#Chapel hill

[girlactionfigure]

Another video from yesterday's unique situation at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (the one that produced the "picture of the year" 👆 according to many Americans).

Patriotic American students protect the US flag and keep it from touching the ground while the anti-Israeli students curse them, throw bottles at them and splash water at them.

The Israeli flag is also part of the situation.

There are reports on social media that hundreds of thousands of dollars have been donated by Americans to the group that defended the flag.

It inspires great pride in the American public.

Thanks to follower Y for the video.

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Animal-shaped pouring vessel from the Parthian period, dating back to 3rd-1st century BCE. Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

Photo by Babylon Chronicle

[lunarssong]

Happy Pride! The IWF's tour bus trying to misuse Title IX for transphobia tried to visit Chapel Hill and Carrboro, North Carolina, where transphobes are NOT WELCOME. The only news articles I've seen thus far have been from conservative outlets, so let's try to get the word out to some trans and queer journalists too. Hopefully the trend of showing them they're unwelcome continues.

Please reblog, make your own posts, especially more text-based ones, tag anyone for visibility that you think might reblog it, etc. I will add a video ID when I have one, my spoons are too low atm.

[oddwomen]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979

[ethelcain-songs]

Chapel Hill Ethel Cain

The world outside is sick I dug both our graves until I bled from my fingertips

They throttled his neck I cradled his head My love, you can’t protect us My love, you can’t be helped

I tried to hold them off you But their hunger beat me out They’ll come in through the windows They’ll take my love down

And I will always love you But my love is not enough to save you

My baby won’t last the night They won’t stop until he’s been nailed and crucified The ringing of the chapel bell echoes down the hill He won’t be in pain much longer but I know I will

And I will always love you But my love has never been enough to save you

[catdotjpeg]

from Chapel Hill to NYC, we are all SJP ❗️ MOMENTUM [IS] BUILDING ❗️

-- National Students for Justice in Palestine, 19 Apr 2024 12:22 PM EDT

[eretzyisrael]

by Peter Reitzes

According to their website, Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture promotes inclusiveness and respect as their top values. Yet, in their announcement of the “artistic banners,” they abandoned any semblance of neutrality by ignoring Hamas’ pogrom and the more than 100 hostages that have remained in captivity or been murdered over the past 13 months.

In the town’s announcement, the artist of the banners is quoted as saying that the banners “evoke the essence of the ongoing struggle for racial justice … they echo the timeless words of the late John Lewis, urging us to stir up ‘Good Trouble’ in pursuit of a more equitable world.”

Chapel Hill wrote, “We invite you to visit the plaza to see this new art and recognize the ongoing fight for justice.”

In a recent letter to Chapel Hill officials, former Raleigh City Council member Stefanie Mendell wrote:

It is appalling to think that anyone would consider that “good trouble” would celebrate the murder, rape, and kidnapping of thousands of innocent Israelis, especially when two of the kidnap victims are Chapel Hill residents, one of whom remains in captivity after more than a year. The Jewish community around the world, and right here in the “enlightened” Triangle is experiencing an unprecedented increase in anti-semitism. This banner does nothing to unite or heal the community; quite the opposite.

This issue is being widely discussed across local social media, with many outraged community members — both Jewish and non-Jewish — contacting local officials.

On Instagram, one user wrote, “This does little more than make me feel that Chapel Hill is not a safe space for the Jewish people.”

Deborah R. Gerhardt, Distinguished Professor of Law at UNC, wrote to town officials:

I just saw that a banner with a keffiyeh wearing student indicating “good trouble” is hanging on Franklin street. What message are you trying to send? That it is good to make trouble against fellow Jewish citizens? That it is good to make them feel unwelcome? That John Lewis would have supported this kind of divisiveness? A Chapel Hill native is currently being held hostage by Palestinians. Does that mean nothing to you? We have no control of Israel policy, but we can certainly show compassion for our Jewish community.

Chapel Hill Jewish resident Kathy Kaufman wrote to town officials:

The protestors chanted slogans such as “Globalize the Intifada”, “From the River to the Sea”, and “By Any Means Necessary”. These chants signify erasure of Jewish identity, ethnicity, and history. The student protestors have explicitly endorsed violence against Jews, including, in particular, the October 7 massacre, and also continuing antisemitic violence (such as currently in Amsterdam and Paris). This banner, supporting the student protests, is essentially equating Good Trouble with support for Hamas terrorists going on a murderous rampage, torturing, gang raping, and murdering men, women, and children in their homes in grisly fashion. And then taking more of them hostage to torture them in their terror tunnels – still, to this day. One of those hostages, Keith Siegel, grew up in Chapel Hill. It is now 400+ days that he and 100 others are still being held in Hamas terror tunnels. Keith still has family in the Chapel Hill area, including his sister. What does this banner say to them?

