“Let us be the generation that holds morality close to our actions and hold each other accountable.”
Aysha Affaneh, a #graduating #student from the #UniversityOfIllinoisChicago #UIC, dedicated her #graduation #speech to expressing #solidarity with the #Palestinian people in #Gaza.
During her speech, she also called on all universities, including UIC, to #divest from “companies complicit and constructing #genocide” in Gaza.
"I apologise that this is not a typical graduation speech, but there is nothing typical about the times that we are living in. There is nothing typical about 15,000 children's live-streamed deaths being watched."
A #Palestinian #LawStudent from #University of #Toledo gave a powerful #graduation #speech, questioning #StatusQuo in the US, and why they are sending billions of dollars to #Israel, a state convicted of #WarCrimes and on trial for #genocide.
Tamara Rasamny, a #student at #ColumbiaUniversity who was #arrested in April while participating in a pro #Palestine #protest #encampment on campus, was allowed to #graduate and give her speech on Saturday.
During the speech, she reiterated her pro-Palestine stance and urged for the release of #Israeli and #Palestinian #PoliticalPrisoners.
https://youtu.be/6i1PwkZFC6Q?si=rQSg7bs-gzxMhkOc
#StudentSpring #GraduationSpeech #AntiWar #GazaSolidarity #ProPeace #StopGenocide #DiscloseDivest #FutureLeaders #humanitarian
2024 #graduate, Nando Felten, delivered a #PowerfulSpeech at the #University of #Michigan in #solidarity with #Palestine.
#Students in the US are not just setting up #encampments to show solidarity with the #Palestinians but using their #graduation ceremonies to highlight the plight of the people of Palestine.
https://youtu.be/ricF6-oMPYM?si=7uQ1fkZMlJ1zAVKB
#StudentSpring #GraduationSpeech #AntiWar #GazaSolidarity #ProPeace #StopGenocide #DiscloseDivest #FutureLeaders #humanitarian
A pro #Palestine #student ripped up her #diploma during a #ColumbiaUniversity graduation ceremony.
Joy Lind van Hasselt also had her hands tied together and wore a keffiyeh.
It was one of many #protests by the university’s school of #SocialWork.
The #university has been at the centre of the anti #Israel #studentMovement, sparking nationwide protests.
https://youtu.be/Xc3GwiW336c?si=KIcb3P7dfQFj4LxY
#StudentSpring #Graduate #AntiWar #GazaSolidarity #ProPeace #StopGenocide #DiscloseDivest #FutureLeaders #humanitarian
#Pitzer #graduate #students presented #Palestinian flags to #UniversityPresident who refused #divestment from #Israel
https://youtube.com/shorts/wgR6N4s-ubA?si=vQXttMgSZtEg4pGf
#StudentSpring #GraduationSpeech #AntiWar #GazaSolidarity #ProPeace #StopGenocide #DiscloseDivest #FutureLeaders #humanitarian
#UMass #Amherst #CommencementSpeaker Colson Whitehead drops out 👏
UMass Amherst’s commencement speaker has dropped out from the #graduation ceremony because of the university’s #police response to #AntiGenocide #PeaceActivists #protests.
https://youtu.be/kNht0WBeutI?si=BEe7bvu1SPz5lUAG
#StudentSpring #GraduationSpeech #AntiWar #GazaSolidarity #ProPeace #StopGenocide #DiscloseDivest #FutureLeaders #humanitarian #ProtestsWork
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