Aparna Gopalan

Sep 27, 2024 | znetwork.org | Aparna Gopalan

On April 24th, I entered Harvard Yard for a rally. In my eight years as a PhD student and graduate labor organizer at the university, I had joined gatherings under the John Harvard statue too many times to count, protesting for demands ranging from union recognition to fossil fuel divestment, ruining many a tourist selfie in the process.

Sep 26, 2024 | jewishcurrents.org | Aparna Gopalan

On April 24th, I entered Harvard Yard for a rally. In my eight years as a PhD student and graduate labor organizer at the university, I had joined gatherings under the John Harvard statue too many times to count, protesting for demands ranging from union recognition to fossil fuel divestment, ruining many a tourist selfie in the process.

Feb 2, 2024 | jewishcurrents.org | Aparna Gopalan

On December 1st, nearly eight weeks into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the United Auto Workers (UAW) became the largest US labor union up to that point to call for a permanent ceasefire in Israel/Palestine.

Nov 30, 2023 | progressivehub.net | Aparna Gopalan

We condemn the attacks by Hamas deliberately targeting Israeli civilians for killing and kidnapping. And we condemn Israel’s aerial bombardment of Gaza, which is again killing large numbers of Palestinian civilians. We grieve for all the lives lost and for all those injured and traumatized. The root of the current violence is the oppression and abuses suffered daily by Palestinian people as a whole under decades of cruel Israeli occupation and expansionism.

Nov 28, 2023 | inthesetimes.com | Aparna Gopalan

Viewpoint Israel & Palestine The Right-Wing Issue As the genocide in Gaza continues, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking notes. On October 12, as Israeli airstrikes were pummeling Gaza, Israel’s ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, told Asian News International that he had received such an outpouring of support from people in India that he could fill another Israeli army just with Indian volunteers.