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Palestine

May 6, 2024

ARRESTED, JAILED, SUSPENDED, UNHOUSED: What happened to the Pomona Seven after April 5

A brutal arrest was only the beginning of weeks of violence at the hand of Pomona administrators.

Palestine

May 2, 2024

Pomona faculty vote in favor of divestment from Israeli apartheid, becoming one of the first colleges in the U.S. to do so

64% of Pomona faculty passes resolution to divest from companies on BDS' "divest and exclusion" targets

Palestine

April 28, 2024

Alumni shut down Pomona parade with divestment banner

The disruption is alumni's second divestment protest of the weekend, after a dinner walkout Friday night.

Palestine

Pomona alumni join divestment protests, disrupt Alumni Weekend dinner

Around 200 students, faculty and alumni disrupted Pomona’s Alumni Weekend dinner on Friday evening, with alumni giving speeches and leading […]

Palestine

April 26, 2024

Breaking: SJP, JVP set up Gaza solidarity encampment at Pitzer

Pitzer now joins dozens of colleges where students have set up anti-genocide encampments in the past week.

Palestine

April 15, 2024

Students block Pomona Admitted Students Day entrances, disrupt tours for divestment

“Genocide Gina welcomes you to Apartheid College. Enjoy the show.”

Palestine

April 13, 2024

700 walk out for divestment, days after Pomona’s arrest of 20 students

“We don’t want to hear a word about arrests or suspensions or bans unless in the same breath you’re condemning Israeli apartheid, occupation, and genocide," one arrestee said.

Palestine

April 8, 2024

VIDEO: Pomona calls riot police, 25 police vehicles on 19-student sit-in at Alexander Hall

The students were demanding that the college divest from Israeli apartheid. Pomona had 20 students arrested just two hours after the sit-in began.

Palestine

April 7, 2024

PHOTOS: Pomona College calls in riot police to arrest 19 students participating in divestment sit-in

25 vehicles from 5 different police departments arrived on campus. Some officers carried riot shields and high-caliber crowd-control weapons.

Palestine

March 30, 2024

How Gabi Starr has spoken about Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza since Oct. 7

Gabi Starr has sent out a number of emails surrounding the genocide of the Palestinian people and pro-Palestine actions since Oct. 7. Here is a timeline.

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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