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New Orleans, LA – On Monday, April 29, around 5 p.m., Students for a Democratic Society at Loyola and Tulane universities held a joint rally and march which gathered over 300 people. Students, university staff and community allies marched on both Tulane and Loyola’s campuses. The protesters paused on a sidewalk in front of Tulane’s admissions building and Gibson Hall, the oldest structure. Suddenly, the students took to the lawn in front of the building to set up their camping site. The setup process was met with clashes with law enforcement. Tulane University Police Department officers were present and so… […]
St. Paul, MN – As of April 27, Hamline Students for Justice (HSJ) continue their occupation for Palestine inside the administration building on campus. The students sent out a call to supporters to join them throughout the day. Students and community members heeded the call and came with Palestinian flags, signs, blankets, food and tents. Midafternoon, the students started their rally with an introductory chant, “Hamline, Hamline you’re a liar, we demand a ceasefire! Israel bombs, Hamline pays. How many kids did you kill today?” The organizers welcomed everyone and thanked them for their support. Students spent a lot of… […]
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). On Monday, April 29, Tampa Bay SDS held an event at the University of South Florida (USF) to remember the Nakba which was met with admin and campus police trying to shut down the protest in an attempt to limit our free speech. At the conclusion of this protest, Tampa Bay SDS announced our immediate plan to set up a Gaza solidarity encampment at USF. Upon setting up our initial tents and tarps USF admin sent in USFPD to brutalize students and… […]
Atlanta, GA – The 23 pro-Palestine protesters who were arrested Thursday morning at Emory’s campus and held in Dekalb County Jail were finally released Friday evening. The arrests came after Atlanta Police Department (APD) and Georgia State Patrol (GSP) attacked and arrested protesters who were demanding Emory University divest from Israeli occupation of Palestine. “What happened to us at Emory and the 36 hours that followed was a demonstration of the lengths this country’s ruling class will go to support Zionism and repress solidarity with national liberation movements,” said Alex Carson, one of the arrested Emory protesters. “We have committed… […]
Detroit, MI – Over 40 student protesters, demanding divestment from apartheid Israel and passing of new police accountability policies, entered a Wayne State board of governors meeting Friday April 26. The original aim was to advocate for their resolutions, but after the board of governors failed to even put them on the agenda, students acted. They disrupted the meeting, locking arms and restating their demands against the board, mentioning the failure to create “proper channels for dialogue” – which those on the board and those in the administration have talked about since the Wayne State student senate passed a divestment… […]
New Orleans, LA – On Friday, April 26, around noon, Students for a Democratic Society at Loyola University New Orleans and Tulane University held a joint walk out that led to a rally of over 150 people gathered in the front of the two universities. After a few speakers, a group of student organizers took the street and other students, faculty and community members followed. The rally turned into a street occupation. “Whose streets? Our streets!” and “Whose school? Our school!” participants chanted. For Tulane students, this action was in response to Tulane University not allowing students to hold a… […]