Tag: sjp
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Students commemorate lives lost in massacre in Philippines, call for “end to US imperialism”
As candles flickered in front of framed photos, around two dozen students and community members gathered for a vigil on the evening of Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in McKeldin Mall to commemorate victims of the Toboso massacre in April. “The Negros 19 massacre was not an isolated event nor an accident. It is a product…
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Students rally outside Smith school event, call for an end to “normalizing genocide”
A Palestinian flag caught the wind, waving in the air as protestors chanted, “No normalization, we demand liberation” outside the Robert H. Smith School of Business on the evening of Tuesday, April 21 in opposition to a panel event held by the school featuring various speakers to discuss how to promote dialogue, with a secondary…
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Over 100 community members gather for SJP ‘Falasteen Forever’ event celebrating Palestinian culture
Vibrant red tatreez patterns on attendees’ thobes and black-and-white keffiyehs filled the colony ballroom as over 100 guests gathered to attend the Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) Falasteen Forever fundraiser event. Falasteen Forever was an event to showcase the work SJP did all semester and raise awareness on Palestinian struggle and culture, according to…
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USM students charge Board of Regents with complicity in genocide at People’s Tribunal, call for divestment
By: Sumaya Abdel-Motagaly As the last student finished testifying during the public comments period of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents meeting, students in attendance collectively stood up and began chanting “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.” Holding up signs reading “USM you have blood on your hands”…
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From 2017 to 2025, here’s a history of divestment bills for Palestine at UMD
DISCLAIMER: Riona Sheikh serves as the Executive Vice President of UMD’s student government from 2025-2026. Over the last decade, hundreds of students on this campus have gathered to pray for Palestinian people killed by Israel and protest the University System of Maryland’s investments in weapons manufacturing companies and other institutions supporting Israel. After almost eight…
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Over 100 students rally against ICE, call for sanctuary campus at UMD
As the sun beat down on the pavement in Hornbake Plaza, over 100 students gathered Tuesday afternoon to advocate for the University of Maryland to declare itself a sanctuary campus by adopting policies protecting undocumented students. The rally, which was primarily organized by this university’s chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), featured student…
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Sudan roundtable event raises awareness about war, genocide
NoirUnited International, a 501(c)(3) global development organization focused on mobilizing the African diaspora, hosted a Sudan Roundtable in collaboration with multiple student organizations, including Sudanese Student Association, African Student Association, African Students United for Progress, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Helping Hand for Relief and Development on Thursday, Nov. 6. The roundtable featured a…
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‘All Day for Gaza’: UMD community gathers to mourn Gaza’s martyrs
More than 50 University of Maryland community members gathered to honor the deaths of Palestinians at the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) “All Day for Gaza” event on Tuesday at McKeldin Mall. The event consisted of sit-ins, teach-ins, speeches and art demonstrations with small white flags placed by organizers to represent Palestinian martyrs killed…
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