The new keffiyeh banner, hanging above the front doors of the Chapel Hill courthouse, honors and glorifies the very activists who are now appearing before the local courts.

This gives the appearance that the Chapel Hill government endorses or is complicit in attempts to influence or intimidate public officials on matters before the court. Whether intentional or not, promoting this banner by the town is a chilling overreach of local government on issues of law, justice, neutrality, and community safety.

[rotinmycore]

𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴?

(1998)

[secondaryartifacts]

Front page of The Daily Tar Heel – independent student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – for Wednesday August 30, 2023 is a collection of text messages sent and received by students on Monday during an active shooter school lockdown. A faculty member was killed by a student with a gun. Our son was in lock down for three hours in a building near Caudill Laboratory where the shooting took place. Professor Dr. Zijie Yan was killed; he is survived by his wife, a professor at NC State, and their two daughters, ages 2 and 7. All Chapel Hill-Carrboro area primary schools also went on lock down procedures for many hours and school release was delayed – it was the first day of school for these students, kindergarten through twelfth grade. It was the start of the second week of classes for the Tar Heels.

It was the sixth school shooting in the United States of America this month alone. When is enough?

[caintooth]

NORTH CAROLINA FRIENDS!

This event has been organized by a good buddy of mine, and my partner and I are going to be there volunteering + selling our zines :)

Please send this to your local friends as well.

If you can come, let me know! We’d love to see you.

[whitesinhistory]

In July 2015, the North Carolina legislature passed a law requiring legislative approval to change or remove monuments erected to honor “an event, person, or military service that is part of North Carolina’s history.” Floor debate before the legislative vote clearly established that the bill was written as a response to efforts to remove Confederate flags and memorials in other states after a white supremacist shot and killed nine Black men and women in a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015. The removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina capitol grounds weeks after the shooting was welcomed by many but also sparked criticism and backlash from those who insisted it was a representation of heritage and history rather than racism and pro-slavery ideology. “The whole purpose of the bill, as I see it, is to keep the flames of passion from overriding common sense,” said North Carolina Representative Michael Speciale. On July 20, 2015, the State House passed the bill. Days later, on July 23, Governor Pat McCrory signed it into law, citing his “commitment to ensuring that our past, present and future state monuments tell the complete story of North Carolina.” According to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the state has more monuments to the Confederacy than to any other subject, and more than half of the state’s counties have at least one Confederate memorial.

For more on the scope and depth of the South’s commitment to Confederate iconography, see EJI's report, Segregation in America.

[frenchcurious]

Taylor House designed by architects George Matsumoto & John Latimer in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1953 Photo: Kate Thompson. - source MCM Daily.

[faguscarolinensis]

Crocus chrysanthus / Golden Crocus at the Coker Arboretum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC

[lunarssong]

Hey, anyone in or near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, come protest this shit because that will NOT fly here. Please reblog + share anywhere you can think to share it.

[oddwomen]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979

[sarah-dessen-things]

Sarah Dessen Merch

Flyleaf Books is Sarah’s independent bookstore located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Besides selling books, trading used books, and accepting online orders from non-locals, one of the store’s services is offering signed copies from local authors and Sarah has her own author page.

Important to Know

You only pay for the book. The signing and personalization is at no extra charge. The only “catch” is orders are shipped based on availability of what’s in stock.

Hardcovers are priced higher and have to be special ordered.

Along for the Ride is available in paperback with or without the Netflix sticker on it (otherwise known as the “Movie Tie-In”).

There are also options to order the physical audio book CDs, e-books, mp3s, and some Spanish editions.

The more obscure (for lack of a better term) the edition the longer it may take to arrive in store, ship to you, and be received.

All of the paperbacks are readily available on the Flyleaf shelves at this time and while the prices differ, they are the cheapest option.

Shipping

All orders ship through USPS media mail. The first book has a $5.99 shipping charge and $1 is added for each additional book. Hypothetically, you could order all 14 Sarah Dessen books in paperback and ~only~ pay $18.99 in shipping.

Ordering

To get your signed copy/ies, search for the titles you desire and add them to the cart. Upon checkout look for the “Order Comments” at the bottom of the page. It will be below your payment and contact information.

Fill in your personalization request - a special note, your favorite quote, your name, someone else’s name, only her signature, the date, etc. - review the order, and submit it.

And that’s it!

You can order as many as you want, in any variation of signed and/or personalization, and Flyleaf will let Sarah know to stop by. 

The books will ship when she’s done and you’ll have an almost-direct connection to Sarah. 😉

Keep in mind that, while the service is offered throughout the year, Sarah usually travels with her family in the summer and if she’s on tour or it’s the holidays order completion times can vary.