Dear members of the GASCA,

We are pleased to invite you to the first webinar in our upcoming series, “The Ethics of Academic Cooperation in Contexts of Human Rights Violations.” The series is organized by the working group put in place by the last assembly of the GASCA on academic cooperation with Israeli academic institutions. It marks the beginning of a series of conversations designed to foster constructive, informed, and respectful exchange within our scholarly community and to inform a future response to questions of academic cooperation in situations of war and human rights violations in Israel/Palestine and beyond.

The webinar will take place online. Participation in the webinar will be limited to current GASCA members. Please note that registration will be mandatory.

The first webinar will discuss Academic Freedom, Silencing, and Scholasticide and will take place on Friday, 28 November 2025, from 5-7 p.m.

How to Register:

GASCA members can register for the Zoom meeting using the following link:

https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/pYLTRnjoRImvNMQ5KNwBCA

Please click the link and complete the short registration form with your name and email address. The email address you enter should match the one you have on file with the DGSKA (i.e. the email address to which you are receiving this invitation).

After submitting the form, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing your personal join link. To enter the meeting, please make sure to sign into your Zoom account using the same email address that you used during registration. Otherwise, you may not be able to join. Please note that your join link is unique to you and cannot be shared with others.

We look forward to your participation in this important event and to beginning this series with thoughtful and engaged discussion.

With best regards,

Your GASCA board in Cologne