NYU SJP chapter slams law school for 'threats of disciplinary action' after latest 'study-in' protest
Anti-Israel activists at the New York University School of Law recently held a silent 'study-in' protest and slammed officials afterward for 'threats of disciplinary action.'
On Wednesday, the NYU Law Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) took to Instagram to describe the protest and call out the director of student affairs.
Anti-Israel activists at the New York University (NYU) School of Law recently held a silent “study-in” protest and slammed officials afterward for “threats of disciplinary action.”
On Wednesday, the NYU Law Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) took to Instagram to describe the protest and call out the director of student affairs, as first reported by the Washington Square News.
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”On 12/2, NYU Law students conducted another study-in at the library in response to NYU Law refusing to respond to our demands for divestment,” the SJP chapter writes. “Students were silently studying for finals when Director of Student Affairs Katie Shirley, who holds a certificate in ‘social justice advocacy,’ disrupted each student’s peaceful study with threats of disciplinary action.”
”Administrators failed to explain why pro-Palestinian signs were prohibited while signs displaying other content were allowed, showing that their enforcement of policy is purely discriminatory,” the group adds. Images shared in the post show masked students with laptop signage like, “NYU FUNDS GENOCIDE,” “NO SCHOOL AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE,” “NYU. DIVEST FROM DEATH,” and “FREE PALESTINE.” ”NYU Law continues to prove that its commitment to ‘global justice’ is a farce by silencing pro-Palestinian speech and continuing to fund Israel’s genocide,” the chapter continues. The message concludes with the student organization’s “demands,” including that the law school disclose any investments from “companies profiting from war and militarism,” divest from “weapons manufacturing” like those companies “aiding the Israeli occupation of Palestine,” and “ protect pro-Palestine activism on campus.”