(Photo: Rick Dikeman, via Wikimedia Commons) The Ohio-based Case Western Reserve University student government adopted on Tuesday a resolution declaring Israel an apartheid state, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. May 8, 2024 · At Case, where its Students for Justice for Palestine chapter remains banned from campus, such conflict has resulted in a kind of stalemate: the greater Kaler's denouncing, the meatier the May 7, 2024 · TONIGHT, one hour ago around 11 pm, this incredibly racist and dangerous statement was painted on the spirit wall. In honor of Black History Month, The Daily is putting a spotlight on some of the Nov 10, 2022 · The president of Case Western Reserve University condemned a student government resolution that calls on the Ohio university to divest from companies that “directly provide weaponry, security systems, prisons, or military support for the illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories” within two years. Cox International Law Center; International Law Center Curriculum; Faculty & Adjuncts; Student Opportunities; Institute for Global Security Law and Policy; Henry T. Mar 8, 2024 · CLEVELAND (WJW) — Case Western Reserve University officials have suspended the student group CWRU Students for Justice in Palestine, alleging violations of the university’s student code of Nov 10, 2023 · Hundreds of Case Western Reserve University community members walked out of their classes on Nov. Isaac Gorodeski. Before the encampment, CWRU’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) received an interim suspension due to alleged violations of the Posting Policy, which May 1, 2024 · The students said they're seeking Case Western Reserve's divestment from companies that profit off Israeli "apartheid," among other demands. Recently we’ve seen renovations to Nov 18, 2022 · Four and a half years ago, I co-authored Resolution 27-04, the first USG resolution calling for the divestment of CWRU assets from the Israeli occupation of Palestine. CLEVELAND — An anti-war student encampment at Case Western Reserve University protesting Israel was broken up by police on Monday morning. The resolutions says that the nation is engaging in apartheid and human rights abuses against Palestine. 26 letter. CWRU’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) announced on April 29, 2024 via Instagram that they had set up a solidarity encampment at the university in Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) Oval. CLEVELAND, Ohio – More than 20 students were detained and released Monday at Case Western Reserve University over protests involving the Israeli-Hamas war. As the sun set, protesters were in a festive mood despite concerns that police would enter the encampment. May 9, 2024 · By Martha Grevatt May 7, 2024 On the morning of April 29, students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood launched the first Palestine Solidarity Encampment in this city. Kaler has become the target of more pointed messaging at their encampment after students said talks with Case Western Reserve’s interim vice president of student affairs, Peter May 8, 2024 · May 8, 2024. Amnesty for all students and faculty disciplined for advocating for Palestinian liberation. CLEVELAND — Over 100 people gathered for an alternate graduation ceremony called the People’s Graduation at Wade Lagoon for students from Case Western Reserve Dec 8, 2023 · Over the last month, three private universities (Brandeis, Columbia, and George Washington) suspended their chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). 2. They were held for refusing to take down tents that had been set up. on April 29, a group of Case Western Reserve University students set up camp in KSL Oval to protest the university’s investments in Israel and show solidarity with the Palestinian people. May 8, 2024 · One student, wearing a face shield, was seen completely covered in the paint in a video shared with The Plain Dealer and Cleveland. May 14, 2024 · Case Western Reserve University has declared some students who participated in a pro-Palestinian encampment "persona non grata," a designation that restricts their campus access and could jeopardize the conferral of their degrees. Jad Oglesby, a senior and vice president of the CWRU chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, said students camped overnight Monday on the Kelvin Smith Library Oval after CLEVELAND (WJW) — Case Western Reserve University officials have suspended the student group CWRU Students for Justice in Palestine, alleging violations of the university’s student code of May 13, 2024 · Case Western Reserve was one of nearly 80 U. At CWRU, students accused Kaler of creating a hostile work environment for his stance on Palestine and his suspension of the chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. Apr 30, 2024 · Many of those demands align with what other students are asking for nationwide. Additionally, we responded to 40 legal questions from activists who were concerned their rights were threatened. Jad Oglesby, a senior and vice president of the CWRU chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, said students camped overnight Monday on the Kelvin Smith Library Oval after May 3, 2023 · CWRU Law students intern around the world; Case Western Reserve University alumni in international law; Celebrating 30 years: A brief history of the Frederick K. CLEVELAND, Ohio – Students and staff at Case Western Reserve University protested in solidarity with Palestine as hundreds of prospective students toured the school during an Open House event CLEVELAND (WJW) — Case Western Reserve University officials have suspended the student group CWRU Students for Justice in Palestine, alleging violations of the university’s student code of Nov 6, 2023 · About a half-dozen Case Western Reserve University student groups Monday held a walk-out in protest of university President Eric Kaler, arguing he has divided the campus by failing to acknowledge Palestinian lives lost and Israeli "war crimes" during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. 