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Paisley Trent

Paisley Trent

Paisley Trent is a reporter, writer and aspiring visual journalist finishing up her last semester at SF State where she studies journalism and international relations. Spending the last year on a project about issues around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus came from a long learning process and a desire to change the way student communities on campus are covered. She worked to consider the larger context and consequences while localizing what is often seen as only a foreign policy or international issue, but in reality has tangible impacts on campus.

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Jewish Student Action Committee Chief Executive Alex Horovitz waited in front of the Student Union for one and one-half hours for the General Union of Palestine Students to sign a peace treaty. (Golden Gater 1988)

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus: Dialogue

Paisley Trent Dec 1, 2020

In May 1988, five years before the start of the Oslo Accords, Jewish students sat at a table underneath a banner with the phrase “Peace Now” in large fonts both in English and Hebrew. A dove was painted...

A mural of the late writer, academic and human rights activist Edward Said is featured above the entrance of the SF State bookstore. The mural was completed in 2007, after almost three years of objections and an eventual redesign, joining multiple murals on campus that display students’ backgrounds and leaders like Malcolm X and Cesar Chavez. (Paisley Trent / Golden Gate Xpress)

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus: Palestinian Student Experiences

Paisley Trent Dec 1, 2020

Hundreds of people walked past or under the mural portraying Edward Said while heading to class or entering the bookstore. A second-year Palestinian student recalled looking at the Edward Said Mural...

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus: Student Life Coordinators

Paisley Trent Dec 1, 2020

When President Lynn Mahoney began her time at SF State in 2019, she had high hopes that the Jewish and Muslim student life coordinators within the Division of Equity & Community Inclusion in Student...

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus: Jewish Student Experiences

Paisley Trent Dec 1, 2020

When Ben Lieberman first came to SF State, he wanted to bridge gaps between Jewish and Palestinian students.  He introduced himself to students in the General Union of Palestine Students. However,...

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus: The AMED Studies Program

Paisley Trent Dec 1, 2020

“Life-changing” is how SF State alum Noel Madbak described the classes she took that delved into her identity and her family experiences — something she said she never encountered in an academic...

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus: Timeline and Response to Lawsuits

Paisley Trent Dec 1, 2020

[svtimeline][svt-event title="March 21, 2015" date="" class="svt-cd-white" ] Responding to the David Horowitz Freedom Center — a right-wing, pro-Israel think tank — ranking SF State as the seventh...

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus

Paisley Trent Dec 1, 2020

Introduction Jewish Student Experiences Palestinian Student Experiences The AMED Studies Program Student Life Coordinators Dialogue Responses to Lawsuits and Timeline The Israeli-Palestinian...

[Video] When this is over

Paisley Trent May 18, 2020

What is one thing you're looking forward to when this is all over? Along with sharing recent moments of fear, laughter and self-care advice, eight Bay Area students and essential workers spoke about...

A season cut short

Paisley Trent Apr 21, 2020

Katya Candray is a freshman student athlete at SF State, coming from the cross country and track program at Great Oak High School in Temecula, California. She began at SF State in fall 2019 and ran cross...

Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies hopes to expand with $1 million donation

Paisley Trent Nov 12, 2019

An SF State alumna, Neda Nobari, recently donated $1 million for new fellowships and grants at the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies for student and faculty initiatives, expanding on a previous $5 million...

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