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Today's Briefing:
XINJIANG FIRE VIGIL IN FRONT OF NASSAU HALL: On Nov. 24, an apartment building fire killed 10 people in Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang region. Princeton students gathered in front of Nassau Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in solidarity with those who died in the fire in light of China’s restrictive zero-COVID policies, which prevented firefighters from rescuing residents due to the partially locked-down building. Attendees, which included Chinese international students and prominent human rights activist and lawyer Teng Biao, sung Chinese protest songs and shared anti-censorship speeches.
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PRINCIPAL CHIEF OF OSAGE NATION SPEAKS ON CAMPUS: On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear discussed his experience navigating tribal relationships to the federal government as Principal Chief of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma at a talk in Aaron Burr Hall. Chief Standing Bear discussed his work to enhance the sovereignty of the Osage Nation and pursue a state of co-dominance of territories with the U.S. government. In working with the federal government, Chief Standing Bear describes successes in cooperation that came through government support of the tribe during COVID-19 with the funding of the CARES Act, as well as challenges presented from the government in maintaining Osage culture and sovereignty.
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DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN ALUMNI IN CONGRESS SPEAK AT SPIA: Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi ’95 (D-Ill.) and Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) spoke at a recent lecture organized by the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) on the importance of bipartisanship in government, highlighting a 2018 education bill they co-sponsored. In closing, Krishnamoorthi said that the greatest challenge to our country “advancing [or] stagnating” is the need to “[knit] back the social fabric of this country” in order to tackle common challenges.
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