author: Undercurrents staff

Palestine

March 29, 2025

JBoard freezes SJP’s funding ahead of Palestine Liberation Week

Last year, PLW ended with Pomona calling police to arrest 19 students. Weeks leading up to this year’s PLW, JBoard froze all of SJP’s funding.

Palestine

Pomona says it will turn over student disciplinary records to Congress

Pomona will “fully cooperate” with a congressional committee letter asking for a list of students who have been disciplined for their involvement in divestment protests by April 10, according to a statement published in the Los Angeles Times.

Palestine

March 25, 2025

‘Persona non grata’: Students banned from Pomona speak out

Pomona College banned at least 36 5C students from its campus after an Oct. 7, 2024 divestment protest, putting their class credits, jobs and financial aid in jeopardy.

Abolition

March 22, 2025

“Security is a way of thinking”: Prison Abolition Collective hosts digital security teach-in with EFF to help organizers develop better security practices

31 students attended the teach-in and learned about developing security plans, safe tools to use online as well as how this information could be used at the 5Cs.

March 11, 2025

City’s early closure of park bathrooms puts unhoused Claremont residents at risk

“It could ruin my life”: an unhoused resident told Undercurrents the city are closing bathrooms up to an hour early, putting unhoused people at risk of indecent exposure tickets

Labor

March 9, 2025

“We won”: Adan Campos and CSWA celebrate rehiring contract at Grove House party

The win comes after a year of student and worker organizing for Campos to be rehired after Pitzer fired him from his position due to his DACA work authorization being expired.

February 27, 2025

Immigration lawyer hosts “Know Your Rights” training for undocumented students and allies

The training comes as a response to recent developments in immigration law and attacks on undocumented communities. Here’s what you should know.

Labor

February 24, 2025

UNION VICTORY: Student workers unanimously vote to join existing Pomona dining workers’ union

Workers from the Coop Fountain, Cafe 47 and Milk & Honey voted to join the dining hall workers union, allowing student workers and dining hall staff to bargain for better working conditions and benefits under the same contract.

Labor

February 19, 2025

Students delegate to Pitzer Trustees to demand rehiring of Adan Campos and protection for immigrant workers

In their fifth delegation to Pitzer administrators, students from the Claremont Student Worker Alliance demanded the rehiring of fired DACAmented dining hall worker Adan Campos.

Palestine

February 8, 2025

SJP People’s University connects Palestine to ICE, policing, wildfires in LA

On the first day of classes, dozens of students gathered on the Pitzer Mounds to hear teach-ins on policing and anti-ICE organizing.

Undercurrents reports on labor, Palestine liberation, prison abolition and other community organizing at and around the Claremont Colleges.

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Issue 1 / Spring 2023

Setting the Standard

How Pomona workers won a historic $25 minimum wage; a new union in Claremont; Tony Hoang on organizing

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