Vanderbilt U. Students Arrested and/or Suspended Following ‘Occupation’ of Chancellor’s Office
Good for Vanderbilt....
Good for Vanderbilt....
“student-led effort to pass a resolution proposing Vanderbilt Student Government adopt boycott, divestment and sanctions tactics did not move forward because of potential conflict with federal and state laws”...
“Education not Occupation”...
An attorney with Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute identified three possible claims: false imprisonment, public nuisance, and RICO....
The company caused many problems for Unilever over its hatred of Israel, embracing of antisemites, participation in the BDS movement, and anti-America tweets....
"56 students and one university employee were arrested on campus last October during a protest against Israel"...
“Endowment transparency now. Divest from genocide”...
"We have been here the longest. We are the seniors at the school"...
”Bring your keffiyeh/flag/sign, your homework and friends. We have strength in our collectivity!”...
"Georgetown has embraced a professor who speculated in a podcast that Israel was behind the recent attack on Salman Rushdie"...
“To divest from apartheid once means you must continue to divest from apartheid, especially in times like this”...
"The Brown Corporation must heed these calls and promote an immediate ceasefire and a lasting peace by divesting its endowment from companies that enable and profit from the genocide in Gaza and broader Israeli occupation."...
“We take our cue from the armed resistance in Palestine. We are in solidarity with the armed resistance in Palestine from the river to the sea”...
Rejected by 16 No, 4 Yes, in favor of a separate compromise resolution on divesting from military contractors that does not mention Israel or Gaza. This was a pretty resounding defeat for BDS on campus, a reflection not so much of views of the underlying...
“We demand that a referendum be established for students from all schools of Columbia University on the issue of divestment from companies profiting from or otherwise supporting Israeli apartheid and Columbia’s academic ties to Israel”...
"The week was reportedly organized by members of the Harvard graduate student union’s Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) caucus and the African and African American Resistance Organization."...
"The Israeli government created an apartheid state and the Israeli government leaders have espoused genocidal rhetoric and policies against the people of Palestine"...
"The Cornell Coalition for Mutual Liberation — an on-campus group advocating for the Palestinian cause — organized the demonstration."...
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