The university has officially notified us that the Genocide Awareness Project will not be permitted to display their materials on campus moving forward. We have reached our objective and will now monitor the administration to confirm that this policy is strictly enforced during future terms.
We are not trying to prevent an anti-choice, pro-life presence from being at the University of Washington. Rather, what we are advocating is that all debates about abortion on the UW campus be approached in a respectful, responsible, mature manner. We believe that the display which the G.A.P. continues to erect on our campus does not meet this criteria, and that it only creates an atmosphere of accusation and sensationalism. Furthermore, the G.A.P. continues to present information which is medically unsound, such as purporting a link between breast cancer and abortion which has been refuted time and again by the AMA. We believe in the tenants of free speech, but we do not believe that this gives individuals the right to spread misinformation at will.
We therefore demand that the G.A.P. either change their approach to anti-choice protesting, or stay off of our campus for good.
The scale of this response confirms that the university administration must address our concerns regarding the factual accuracy of this display. I am currently finalizing a formal letter to the Dean of Students to request a direct meeting about these specific policy violations. We are moving forward with a legal review of the university conduct codes regarding academic standards and health misinformation.
Reached 100 supporters
May 26, 2010
6 Comments
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Sarah Ortiz
16 years ago
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The graphic images are traumatizing for students walking to class. There is a way to have a debate without flashing gore in everyone's faces.
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Jessica Lambert
16 years ago
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Keep this garbage off campus. I shouldn't have to look at that just to get to my math lecture.
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David Sutton
16 years ago
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Freedom of speech does not mean you get to harass people with fake medical facts. Go away.
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Rachel Klein
16 years ago
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SO sick of seeing those posters everywhere. It makes the whole campus feel hostile and unsafe.
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Kevin Fletcher
16 years ago
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Do better. This isnt a debate its just bullying.
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Mark Espinoza
16 years ago
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total misinformation. the link to breast cancer has been debunked for years. why are they allowed to lie to students?
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The university has officially notified us that the Genocide Awareness Project will not be permitted to display their materials on campus moving forward. We have reached our objective and will now monitor the administration to confirm that this policy is strictly enforced during future terms.
We are not trying to prevent an anti-choice, pro-life presence from being at the University of Washington. Rather, what we are advocating is that all debates about abortion on the UW campus be approached in a respectful, responsible, mature manner. We believe that the display which the G.A.P. continues to erect on our campus does not meet this criteria, and that it only creates an atmosphere of accusation and sensationalism. Furthermore, the G.A.P. continues to present information which is medically unsound, such as purporting a link between breast cancer and abortion which has been refuted time and again by the AMA. We believe in the tenants of free speech, but we do not believe that this gives individuals the right to spread misinformation at will.
We therefore demand that the G.A.P. either change their approach to anti-choice protesting, or stay off of our campus for good.
The scale of this response confirms that the university administration must address our concerns regarding the factual accuracy of this display. I am currently finalizing a formal letter to the Dean of Students to request a direct meeting about these specific policy violations. We are moving forward with a legal review of the university conduct codes regarding academic standards and health misinformation.
Reached 100 supporters
May 26, 2010
6 Comments
S
Sarah Ortiz
16 years ago
Featured
The graphic images are traumatizing for students walking to class. There is a way to have a debate without flashing gore in everyone's faces.
J
Jessica Lambert
16 years ago
Featured
Keep this garbage off campus. I shouldn't have to look at that just to get to my math lecture.
D
David Sutton
16 years ago
Featured
Freedom of speech does not mean you get to harass people with fake medical facts. Go away.
R
Rachel Klein
16 years ago
Featured
SO sick of seeing those posters everywhere. It makes the whole campus feel hostile and unsafe.
K
Kevin Fletcher
16 years ago
Featured
Do better. This isnt a debate its just bullying.
M
Mark Espinoza
16 years ago
Featured
total misinformation. the link to breast cancer has been debunked for years. why are they allowed to lie to students?
The graphic images are traumatizing for students walking to class. There is a way to have a debate without flashing gore in everyone's faces.