Barnard College suspended multiple students Thursday for refusing to leave a 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment.'
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar , D-Minn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar , D-Minn., said Thursday she was suspended by Columbia University affiliate Barnard College for her involvement in a pro-Palestine demonstration on campus.herself as an “angry Black girl” next to a hammer and sickle icon in her X bio, announced in a post she is among three students suspended by Barnard College .
“i’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP, in my 3 years at @BarnardCollege i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings,” Hirsi wrote. “i just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.”the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” an array of tents occupying the campus’ East Butler Lawn.
“those of us in Gaza Solidarity Encampment will not be intimidated,” Hirsi wrote. “we will stand resolute until our demands are met. our demands include divestment from companies complicit in genocide, transparency of @Columbia’s investments and FULL amnesty for all students facing repression.”The protest coincided with Columbia President Minouche Shafik’s testimony before Congress Wednesday. Rep.
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