Austin Jackson
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"Support Bill Ayers"
In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former Weather Underground Organization terrorist Bill Ayers.
In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate Barack Obama.
- We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...
- We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.
Austin Jackson of the the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, Michigan State University signed the statement[1].
YDS advisor
In 2009 Austin Jackson "recently back from beautiful Jamaica, is working with the Residential College of Arts and Humanities for the 09-10 “21st Century Chautauqua” program.." was an advisor to MSU Young Democratic Socialists.[2]
Public Facebook group
Members of the Young Democratic Socialists at the University of Arkansas public Facebook group, as of March 2017 included Austin Jackson.[3]