8, Case Western Reserve University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) voted on Resolution 31-15—a resolution calling for our university to “fully divest its assets from Israeli apartheid, the international military-industrial complex, and the international prison-industrial complex. Many protesters plan to camp overnight. Carrying flags, posters and wearing keffiyehs (a symbol of resistance, perseverance and unity), the group gathered outside of Adelbert Hall to hear speeches and recite chants, Apr 19, 2024 · CWRU students, faculty stage “die-in” in solidarity with Palestine, SJP during prospective students’ campus visit April 26, 2024 • Shejuti Wahed , Social Media Content Creator Apr 29, 2024 · 1. She noted a dialogue event hosted by the Students for Justice in Palestine was cancelled after they received an unspecified threat. Mar 14, 2024 · Case Western Reserve University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) received an interim loss of university recognition on Feb. Kaler and all other administrators to refrain from deploying police officers to detain and arrest student protesters. Apr 29, 2024 · Most recently, students involved in Students for Justice in Palestine (CWRU-SJP) have reported to CAIR-Ohio of alleged targeting from the administration for their Palestine advocacy resulting in the suspension of the student organization. The protest, organized by groups including Students for Justice Apr 29, 2024 · Pro-Palestinian students and others held a sit-in at an encampment they set up on CAse Western Reserve University's KSL Oval Monday morning; organizers say police started arresting protesters not long after. Jad Oglesby, vice president for the CWRU chapter of Students for Justice for Palestine, said the students that were detained were sitting Contact Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Ave Cleveland, Ohio 44106 United States campusgroups@case. 6 at 2 p. But according to the university, the demonstrators Mar 13, 2024 · On Feb. Protesters continued their gathering at the encampment on the Kelvin Smith Library May 2, 2024 · On day four of their campus protest, Case Western Reserve’s pro-Palestinian demonstrators say they are still waiting to hear from University President Eric Kaler. 26th, Case Western Reserve University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) received a letter from the university administration notifying them that they have received an “Interim Loss of Recognition” as a student organization. Joining similar May 4, 2024 · In Ohio, protests have been reported at Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University and most recently, Miami University in Oxford. C. Mar 13, 2024 · On Sunday, March 3, Case Western Reserve University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) posted to their Instagram account a letter from the university administration from Feb. Signed, Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP) Refugee Outreach Collective (ROC) National Lawyers’ Guild (NLG) Nov 6, 2023 · About a half-dozen Case Western Reserve University student groups Monday held a walk-out in protest of university President Eric Kaler, arguing he has divided the campus by failing to acknowledge Palestinian lives lost and Israeli "war crimes" during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. and follows a movement Apr 30, 2024 · CLEVELAND, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Closer to home, no arrests, but 20 students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland were detained by campus police. May 13, 2024 · Case Western Reserve University Threatens Protestors With Criminal Violations as Encamped Grow More Defiant: "I urge the student protestors," Case President Eric Kaler wrote, "to remove the Nov 11, 2022 · The Case Western Reserve University campus. The resolution was proposed by the Apr 19, 2024 · 🚨BREAKING! Students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio are “dying in” for Palestine. This encampment was announced on CWRU’s Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) Instagram page for 9:30 a. 26 due to allegedly violating the university Code of Conduct. The Oct 20, 2023 · Dueling student-led protests in support of Israel and Palestinians have been playing out on campus all week. With 1,000+ students and family members visiting the CWRU campus for its final open house of the admission season, CWRU students are seizing the opportunity to raise awareness about the university administration’s suppression of pro-Palestine advocacy on campus. The video posted May 7, 2024, shows a university-hired contractor spray-painting over a pro-Palestine student protester standing in front of messages painted on the campus Spirit Wall. Why it matters: Case's commencement ceremonies are this week, and university president Eric Kaler, who threatened Apr 12, 2024 · The Observer. Oct 14, 2022 · By most measures, Case Western Reserve University is in a pretty