.Ed
21. K. A., Civil Engineering '25
22. A. T., Comm '22
23. K. F., Health Science
24. M. A., Arts and Science
25. A. N., Mechanical Engineering
26. A. E., Life Sci '24
27. D. S., Nursing 3rd year
28. O. N., ECE
29. A. S., Political Science '27
30. T. L., Political Studies
31. Y. M., Mechatronics Engineering '26
32. A. E., Health Sciences
33. N. B., Law
34. B. M., Cultural Studies
35. B. A., Cultural Studies '26
36. A. A., Law '24
37. Q. M. B., Electrical Engineering
38. A. E., MASc in Electrical
39. Z. M., Law
40. M. B., Commerce
41. M. A., Commerce
42. K. T., Arts '25
43. R. P., Law '25
44. R. R., CS '25
45. J. P., Law '24
46. G. K., Health Sciences
47. S. E., Health Sciences '24
48. J. P., Law '24
49. A. F., PhD, Computing
50. A. S., Life Sciences '25
51. Y. S., Nursing
52. B. F. W., Law '25
53. E. V., Cultural Studies
54. Z. A. H., Health Sciences
55. H. S., Life Sciences
56. H. C., Law '25
57. S. K., Health Science '27
58. Y. A., Art History
59. K. C., Health Science '27
60. T. V., B.Ed
61. O. E., ECE
62. V. A., Law '23
63. K. C., Health Science '27
64. G. A., Applied Math and Engineering
65. H. H., Chemical Engineering
66. A. S., Nursing
67. T. d. R., '24
68. A. K., Nursing '24
69. A. B., Arts and Science '27
70. C. B., Life Sciences '24
71. A. B., Life Sciences '24
72. S. F., Political Studies '24
73. M. H., Life Science '25
74. J. E. b., Biology '26
75. E. A., Commerce
76. E. C., ArtSci
77. Z. M., History '24
78. S. R., Civil Engineering
79. G. A., Applied Mathematics and Engineering
80. S. M., Kinesiology
81. A. B., Biology
82. A. B., Health Sciences '26
83. M. A. Q., MA Mining Engineering
84. K. M., Physics
85. N. F. S., MBA '24
86. A. R., Health Sciences
87. A. K., Commerce '25
88. H. W., History/Concurrent Education '27
89. U. S., Biochemical Engineering '25
90. A. M., 4th year
91. S. I., Art Sci 2nd year
92. I. R., History '26
93. S. S., History '25
94. S. S., BEd '24
95. J. G., Physics
96. S. S., '25
97. A. M., History '24
98. M. R., Life Sciences '25
99. A. A. H., Kinesiology '25
100. S. S., Law '24
101. M. M., Computing/Master
102. M. W., Commerce
103. C. M., Art Sci '24
104. Z. M., Kinesiology and Health Studies
105. M. A.
106. E. L., History '24
107. L. B., Concurrent Education '24
108. S. M., Law '25
109. Y. H., LifeSci
110. I. Z., Law
111. N. J., Commerce '23
112. B. A., Life Sciences
113. A. E., Engineering '24
114. M. S., ArtSci '27
115. N. E. H., Philosophy '25
116. K. A. F., Comp Eng '26
117. M. A., Bio Psych '27
118. E. R., Law
119. H. H., Computing
120. A. R., ECE
121. A. R., Commerce
122. L. T., Biochemistry MSc
123. A. A., Commerce '26
124. E. J. P., Film '26
125. J. R., '23
126. Z. S., Computer Engineering '24
127. M. L., Gen ArtSci
128. A. W., Kinesiology and Health Studies '25
129. S. N., Civil Eng '25
130. A. I., Law
131. Z. K., Elec. Eng
132. M. K., Health Sciences
133. Z. K., Health Science '27
134. E. R., '24
135. M. S., AST Nursing '25
136. T. S., Linguistics BAH '25
137. B. Z. A. H.
138. M. Y., Ph.D., Education '27
139. N. I., Law
140. A. K., 4th year Health Sciences
141. A. A., Political Studies
142. K. H., '27
143. T. A., Global Development
144. G. R.
145. M. K., Commerce '27
146. S. I., MSc
147. Y. C., GNDS '24
148. M. M., Computing
149. B. S., Psychology
150. S. S., Kinesiology '24
151. S. S., Sociology
152. E. B., Life Sci '26
153. R. A., Law '25
