On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM AROC Action > wrote:
Dear Aram James,
Thank you for making your voice heard.
A copy of the email you sent is included below.
Please encourage everyone you know to visit bit.ly/ab715 to do the same.
AROC Action
I am writing to you today to express my strong opposition to AB 715 (Zbur & Addis). This is a dangerous bill that seeks to silence Palestinian and Arab histories and perspectives on one of the most pressing issues of our time: Gaza and Palestine.
As noted at the May 14 Assembly Education Committee hearing, and in a recent SF Chronicle article (bit.ly/sfcab715), this bill is deeply flawed and fails to include a concrete definition of antisemitism, which is guaranteed to lead to its politicization and weaponization, similar to what we are seeing at the federal level by the Trump Administration.
Additionally, the bill changes the definition of nationality, employs a mechanism to facilitate right-wing style book bans, and will lead to the targeting of teachers and school board members on allegations of weaponized antisemitism.
The murders in DC this week underscore the urgency of disentangling antisemitism from anti-Zionism, and we must all work together to end this cycle of violence and recrimination. Stopping hate requires us to have difficult and complex conversations at our educational institutions, and AB 715 strips us of our democratic ability to do so. I urge you to stand against censorship and attacks on freedom of speech and critical thinking in California public education. Vote NO on AB 715.
Sincerely,
Aram James