good financial position. S. Apr 12, 2024 · A history of the federation, the creation of The Observer: A uniquely CWRU story. Jessie Hill, a constitutional law professor at Case Western Reserve University, suggests that students who hold visas and are involved in May 18, 2024 · Case Western Reserve University Bars Some Pro-Palestine Student Protesters From Graduation, Campus: The university's Office of Student Conduct sent notices to more than a dozen involved in the May 14, 2024 · Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) sent an email to more than 40 students and staff involved in Palestine advocacy notifying them that their involvement in the anti-genocide encampment was being investigated and they are interim Persona Non-Grata from the university which includes attending their commencement ceremony. While Black History Month usually focuses on the past, it’s equally important to consider who’s making history today. More than 100 students began Nov 18, 2022 · On the evening of Nov. But the success of Resolution 31-15, authored by CWRU Students for Justice in Apr 30, 2024 · A student organizer of a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Case Western Reserve University says students will seek permission to continue an encampment on the campus oval. Entering the eighth day of their protest on Tuesday morning, protesters at Case Western Reserve University were sprayed with paint when they blocked contractors attempting to paint over pro-Palestinian graffiti. 26 notifying them that SJP has received an “Interim Loss of Recognition” as a student organization. Their main demands are for CWRU to disclose its financial ties to Israeli apartheid and to divest from those investments. com by Case’s Students for Justice in Palestine group. Jad Oglesby, vice president for the CWRU chapter of Students for Justice for Palestine, said the students that were detained were sitting Case Western administrators earlier this year suspended the pro-Palestine student group Students for Justice in Palestine, alleging violations of the university’s student code of conduct May 8, 2024 · A screenshot of a video posted on Instagram by the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Case Western Reserve University. Vice President for Student Affairs Peter Whiting says the encampment was not proper, though free speech is Apr 29, 2024 · Case Western administrators earlier this year suspended the pro-Palestine student group Students for Justice in Palestine, alleging violations of the university’s student code of conduct. The protest, organized by groups including Students for Justice Nov 6, 2023 · About a half-dozen Case Western Reserve University student groups Monday held a walk-out in protest of university President Eric Kaler, arguing he has divided the campus by failing to acknowledge Palestinian lives lost and Israeli "war crimes" during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Based on a similar campaign waged against apartheid South Africa, BDS is designed to pressure the Zionist entity to withdraw from the occupied territories (1967 borders The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Case Western Reserve University announced on that it had received a notice of “interim loss of recognition,” according to a Feb. The protest, organized by groups including Students for Justice Apr 30, 2024 · A student organizer of a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Case Western Reserve University says students a senior and vice president of the CWRU chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine Apr 29, 2024 · Pro-Palestinian students and others held a sit-in at an encampment they set up on CAse Western Reserve University's KSL Oval Monday morning; organizers say police started arresting protesters not long after. May 6, 2024 · To the Case Western Reserve community, Today marks one week since protesters began an encampment on the Kelvin Smith Library Oval. m. May 19, 2024 · Posted at 10:54 PM, May 19, 2024. The details of each case vary; but together, they are united by a degree of opacity, in that university leaders have not been fully forthcoming in delineating how these student groups broke campus rules, or how the decision to suspend The university’s student government in November 2022 approved Resolution 31-15, calling on Case Western leaders to examine the university’s financial assets, to determine if its investments Nov 10, 2022 · The resolution, authored by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), accuses Israel of being an apartheid state, unlawfully imprisoning minors, and assassinating (USG) of Case Western Reserve Eighty percent of incidents Palestine Legal responded to in 2020 targeted students and scholars at 68 campuses across the country. War Apr 30, 2024 · Updated: May 2, 2024 / 11:43 AM EDT. CWRU Faculty • May 20, 2024. SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top headlines sent A contractor hired to cover up anti-Israel vandalism at Ohio’s Case Western Reserve University refused to let protesters get in the way of his job — opting, instead, to simply paint right over May 8, 2024 · Frequent focal points in campus activism at Case Western Reserve University are the Spirit and Advocacy Walls spaces—designed for students to be able to express themselves and share upcoming events. Apr 23, 2024 · Case Western Reserve University issued an interim loss of recognition to the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine organization. That effort ended on April 22, 2018, in—what