Crystal Gutierrez
Social movements Mon./Wed
March 14, 2014
A War on Campus? Northeastern University Suspends Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter
A group of students from the Northeastern University that are involved in justice for Palestine have recently been put under disciplinary because of their actions. The Students for Justice in Palestine group has been suspended until next year, so now they are not able to meet at the university and the university has also stopped providing funds for the group. Though this group is working towards justice for Palestinians, they have been accused of going against the universities policies and that is why they have been suspended. Max Geller, one of the students involved in the group, stated that the administration no longer felt that they could control the group’s actions and that was the last option they had. He said they were just handing out flyers and soon after the police got called. There were claims that made it seem like this group was breaking rules and according to administration they were; however, in my opinion handing out flyers isn’t a good reason for the police to be called.
"Obama Is Trying to Vanish Us": Immigrants Fight Record Deportations with Protests, Hunger Strikes
Many people are beginning to fight against deportations by striking to show that they won’t give in so easily. At the border in between the U.S. and Mexico, there has been several people who are gather there to help fight for those people who are seeking to enter the U.S. again. There are also many many people in Washington who are participating in a hunger strike. President Obama has been given the nickname “Deporter in Chief” and not in a jokingly manner. There are hundreds of people against the deportation of immigrants and now they are beginning to react through civil disobedience. The people on hunger strikes have also stopped eating because they are seeking better food and lower prices in prison, as well as striking against deportations. So many people are starting to get more involved and fighting against deportations and the acts of civil disobedience are just going to increase.
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