When Marcelle Afram was growing up in Silver Spring, Maryland, his mom would buy bushels of raw olives for preservation. Sitting in the family’s garage, they would clean and pit the olives before packing them in a salty brine. His mom distributed the olives to extended family and friends.
The cost of Israel’s war against Palestinians in Gaza can be counted in several ways: in human losses, infrastructure losses, and damage to the region’s ecosystem—damage that has global consequences for the environment and climate change. By now, we have all heard the reports that more than
After weeks of escalating protests, arrests, and a faculty-led occupation, The New School in Manhattan came to an agreement with encampment participants to have the board of trustees investment committee hold a vote on divestment from companies complicit in Israeli violence by June 14. The deal, struck on May
Few demands for divestment in the repro rights movement have emerged, likely because workers are unaware of Planned Parenthood’s connection to Raytheon
On May 15, one of the hottest days of the year in Florida, dozens of organizers and community members gathered outside the Palm Beach Courthouse to file an unprecedented lawsuit against the county. The groups are suing Palm Beach County over its substantial financial ties to Israel by taking aim
Nearly 700 South Florida artists and community members have signed an open letter calling for the board chair of Oolite Arts to resign following the abrupt removal of pro-Palestinian artwork at a Walgreens in Miami. Oolite Arts is Miami’s largest artist support organization and offers artist residencies, housing
In late April, state police arrived on The Ohio State University’s campus and charged two student protesters with criminal trespassing. One was a member of Students for Justice in Palestine; the other was part of Ohio Youth for Climate Justice. The two groups came together for a rally demanding
Five Florida State University (FSU) affiliates were arrested by campus police last month after setting up a pro-Palestine encampment on the Tallahassee campus. The April 30 arrests follow a wave of repression against student activists trying to raise awareness about the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the banning of
Students across University of Texas System schools have joined campuses nationwide to protest the genocide of Palestinians and demand their university divest from companies funding Israel. The protests have received a harsh response from school administration and law enforcement in recent weeks as the movement builds momentum, but organizers insist
On April 22, PEN America officially announced the cancellation of this year’s PEN America Literary Awards, the annual awards honoring literature’s greatest talents dubbed as “the Oscars for books.” Days later, the organization announced it was canceling the World Voices Festival, another flagship event that was scheduled for
A day-by-day breakdown of the ongoing Columbia protest in support of Palestine and the student movement it helped galvanize
Many abortion support groups nationwide say addressing reproductive injustice in Gaza is also part of their mission
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