seemed to be at the time—utter defeat. Case Western Reserve University has refused to apologize to an organizer whose workshop on the censorship of Palestinian voices—scheduled to take place at the university's annual Social Justice Teach-In—was canceled and replaced by a pro-Israel workshop. Apr 30, 2024 · A student organizer of a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Case Western Reserve University says students will seek permission to continue an encampment on the campus oval. Jad Oglesby, a senior and vice president of the CWRU chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, said students camped overnight Monday on the Kelvin Smith Library Oval after Tensions continue to mount at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland as the encampment by pro-Palestine demonstrators moves into its second week. ” The following morning, President Kaler sent out an email critical of the Whereas, Case Western Reserve University participated in a boycott of Sudan beginning in 2007 in response to the humanitarian crisis there; xvi i Whereas, the Case Western Reserve University Undergraduate Student Government has endorsed divestment resolutions in the past, particularly the 2014 Fossil Fuels Divestment Nov 17, 2023 · On Monday, the administration of George Washington University suspended Students for Justice in Palestine after the group projected a series of pro-Palestinian messages onto the university library May 10, 2024 · Case Western Reserve was one of nearly 80 U. Case Western Reserve University’s Students for Justice in Palestine, alongside 13 different cosigning organizations, would like to issue a formal response to the email you sent to the campus community in regards to the Undergraduate Student Government passing Resolution 31-15. . SJP maintains their innocence and said they had nothing to do with these flyers. visitors could come in. Apr 26, 2024 · This protest occurred hours after CWRU’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) reported on their Instagram several proposed sanctions on individuals accused of promoting flyers across campus. Apr 29, 2024 · Pro-Palestinian students and others held a sit-in at an encampment they set up on CAse Western Reserve University's KSL Oval Monday morning; organizers say police started arresting protesters not Nov 9, 2022 · To the Case Western Reserve University Community: With great sadness, I write to share that yesterday evening the Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution, authored by Case Western Reserve Students for Justice in Palestine. Case Western Reserve University’s administration has emboldened Outside Zionist agitators to feel comfortable infiltrating Hind Oval and agitating and instiga Jan 17, 2024 · "The conduct case involving the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Rutgers-New Brunswick has been resolved and the interim suspension of organizational activity is over," said CLEVELAND (WJW) – Officials with Case Western Reserve University announced Thursday that the ongoing protests on campus will no longer be approved. Nov 8, 2023 · Closing Students for Justice in Palestine chapters. One student, wearing a face shield, was seen completely covered in the paint in a video shared with The Plain Dealer and Cleveland. Students for Justice in Palestine demanded the violence in Gaza to stop. The students Dec 17, 2020 · December 17, 2020. , 11/21/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Cleveland chapter (CAIR-Cleveland), in support of an open letter from Students for Justice in Palestine, today called for Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) President Eric Kaler to meet with Apr 30, 2024 · Many of those demands align with what other students are asking for nationwide. colleges with an encampment to protest the war in Gaza and show support for Palestine. b. In a letter to the university community, Eric Kaler said new ‘security and safety’ measures will be implemented. Case Western administrators earlier this year suspended the pro-Palestine student group Students for Justice in Palestine, alleging violations of the university’s student code of conduct. May 9, 2024 · Case Western Reserve graduation event plans remain unchanged in face of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, university president says. Divest all of CWRU’s finances from the companies that profit from Israeli apartheid, genocide Nov 8, 2023 · Hundreds of Case Western Reserve University students gathered in a pro-Palestine walkout Monday expressing “no confidence” in CWRU President Eric Kaler. Nov 6, 2023 · CWRU’s Students for Justice in Palestine group said in an Oct. Nov 11, 2022 · A debate continues to simmer on Case Western Reserve University’s campus after a resolution was passed by the undergraduate student government Wednesday calling on the university to divest from companies and organizations that provide support to Israel's military, industry and prisons. The ongoing conflict at the center of this protest is a complex, often personal issue about which many in our university community feel passionately, but the devastating loss of Israeli and Palestinian lives should be a distress we all share. to protest President Eric Kaler’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. edu Pro-Palestine demonstrators who are Case Western Reserve University students are issued a wristband to stay the night on a lawn area in front of the Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve Apr 30, 2024 · A student organizer of