What started as an act of defiance at Columbia University last week has sparked a much larger movement as the University of Rochester is now involved.
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“It kind of signals a cultural normalcy,” said Shomes Schwinghammer, a student at the University of Rochester. “If these larger institutions with multi-billion-dollar investments are calling for a ceasefire that normalizes it. It’s very impactful in the grand scheme of things.” “I think that kind of catalyzed everyone else to realize we can do it in solidarity with Gaza, solidarity with Columbia, and maybe we can get something done with it,” Schwinghammer said.Students from several colleges hold protest at the University of Rochester fighting 'anti-Palestinian censorship'
“We want all institutions that are about the University of Rochester from the state of Israel to be canceled immediately,” said Omar Darwesh, an organizer of the protests and U of R student.“100% of universities in Gaza have been destroyed, these people these students just like us do not have access to education,” Darwesh said.“We should not focus on Columbia over Palestine because that’s why we’re doing this,” said Schwinghammer.
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