Words by Rhyus Goldman PZ ’26 Graphic by Ben Connolly PZ ’26 On Nov. 22, Claremont Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) hosted “Palestine Through the Archives,” an exhibit in the Honnold/Mudd Library Founders Room providing students with archival materials and primary documents on pre-Nakba Palestine and the creation of the Israeli state. The exhibit, organized by Abigail Gross PZ ’25, featured drawings, images, maps, European … Continue reading An archival look at Palestine pre-Nakba

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 On Monday, Nov. 25, the afternoon before students picketed outside McConnell Dining Hall, Pitzer College’s dining services management cut the shifts of four student workers scheduled for that night. The picket served as part of the third boycott this month organized by the Claremont Student & Worker Alliance (CSWA) in support of Adan Campos. Management canceled the students’ shifts just … Continue reading Pitzer dining cuts shifts of four student workers during boycott, CSWA rep alleges retaliation against student-led organizing

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 Circling the entrances of Pitzer College’s McConnell Dining Hall on Monday, Nov. 25, students organized by the Claremont Student-Worker Alliance (CSWA) picketed for hours, once again calling on the school to rehire former dining services worker Adan Campos.  Monday’s boycott was the third called by CSWA this month, following a protest during Pitzer’s Family Weekend from Nov. 8 through 10, … Continue reading CSWA’s third McConnell boycott caps off month of support for Adan Campos

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25 Though the first rainy day in weeks threatened to turn away the crowd at El Barrio Park, dozens of students, faculty, and staff from the Claremont Colleges rallied against the Pomona College administration in response to six weeks of unprecedented punishments doled out by the school. On Friday, Nov. 15, several 7C students who were suspended or banned by Pomona … Continue reading ACLU threatens action against Pomona, 7C community members rally in support

By Ben Lauren PZ ’25

On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Pitzer College Student Senate voted unanimously in favor of Resolution 61-R-3, sponsored by the Claremont Student Worker Alliance (CSWA), “supporting CSWA’s demands to rehire Adan Campos and condemning Pitzer’s anti-immigrant practices.” Continue reading Pitzer Student Senate passes resolution 61-R-3 in support of Adan Campos

On Nov. 2, the Pomona College Judicial Council (JBoard) found Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) not responsible on five of its six charges for the organization’s participation in the Oct. 7 takeover of Carnegie Hall. Continue reading Claremont SJP exonerated on five of six charges by Pomona JBoard