The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has placed Dr. Rupa Marya, a renowned physician and professor of medicine, on administrative leave for simply asking that the university examine the implications of inviting students with military backgrounds to join academic and health care institutions without accountability or screening. Dr. Rupa Marya is being silenced by UCSF for not supporting the bombing of hospitals. We’re joining organizations like National Students for Justice in Palestine, Medical Students for Justice in Palestine, Arab Resource and Organizing Center, the Do No Harm Coalition, and so many more calling for her to be reinstated, we need doctors like her ringing the alarm about blatant attacks on medical staff in Palestine!
Dr. Marya has long been a leader in socially conscious medicine, but UCSF has chosen to silence her rather than stand by the principles of academic freedom and human rights advocacy. This is yet another example of institutions bowing to pro-Israel pressure and contributes to the radio silence on media reporting on Palestine. We must not let this stand.
Send the letter below to UCSF’s administration and demand they reinstate Dr. Rupa Marya immediately and uphold the right to speak out against genocide!