
FAB: The Newest Activist Group on Campus
Some students might have noticed a set of protests at the beginning of the semester. These protests were not organized by any of the usual groups associated with activism on campus; instead, they were held by a new group, Fight Authoritarianism Brandeis (FAB). FAB was originally started by Professor Sabine von Mering, Professor of German and Women’s Gender Sexuality Studies, as well as the Director of the Center for German and European Studies. When asked about the creation of the group, Von Mering stated, “I organized with a few others, this walk out here, and I thought, but we don’t want this to be a one-off. We really need to get organized because what’s happening there is gonna happen here eventually.” The original walk out was inspired by the calls








