i took this photo on friday on Indiana University’s Dunn Meadow, our designated “free speech” zone. we have been protesting in solidarity with columbia and other universities calling for IU to divest. Many of you have probably already seen an image of a sniper positioned on the top of the Indiana Memorial Union, pointed toward the peaceful protestors. You may have also heard that administration has sent in SWAT and riot police to intimidate us into silence on Gaza. they have arrested over 50 students and faculty now. i have personally had two close friends arrested. you may have also heard of the anti-Black reasoning for sending in militarized police: that one of our active organizers was deemed suspicious purely due to the fact of his Blackness. we have been protesting peacefully since thursday, and have been met with sustained resistance from Chabad agitators who have blasted shitty EDM over Jewish seder as well as Muslim prayer. they have been joined by college republicans, antisemitic antagonists, provocateurs, and as you can see, white supremacists waving the thin blue line and proud boy flags. out and proud white supremacist nazis. these are the forces that stand against Palestinian liberation. these are the forces that back Zionism. it is so important to stand up and fight back against them. please. join an encampment if you have one near you. join us in solidarity if you can. if you can’t physically join the protests then i encourage you to donate to bail funds or find out what is needed locally. donate to helping protestors have food and water. it is so beyond important we do anything we can in the name of palestinian liberation.
So, are we denying his role in the Genocide in Gaza? Or the antagonistic behavior towards other Arab nations, or well, any other nation wanting to give aid to Palestine?
Fuck him and his sacrosanct adherence to policies that harm POC.