SJP provides alternative point of view
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 “sga”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on the formation, recognition and plans of Students for Justice in Palestine at Hopkins.
- The paper reported that freshman Maysa Elsheikh and junior Basmah Nada founded the group in April as a provisional club seeking to present a Palestinian perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- The article says the club’s mission statement focuses on raising awareness of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
- According to the article, Hopkins approved the club through an SGA vote that was not unanimous; Elsheikh said most votes supported it, while some members abstained or voted no.
- The reporter writes that the club planned a public screening of Five Broken Cameras and hoped to have its director, Emad Burnat, join by Skype for questions.
- The article adds that Elsheikh said the club was nearly finished with its organizational requirements, planned to be running by the beginning of the next year and had selected graduate student Paul Kohlbry as its adviser.
- The paper reported that sophomore Laura Kokotailo said diverse student groups were important so students could hear views from different backgrounds.