154. D. F., Computing '23
155. I. C., Health Studies
156. A. A., Bachelor of Health Sciences
157. I. Z., MPH '24
158. Z. M., Health Science '25
159. T. M. N.
160. Z. A., Computer Engineering '24
161. Y. A., Civil Engineering '25
162. N. A., Health Science
163. M. M., Health Science
164. A. L., Health Sciences
165. H. L., Law
166. R. Z., Nursing '27
167. D. R., '23
168. Q. S., Civil Engineering MASc
169. B. A., Statistics, 4 year
170. F. A. '23
171. S. H., Medicine
172. S. H., Health Science '27
173. G. M. S., Mech Eng '26
174. K. K.
175. F. S.
176. S. H., Health Science
178. S. T., Computing, Class of ’27
179. M.A. GDICL
180. J. D. Chemistry
181. A. A. Computing ’25
182. I. A. Law
183. U. K. Computing ’26
184. Z. A-W. Health Science ’24
185. N. S., Life Sciences, Class of ’24
186. A. Q., Art Sci ’25
187. R. R., Health Sciences ’24
188. A. B., Life Sciences ’24
189. S. D., Law ’24
190. U. S., Health Sciences
191. M. N., Nursing ’26
192. J. M., Psychology ’25
193. B. A., Poli Sci & Psych- 3rd year
194. J. G., Computing
195. A. K., Hist / Poli Sci ’25
196. D. R-D.
197. A. V., Psychology
198. G. C. M., English
199. M. C., Health Sciences ’24
200. E. K., ’26
201. J. H., Life Sci ’26
202. T. G., Kinesiology
203. N. H., Law
204. S. S., Sociology ’25
205. C. P., Law
206. S. M., Law
207. N. A., 4 Law
208. D. D., Computing ’24
209. V. W., Health Sciences
210. R. J., Health Sciences ’24
211. S. H., Political Studies ’25
212. K. R., Law ’26
213. F. F., CE
214. I. B., Health Sciences ’25
215. C. S., Mathematics ’24
216. C. d. L., Education
217. F. S., Computer Engineering ’26
218. A. A., Law ’24
219. C. A., GNDS ’24
220. J. S., History
221. M. G., ’24
222. S. S., Health Sciences ’25
223. M. A. H., Computer Science/2nd year Undergraduate
224. S. M., Civil Engineering ’25
225. Y. D., MEng Mining
226. M. K., Law ’24
227. S. A., Engineering ’25
228. K. A., Computing ’25
229. I. S., Biotech ’24
230. A. S., History
231. R. A., Health Sciences
232. S. W., 2nd year POLS
233. M. A., PhD in Computing, 5th year
234. U. I., Computer Science ’24
235. M. R. K., Nursing ’27
236. Z. N., Kinesiology and Health Studies, MSc ’25
237. S. L., Environmental Studies ’24
238. A. C.
239. D. Y., Computing ’25
240. D. B., Computer Science ’26
241. N. M., Psychology ’26
242. F. H., Environmental Studies ’26
243. L. D., Arts & Science ’24
244. L. A., Arts and Science ’25
245. A. N., Computing ’24
246. M. L., Art Sci ’24
247. A. S., Life Sciences ’25
248. A. H. Chemistry ’23
250. E. P. ’25
251. A. P. Biochemistry ’24
252. Y. A. Education
253. D. S., Engineering ’24
254. M. K.
255. D. V., Chemical Engineering ’24
256. T. N., Health Sciences ’27
266. O. A. TESL
267. J. A., Health Science ’26
268. J. A., Health Science ’26
269. S. S., ArtSci ’23
270. S. L., Health Sciences ’25
271. S. S., Computing ’27
272. E. C., Sociology ’24
273. M. B., BA English Lang & Literature
274. S. A., Engineering ’27
275. W. A., Law ’25
276. E. D., Comp Eng ’25
277. M. Y., Life Sci ’24
278. F. N., Commerce ’24
279. M. Z., Political Studies ’24
280. M. I., Commerce
281. M. V., English ’25
282. K. T. ’25
283. S. O., Linguistics ’24
284. Z. H., Law
285. R. C., PhD ’25
286. S. D., 3rd year Mech Eng
287. C. U., Mechanical Engineering
288. G. B., Commerce & Political Studies
289. Q. M. N., English
290. M. M., DEVS ’21
291. Z. H., Psychology
