Boston-Area Students Rally Behind ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ at Columbia UniversityAlana Mastrangelo 22 Apr 2024
Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Emerson College, and Tufts University have set up encampments in solidarity with Columbia University’s “Gaza solidarity encampment.”
“We’ve shown our administrators the power that we hold, and we can’t give it up. We are the ones who run this campus, who make campus what it is,” said Hannah, a student who added that she is involved with “the Coalition for Palestine at MIT.”
“We hold the power, so we have to show them that we won’t back down until they meet our demands,” Hannah continued. “Right behind us is our Scientists Against Genocide encampment, following in Columbia’s footsteps, we are in an encampment in solidarity with Gaza.”
The student went on to explain that “all the Boston-area schools” are currently setting up encampments in protest of Israel, as they call on their respective universities to meet their demands.
“All the Boston-area schools have a set of four demands,” Hannah said. “The first one is to disclose investments, second is to cut ties with the IOF [a derogatory acronym referring to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)], third is to call for a ceasefire, and fourth is to drop charges against students.”
“We’re here in solidarity with our siblings in Gaza, as well as our siblings in Columbia,” the MIT student concluded.
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