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UM sign at the encampment
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Open Letter to The University of Michigan Regents and University Leadership

May 21, 2024 fwstaff
→ Sign here (if you are UM faculty, staff, alumni, or parent) May 4, 2024 Open Letter to The University of Michigan Regents and University Leadership: We are faculty, staff, alumni, and parents of students […]
Princeton U protest against Gaza genocide
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Racial Justice Group Calls Upon Princeton U President to Drop Charges Against Student Protesters

May 21, 2024 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress MAY 8, 2024 The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) called upon the president of Princeton University today to drop charges against students who were arrested recently while participating in protests […]
Jewish students at U of M encampment call for divestment from Israel
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The genocide exposes friends and foes at the University of Michigan

May 15, 2024 fwstaff
By Bilal Irfan, guest opinion The last few months have been a turbulent time for campuses across the United States as students, staff, faculty, and administrators grapple with the consequences of our nation-wide and institutional […]
Palestine solidarity at WSU Library
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Palestine Solidarity Activists Protest VP Harris in Detroit

May 7, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Monday, May 6, 2024, students and community members gathered outside the Purdy-Kresge Library on the campus of Wayne State University. The rally and later march were aimed at bringing attention […]
US trained and armed Taiwan troops
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Gaza, Ukraine and China

May 7, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole Despite all the bitter division between Democrats and Republicans in Congress, a bipartisan series of foreign aid bills, totaling $95 billion was passed on April 20. The payouts, mainly in military assistance […]
Protestors on the steps of Clio Hall
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An open letter to Princeton U President concerning minoritized student safety

May 7, 2024 fwstaff
Reprinted from the Daily Princetonian We,  the undersigned leaders, community members, and allies of cultural affinity groups of Princeton University — condemn in the strongest possible terms the University’s utter disregard for the safety and […]
May Day Detroit 2024
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Detroit May Day 2024 Focused on the Struggle for Palestinian Liberation

May 7, 2024 fwstaff
  By Fighting Words Staff Clark Park on the southwest side of Detroit was the scene of the annual May Day commemorations. There was a beginning rally, a march through the immediate neighborhood, and then […]
Detroit JVP march and rally outside federal bldg.
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Detroit JVP Holds Rally & March for a Ceasefire in Gaza

May 3, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Friday, April 26, 2024, members and supporters of the Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit  (JVP-D) gathered at the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church located on Trumbull and Michigan Avenue. The motivation for […]
Ultra-right Christian Nationalists are strong supporters of Zionism
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The Scourge of Christo-Fascist Zionism

May 3, 2024 fwstaff
By Marta Ilyich On the 17th of April, in Washington D.C., Columbia University’s president Minouche Shafik sat before a House committee. Shafik holds citizenship in the United States and Great Britain, where she was appointed […]
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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As Pro-Palestinian Protests Escalate, Israel Lobby’s Attack on Academic Freedom Continues

April 29, 2024 fwstaff
By Robert Inlakesh, The Palestine Chronicle Following a crackdown by the New York Police Department (NYP), resulting in around 100 arrests, the encampment only expanded and began to attract significant attention. As pro-Palestinian protests escalate […]