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The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam in New York

‘Summer school’ activists plan pro-Palestinian protests at US colleges in fall

students wearing reflective vests and keffiyehs link arms
Students of George Washington University protest in support of Palestinians in Washington DC on 9 May 2024. Photograph: Probal Rashid/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Student activists are planning a fresh wave of pro-Palestine protests at US colleges this fall, boosted by a “summer school” led by organizers over the break, ramping up coordination and strategy in the wake of police crackdowns on campuses this past spring.

Despite academic suspensions, doxing attempts and the arrests of more than 3,000 students nationwide, the students who occupied their campuses’ lawns with tents last semester are gearing up for another – possibly bigger – round of demonstrations “on all fronts, by all means”, calling once again for a ceasefire in Gaza and for their colleges to divest from financial ties to Israel.

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