292. E. B., Biopsyc ’26
293. S. S., Electrical Engineering ’24
294. N. S., Medicine
295.S. W., Health Studies
296. C. D., ArtSci ’24
297. R. G., History/Philosophy ’24
298. H. D., History MA ’24
299. A. A., Education ’24
300. T. E., Health Sciences ’24
301. E. G., Biochemistry ’25
302. U. M., English 5th year
303. W. C., ConEd (History/English)
304. A. G., Health Sciences ’25
305. M. W., Law ’25
306. J. M., English
307. M. A., MSc ’24
308. M. N., ’25
309. S. A., Health Sci ’24
310. R. H., Music ’25
311 M. L., ’24
312. A. S., History/English ’25
313. F. B.
314. S. Y., (MPH) ’24
315. M. T., ’24
316. S. M. ArtSci ’27
317. F. O., Health Sciences ’25
318. F. C., Civil Engineering
319. S. S., Commerce ‘2026
320. D. M., Psychology & Film Dual Major
321. N. N., Sociology ’24
322. R. C., MSc.OT ’23
323. B. B., Life Sci ’27
324. A. A., Kin
325. M. K., Global Development Studies ’24
326. M. S., Electrical Engineering ’23
327. R. E., Law
328. H. S., Life Sci ’23
329. S. S., English ’24
330. J. D. V., Con-Ed ‘2026
331. I. F., BscH Psychology ‘2024
332. M. D., Gender Studies
333. A. U., BFA ’23
334. R. A., Health Sciences
335. A. G., Sociology
336. L. S., BEd
337. J. Q. BFA ‘2023
338. M. R., Mechanical Engineering ’26
339. E. B., Engineering, ’24
340. D. D., Concurrent Education ’25
341. A. L., Political Studies ’26
342. J. L., Mechanical Engineering, ‘2024
343. S. M.
344. A. N., Education
345. N. R., 1st Year PhD
346. F. L., PhD Gender Studies
347. J. N., History '2025
348. M. P., Health Sciences
349. A. K., Health Studies
350. B. K., BA ‘2027
351. R. C.
352. L. I., Health Sciences ’27
353. M. R., Film and Media ‘2024
354. B. K. T., Psychology ‘2026
355. C. H., History and Classics and Archaeology, ‘2025
356. L. K-P., Gender Studies, PhD
357. F. B., Civil Engineering
358. A. F., ‘2025
359. V. M., Psychology
360. A. A., Law ‘2024
361. S. A. R., Faculty of Law
362. C. S., Political Studies
363. A. K.
364. N. N.
365. C. L., ‘2024
366. R. B., Psychology
367. F. M., BHSc ‘2025
368. B. D., Health Sciences
369. S. Y., Health Sciences ’27
370. M. G., Biology, ‘2025
371. A. A., Concurrent education
372. T. J., Geological Sciences and Engineering
373. S. N.
374. S. A., 4th Grad.
375. L. M., ’25
376. M. H., Life Sci
377. L. F., Commerce ’26
378. K. N., Civil Engineering ’25
379. V. L., Masters - Psych
380. H. A. H., Mathematics ‘2026
381. P. B., Art Sci
382. M. S., Law ’26
383. C. M., MA Philosophy
384. A. R., Law ’24
385. S. E. T., Phd candidate in history
386. S. N., PhD, Cultural Studies
387. A. W., Gender Studies
Queen’s Faculty
1. S. A.
2. T. P.
3. M. P.
4. A. R.
5. A. B.
6. M.A.
7. R. H.
8. W. A.
9. A. V.
10. L. K.
11. A. T.
12. A. H.
13. D. M.
14. S. K.
15. D.V.
16. S.K.
Queen’s Alumni
1. E. G., Art History
2. M. D., Computing
3. J. W.
4. R. K., Cultural Studies '23
5. A. T., Computing, Class of '23
6. A. E. A. M. R., Engineering '20
7. K. M., History '23
8. J. C., Arts '18
9. A. N.
10. J. L., Kinesiology '23
11. M. A., Law '23
12. S. T. '23
13. N. V., Politics, Philosophy & Economics '22
14. N. H., History '18 & '21
15. S. H. '17
16. T. C., MSc in Neuroscience
17. A. H., Econ '21
18. A. E., Health Sciences '23
19. M. F., Health Studies, Class of '23
20. M. G. M., Civil Eng '20
21. O. B., Drama
22. M. L., Health Sciences '25
23. M. M., Life Science '22
24. T. W., PPE '23
25. T. P., Commerce and Biology Dual '21
