Reinstate Our Peers NOW

In an effort to silence pro-Palestinian protest on campus, Swarthmore College has interim suspended nine students. Seven of these students were suspended without evidence or due process for their alleged participation in the Hossam Shabat Liberated Zone. Two of these students were brutally arrested by 30+ police officers dispatched by President Valerie Smith. These students and seven other encampment members present at the time were repeatedly assaulted under the watchful supervision of Stephanie Ives, Anthony Coschignano, and Colin Quinn. Swarthmore's complete and utter lack of consideration for the safety of students speaking out against genocidal violence is appalling. As their friends and peers, we ask for your support in unequivocally condemning administration's actions and demand their immediate reinstatement.