Students for Justice in Palestine reinstated at Northeastern University
SIX WEEKS after Northeastern University's unprecedented suspension of the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (NU-SJP), members of the group were informed on April 22 of their full reinstatement as a campus club. The university also promised the NU-SJP chapter increased funding for future semesters.
This victory is an inspiring achievement, especially considering the relentless attack by the university that has gone on for more than two years.
NU-SJP was suspended on March 7 for allegedly violating campus codes of conduct while distributing mock eviction flyers highlighting the expulsion and displacement of Palestinians from their homes.
Two of the group's youngest members, both women of color, were threatened with expulsion from school, and police individually harassed them, along with other NU-SJP members of color or members with Arabic-sounding names. The publicity and climate of fear perpetrated by the university also led to death threats against chapter members.
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