Proud alumni here with news from the student protest at The New School. As an alumnus of one of the most progressive universities in America, I was waiting for involment in the student protests going on right now. The New School was founded in 1919 by a group of progressive intellectuals looking for a new, more relevant model of education, one in which faculty and students would be free to honestly and directly address the problems facing societies.
The New School’s Student Protesters
Forty-three protesters at The New School’s Manhattan campus had been detained by NYPD last Friday afternoon.
Less than 24 hours after The New School’s Students for Justice in Palestine called for an emergency vote by the school’s board of trustees to divest from companies with ties to Israel, 43 protesters had been taken into custody Friday morning at its downtown campus.
Peace In the Middle East
While pro-Palestinian protesters continue to speak out at dozens of college campuses and universities, the number of arrests have been increasing in recent days. An estimated 2,200 people have been arrested, according to the Associated Press. Earlier in the week, 282 people were arrested at Columbia University and at the City College of New York.
A spokeswoman for the New York City Police Department confirmed that 43 people have been detained and charges have yet to be made. In addition, 13 protesters have been taken into police custody and charges are pending.
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