Organizer Shurouq Hijazi on bringing Palestinian rights speaker to U of R
Channel: Rochester Indymedia
Date: 2015-10-22

Shurouq Hijazi, a student organizer with Student Association for the Development of Arab Cultural Awareness (SADACA), helped organize Rev. Graylan Hagler's visit to the University of Rochester. In the interview she discusses the process for bringing him, the community conflict with his dis-invitation from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, academic freedom, and why his message was important for students and community members to hear. The interview was conducted on September 28, 2015 on the University of Rochester campus.