a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Case Western Reserve University says students will seek permission to continue an encampment on the campus oval. The last week of the semester is known amongst the Case Western Reserve University community as Legacy Week, a time to look back on the history of CWRU to inform its future. Since President Barbara Snyder’s “Forward Thinking” campaign raised $1. According to The Nov 6, 2023 · Sabrina Wicker, a third-year student who attended the protest outside Adelbert Hall, where Kaler's office is located, said Palestinian and Muslim students more broadly have felt unsafe on campus. CLEVELAND (WJW) — For the second night in a row, only student protesters will be permitted to stay on-site at Case Western Reserve University. Apr 29, 2024 · Posted at 11:11 AM, Apr 29, 2024. Fines have been issued to some of the students. The university community must prioritize student well-being and academic freedom and demand its reinstatement. King, Jr. JVP Workshop on Censorship of Palestine Rights Advocacy. Students for Justice for Palestine, a student Apr 19, 2024 · Students, staff and Case Western Reserve University community members protested in solidarity with Palestine while hundreds of prospective students toured the school during an Open House event Friday. Students at the university wanted, among other demands, the administration to divest any financial interests in Israel and restore the rights of the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. On Monday, students Apr 19, 2024 · Students, staff and Case Western Reserve University community members protested in solidarity with Palestine while hundreds of prospective students toured the school during an Open House event Friday. Mar 7, 2024 · After months of sparring with Case Western Reserve University regarding the Israel-Hamas War, the school's Students for Justice in Palestine chapter was suspended, the advocacy organization Mar 29, 2024 · Palestine is the litmus test that CWRU administration and faculty can no longer ignore. Students and other pro-Palestine demonstrators May 2, 2024 · Pro-Palestinian protesters have been camping on the Kelvin Smith Library Oval at Case Western Reserve University since Monday, April 29, 2024. they were required to remove their tents and at 8 a. Tensions have been rising this week after a school contractor spray painted students obstructing Recent Campus BDS Victories. 82 billion for the university, CWRU has seen a flurry of capital improvements, with a new university center and new walkways all being built over the past decade. In this resolution, this student group called for divestment of assets from ‘Israeli apartheid’ and other elements of what they view as industrial evils. Two law students’ degrees are being withheld pending the […] May 1, 2024 · Pro-Palestinian protesters lock arms in solidarity calling for Case Western Reserve University to divest itself from pro-Israel businesses and financial institutions. State and federal lawmakers introduced at least 21 legislative measures in 2020 aimed at silencing Apr 30, 2024 · Monday Case Western administration allowed students and faculty to spend the night in the encampment, but by 7:30 a. CWRU claims students affiliated with SJP glued flyers around campus. The primary purpose of the Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine (BSJP) is to give a voice to those who are interested in promoting the Palestinian perspective/ narrative/ point of view on campus, and to create an outlet and framework of support for students that wish to explore the Conflict. CAIR-Ohio and Palestine Legal have been working with the Nov 21, 2022 · Muslim civil rights group supports open letter to President Kaler from Students for Justice in Palestine (WASHINGTON, D. May 1, 2024 · Pro-Palestinian protesters erect a tent Tuesday, April 30, 2024, on the KSL Oval at Case Western Reserve University. LTTE: CWRU faculty letter to President Kaler and Provost Ward. Protesters form lines of human barricades to resist potential arrests following the curfew. Feb 26, 2024 · From pioneering research to transformative educational and social initiatives, members of the Black community at Case Western Reserve University stand at the forefront of shaping history. Pro-Palestinian protesters erect a tent Tuesday, April 30, 2024, on the KSL Oval at Case Western Reserve University. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions ( BDS) is a global movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against the Zionist entity. May 26, 2024 · CWRU Students Launch a Palestine Solidarity Encampment Alongside Students Around the World. CLEVELAND (WJW) — Case Western Reserve University officials have suspended the student group CWRU Students for Justice in Palestine, alleging violations of May 8, 2024 · A screenshot of a video posted on Instagram by the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve students’ list of demands include asking the private university to divest any financial interests in Israel and restore the rights of its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter. As faculty at Case Western Reserve University, we respectfully ask President Eric W. Zachary Treseler, News Editor • April 26, 2024. vice president of Students for Justice in Palestine Apr 29, 2024 · At 9:30 a. 27 op-ed in the student newspaper that Kaler has, since his initial email on the Israel-Hamas war, failed to explicitly acknowledge Mar 8, 2024 · Updated: Mar 8, 2024 / 12:52 PM EST. xg oy fy nw sp im nd fa ej lm