Statement on Michigan Attorney General Charges against 11 Pro-Palestine Protesters
September 13, 2024
State Attorney Dana Nessel has announced felony and misdemeanor charges against eleven pro-Palestine protestors under pressure from the University of Michigan’s police department (UMPD) for participating in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. These charges bypass local Prosecutor Eli Savit in an effort to secure harsher criminal penalties following previous felony charges, ongoing academic disciplinary actions, and hiring bans. In collaboration with the State of Michigan, this represents the Regents concerted effort to weaponize the criminal justice system to stifle the pro-Palestine movement demanding divestment from aparthied and genocide.
Students Camp Out on University of Michigan Diag for Palestine, Demanding Divestment
April 22, 2024
ANN ARBOR— Today, the student body of Michigan has answered the call of the Palestinian people to put our demands into action and joined the Popular University for Gaza campaign organized by National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP). As of the morning of April 22, students of the TAHRIR Coalition have officially set up an encampment and occupied the Diag on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. The beating heart of our campus has been turned into a liberated zone of action in solidarity with Gaza. We have one message for the architects of genocide that “serve” as our administrators: your apathy towards justice will now be broadcast to the world. Gone are the days where the regents get to enjoy normal lives while they send dozens of police forces to brutalize and arrest students peacefully protesting. Gone are the days where life on this campus can go on uninterrupted as $6 billion of our endowment funds the extermination of the Palestinian people. Gone are the days where anyone in our community can turn a blind eye to Gaza and this university’s complicity. We, the University of Michigan student body firmly and proudly demand divestment now.
Strike 4 Gaza
April 15, 2024
On Monday April 15, there will be a nationwide strike for Gaza, called for by 23+ national Palestinian and Muslim organizations. The goals are to disrupt business as usual, put pressure on the economy, and mobilize people to participate in local action and join the movement to end the genocide. This Tax Day, as the U.S. pours taxpayer dollars towards weaponry for Zionist genocide, students, consumers and workers will respond by taking action in support of Palestinian liberation.
Divest! Don't Arrest: The People Demand UMich Divest
March 28, 2024
Although calls for ceasefire and divestment grow both inside and outside of the University, the University continues to ignore our calls for divestment and furthermore criminalize and repress pro-Palestinian protestors.