26. A. d. S., English Literature '22
27. P. S., PhD '23
28. M. I., Global Development and Philosophy '23
29. N. B. '21
30. F. H., Nursing
31. F. A., Master of Public Administration '22
32. H. K., Arts and Sciences '22
33. S. A., ArtSci '19
34. M. S., MASc '19
35. O. H., Kin '18
36. N. M., Global Development '22
37. J. M., Psyc '20, M. Ed '23
38. E. S., Commerce '23
39. N. M.
40. K. A., MScOT '23
41. S. C. '23
42. K. D., Commerce '20
43. A. I., ECE '23
44. D. A., Commerce, Class of '22
45. M. R., Biochemistry BScH '93, PhD '01
46. C. B., Medicine '23
47. W. W., Commerce and Computing
48. M. M. Sci ’19
49. T. G., Comm ’23
50. A. A., Nursing ’22
51. M. M., MBA ’23
52. A. M., ’21
53. I. A. E. N., Health Science ’23
54. H. K.
55. A. K., Psych ’23
56. S. L., Political Studies ’23
57. J. S., Fine Arts ’23
58. I. B. J., ’19
59. M. D., Arts ’23
60. C. L.
61. M. W.
62. I. L., ArtSci ’23
63. L. N., ArtSci ’23
64. M. D., MPH ’20
65. Q. P., Computing ’20
66. P. H., History/Political Studies ’21
67. T. G., Law ’23
68. Z. H., Biology and Psychology ’23
69. K. L., '19, ’20
70. D. G.
71. S. E., ArtSci ’21
72. S. K., Politics, Philosophy & Economics ’23
73. A. H., Life Science ’23
73. N. P. '21
74. M. F.
75. A. N. Health Science ’22
76. D. F. B. ’20
77. S. C. ’21
78. Y. D.
79. M. A., ArtSci ’23
80. S. M., Engineering ’19
81. K. W. Z., Commerce ’21
82. L. B., ’23
83. R. C., ArtSci ’22
84. J. G., Political Studies ’23
85. R. M., Poli Sci
86. N. S., Law ’23
87. M. S., ArtSci ’22
88. M. S. ArtSci 22
89. J. L., Sociology ’23
90. J. Q., MA 2010
91. Z. Y., ArtSci ’21
92. M. L., English Literature, 1968, B Ed 1970
93. M. M., BFA '2023/B.Ed ‘2024
94. J. Q., Fine Art ‘2023
95. A. S. L., ‘2022
96. R. G., Fine Art ’23
97. A. F., Physics ’23
98. C. S., ArtSci ’20
99. N. M-L., MA ’08
100. A. O., Political Studies MA ’23
101. A. K.
102. G. P., TMED '21
Community Members
1. O. S. A.
2. I. N.
3. R. S.
4. L. D.
5. S. A.
6. L. K.
7. W. A.
8. D. S.
9. Y. H.
10. T. N.
11. R. F.
12. M. B.
13. A. L.
14. J. J.
15. A. L.
16. J. P.
17. T. C.
18. J. R.
19. E. D.
20. S. A.
21. M. M.
22. R. A-R.
23. N. J.
24. A. A-A.
25. S. J.
26. J. S.
27. H. E.
28. H. A-H.
29. D. Z.
30. S. A-H.
31. M. H.
32. Z. J.
33. A. S.
34. N. H.
35. N. A.
36. S. I.
37. A. R.
38. S. A.
39. G. S.
40. D. N.
41. C. Z.
42. L. S.
43. D. T.
44. L. S.
45. H. B.
46. K. A.
47. H. A.
48. S. F.
49. N. F.
50. M. A.
51. M. F. P.
52. H. G.
53. O. T.
54. A. A.
55. M. P.
56. M. P.
57. S. Q.
58. E. Z.
59. D. L.
59. M. H.
60. R. R.
61. A. H.
62. K. N.
63. M. M.
64. I. D.
65. Z. W.
66. L. I.
67. S. A.
68. N. E.
69. E. K.
70. T. T.
71. K. M.
72. Z. G.
73. M. B.
74. M. H.
75. D. E.
76. J. E.
77. A. T.
78. A. T.
79. J. L. B.,
80. N. M-L.
Parent/Guardian/Relative
1. T. A.
2. A. B.
3. R. A.
4. N. A.
5. T. S.
6. A. K. K.
7. M. E.
8. B. M.
9. S. S.
10. R. S.
11. J. S.
12. H. A.
13. N. S.
14. R. K.
15. Y. A.
16. G. I.
17. W. K.
18. Z. I.
19. S. K.
20. M. W.
21. E. C.
22. T. P-J
23. A. K.
24. Y. A.
25. M. Z.
26. A. M.
27. L. M.
28. S. Q.
29.R. M.
30. M. R.
31. L. H.
32. N. E.
33. R. H.
34. M. H.
35. N. E.
36. N.H.
37. R. S.
38. Z. W.
39. A. A-B.
40. M. I.
41. Z. M.
42. R. B.
43. L. M.
44. C. G.
45. J. S.
46. F. B. K.
47. N. N. S.
48. K. H.
49. S. M.
50 .S. M.
51. M. A.
52. E. D-I.
53. A. A.
54. J. P.
Total Signatories Including Those Anonymous = 660 (8:00AM Monday October 16th, 2023)*
