Last week students at Northwestern University launched NU Divest, a grassroots student campaign demanding that Northwestern divest its holdings in corporations that profit from human rights abuses against Palestinians.
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Last week students at Northwestern University launched NU Divest, a grassroots student campaign demanding that Northwestern divest its holdings in corporations that profit from human rights abuses against Palestinians.
47 years ago, MLK marched along thousands of socially conscience individuals from Selma to Montgomery. This moment marked a turning point in the civil rights movement, and stands as testimony to the perseverance of MLK and the group of troublemakers walking in his shadow.
In a surprise move Sunday night, student activists at DePaul University announced that they are re-launching their DePaul Divest campaign to pressure the university administration to pull its investments from corporations that profit off of Israel’s human rights violations in Palestine, respecting last year’s majority student vote. Corporations include Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Veolia, Caterpillar, and others.
Students for Justice in Palestine Loyola University Chapter hosted a kick-off event to celebrate Palestinian heritage on Sept. 17.