University of Ottawa Bans Israeli Apartheid Week Poster

23 February 2009

"Apartheid Week" reports that on February 21, 2009 On February 20, 2009, the University of Ottawa became the second Ottawa administration to ban the posters of Israeli Apartheid Week 2009, following the lead of Carleton University.

The University of Ottawa Communications Office's wrote:

"A poster from the campus group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights has recently come to the attention of the Communications Office.

All posters approved by the Communications Office must promote a campus culture where all members of the community can play a part in a declaration of human
rights recognizing the inherent dignity and equal rights of all students.

Consequently, we will not place this particular poster on our campus billboards."