Holding Institutions Accountable: TMU Lawsuit with Dimitri Lascaris
Students from Toronto Metropolitan University have launched a $10 million lawsuit being launched against the school for falsely, and very publicly, labelling them antisemitic.
Human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris, one of the lawyers working pro-bono on this case, joins Blueprints Hosts Jessa McLean and Santiago Helou Quintero to dish on the details and talk about its wider implications.
Dimitri also shares updates from other related legal cases, including a historic challenge against the Canadian government's role in the genocide.
Run time: 36 minutes
Call to Action: You can donate to the Toronto Community Justice Fund or other local support initiatives that help activists navigate the legal system.
Related Episodes:
- Right to Resist (Oct. 2024) Dimitri Lascaris on Lebanon, the resistance and bringing down an apartheid state.
- Rabble Rants: ICJ Rules Against Israel (Jan. 2024), also with Dimitri Lascaris
- Weaponizing Canadian Law for Israel (Jul. 2024) Martin Lukacs from The Breach discusses his investigations into Toronto Police's Project Resolute and the secretive committee tasked with cracking down on Palestinian solidarity activism.
More Resources:
- Citing Genocide Convention, Seven Lawyers Launch Historic Lawsuit Against Canada - acTVism
- TMU External Report
- Toronto Today: TMU Law Students Launch $10 million defamation lawsuit
- Plaintiffs' Statement via Dimitri Lascaris' on Twitter
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