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New School students join thousands to demonstrate against Netanyahu’s UN address

The New School contingent present at demonstration against Netanyahu’s presence at the UN. Photo by Dove Williams

Students from The New School joined thousands of demonstrators in support of Palestine ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly on…

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Students form a “human blockade” in front of the UC after Board of Trustees failed to hold a divestment vote

Demonstrators and counter-protestors in front of the University Center at 63 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Aarya Kini

Thursday afternoon, after The New School’s Board of Trustees failed to hold a vote to divest from companies supporting and arming Israel, over 200 demonstrators gathered in front…

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Inside the SJP Walkout for Palestinian Liberation: a closer look at Monday’s student action in the UC

Demonstrators sat in front of the turnstiles at Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall on East 12th Street this Monday. Photo by Olivia Young

On Monday morning, approximately 100 New School community members walked off campus toward Union Square North to join the Walkout for Palestinian Liberation organized by The New School’s…

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