How about “Here is an update from a State partner on threats from the current administration to our current food policy, who will be impacted, and what you can do if you want to do something?" I noted from the beginning mine situation was different, but still political.
Or “This funding cut will cause these people to go hungry and here is rep contact” info?
Anyways, the answers is this stuff is not only ok but necessary. At least with my curriculum. This could eventually look like a protest, I suppose. I would tell my students I was protesting for starving kids and I’d share that info I’d imagine.
Simple example is this - if an admin were to suggest to entirely cut WIC or SNAP - it would be wrong of me not to share information about things that might stop it from doing so in a course that teaches food equity and food policy. I’d have to share the protest info.
(Taking in your other reply) - the line seems tough to define, ya? We agree I can say RFK Jr is going to kill people, explain why, and talk about how everything he says is a disaster for public health. We agree I can teach about DHHS and how they are killing people with current choices...
..we agree I can say “this policy is coming from these reps, and this is a consequence of it”. I’m sure we agree I can talk about events that relate to these current policies. Is the issue “I am going along”? Even if students knew I would anyways?
I guess I need help understanding where the line from “This group is protesting this policy that hurts what our field does, and having an event this day” and “this is happening on our campus this day” and “this is happening on our campus and I’m going to check it out and be there”.
I think I’d be a *little* skeptical of that last part, but I get it. A (for example) Chinese-language instructor telling students they were participating in a pro-Israel rally on the green at 7 PM and they should come to is much further past the line for me
Professors should be mindful of whether they're extending a PSA (fine with me) or an instruction that affects grades/funding (not okay). When we get down to it, there is no subject other than pure math that isn't impacted by politics and those perspectives can be discussed. Adults can handle this.