Name: Pages for Individuals in Prison Collects Hundreds of Books for A.S. Human Rights Week by KCSB News
Duration: 11 min 52 s
Description: UCSB's Associated Students’ subcommittee Pages for Individuals in Prison collected hundreds of books during this year’s book drive for incarcerated individuals as a part of A.S. Human Rights week. KCSB's Sierra van der Brug speaks to Project Director Julia Chin and Publicity Co-Chair and Education Chair Mina Basmaci to learn more.

UCSB's Associated Students’ subcommittee Pages for Individuals in Prison collected hundreds of books during this year’s book drive for incarcerated individuals as a part of A.S. Human Rights week. KCSB's Sierra van der Brug speaks to Project Director Julia Chin and Publicity Co-Chair and Education Chair Mina Basmaci to learn more.

Pages for Individuals in Prison Collects Hundreds of Books for A.S. Human Rights Week

After a tumultuous meeting, the AS Senate passed a resolution to condemn Hamas and failed to pass one condemning antisemitism and Islamophobia. KCSB’s Joyce Chi and Zoha Malik explain the strong reactions to the two bills and the Senate meeting itself – support, criticism, and a major walkout.

[Correction: This story includes a statement that Senator Eric Carlson "attempted to resign from the Senate." To clarify, he attempted to resign as Second President Pro-Tempore, but has not yet. As of the November 29 AS meeting, he is still serving in that position.]

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Pages for Individuals in Prison Collects Hundreds of Books for A.S. Human Rights Week

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