U.S. University Did Something Crazy: Listened to Student Protesters Instead of Calling the Cops on Them
U.S. University Did Something Crazy: Listened to Student Protesters Instead of Calling the Cops on Them
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Sacramento State’s updated policy states that it “does not have any direct investments in these areas” right now but, in accordance with students’ demands, its investment portfolios will “remain free of such direct investments.”
Students: We're protesting until our school stops investing in stuff that's bad!
University: Uh, we already don't.
Students: We did it! We freed Palestine!
I don't think the students though that divesting would save all the Palestinians. I mean, I am sure one person did, but that is what happens when you have a large group of people. I think they just wanted to apply pressure against Israel where they could.
I think it is based and probably the most effective thing they could do to stop the genocide.
Divesting is a step, but it just allows them to remove personal responsibility for the death/suffering. (Which matches the latent cultural narcissism)
It does not actually stop anything, it may delay the scheduled future.
Meanwhile bombs and bullets already in production will go down range.
Divesting is a step, but it just allows them to remove personal responsibility for the death/suffering.
Uh, no. Divesting from South Africa had a big effect on the end of Apartheid. It's just not enough to do much by itself. But it is enough to push it over the top.
Sure, it took years.
The Palestinians have weeks to months.
I mean, you jest, but a lot of the time, all you can do in this world is limit your own contribution to the problem
That and vote to regulate wrongdoings. It sounds so obvious and yet somehow we're losing that battle.
You attempt a lazy joke here because it seems you need attention, but policy like this matters, especially when things get "quiet" again after the spotlight fades. Also, in addition to divestment, the university also met their demand to appoint “a faculty member from Faculty for Justice in Palestine to sit on the finance committee, ensuring that investments remain ethical every year.”
Attention seeking? It seems like this could have been a single student government vote.
The university’s communications office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from Jezebel on whether it is referring explicitly to Israel, or whether it regards Israel’s actions in Gaza as falling under the umbrella of “genocide, ethnic cleansing, and activities that violate fundamental human rights.”
And more effective, too.
And more effective? Which university had a student government vote that change the university policy?
Edit: Actually, just posting a list of the hundred + of schools that have changed official investment policy is not a fair response. The point is that it happens all the time, but it doesn't grab headlines. SGAs work with university leaders to cooperatively effect change not only on a regular basis, but as an essential part of their functioning.
I'm happy to repost the list if you would like.
Yes, attention seeking - your undereducated pussyfooting is transparent, exhausting and embarrassing, friend.
They did win. They know now that University is morally right and doesn't support a genocide.
They could have just asked first