Hopkins community partakes in walkout in solidarity with Palestine
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers an Oct. 30 walkout in solidarity with Palestine, its demands and the University’s response.
- The News-Letter reported that Johns Hopkins University Dissenters and Speak Out Now organized the walkout, which included speeches and demands directed at University administrators.
- The paper reported that the organizers called for divestment from weapons manufacturers, a ceasefire and an end to Israel’s siege of Gaza and U.S. military aid to Israel, action against Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, and dedicated mental-health resources.
- The article says Kisa, a student leader using a pseudonym, argued that students supporting Palestine had faced death threats and harassment and needed greater safety and support on campus.
- The reporter writes that the event aimed to educate students and support pro-Palestinian community members; according to the article, organizer Necha estimated that more than 200 people attended, including a faculty member and two Jewish students who spoke in support of Palestine.
- The paper reported that attendees marched around Freshman Quad and later shared poems and songs, while Megan Christin said the University had met with Muslim and Jewish students, took harassment reports seriously and offered security resources.