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I sent President Starr an email thanking and congratulating her on her demonstration of leadership. Harvard, MIT, UPenn, and other "prestigious" universities need to learn from her.

Pomona College President Gabi Starr authorized a call to bring Claremont Police on campus Friday afternoon, resulting in the arrest of 19 students who had been protesting for Palestine.

Several dozen police showed up in full riot gear before entering the building where students had been protesting.

A fleet of 22 police vehicles across Covina, Pomona and Azusa departments also came with.

-- Jenna Mcmurtry, 6 Apr 2024

This isn’t over The College will continue to manipulate “democratic norms,” because the academy is a tool of empire. We will not stop disrupting business as usual until Pomona College ends it’s genocidal complicity, and materially commits to prioritizing student safety We demand that Pomona College IMMEDIATELY drop all charges, revoke all suspensions, and refrain from further suspension Slide one: Update Slide two: Video from Claremont PD Slide three-five: Claremont Faculty for Justice in Palestine Statement of Solidarity

-- Pomona Divest from Apartheid, 6 Apr 2024