California’s San Francisco State University has begun the process of divesting from four weapons manufacturers currently involved in Israel’s war on Gaza, in a move activists are describing as a “major victory” for Palestinian rights advocacy in the United States.
The announcement by Students for Gaza SFSU comes at a crucial time for the student movement for Palestine, as several universities across the country look to punish and deter students from restarting pro-Palestinian advocacy on campuses, and social media companies like Meta look to censor pro-Palestine activism by student groups on their platforms.
Activists say the move to divest from Palantir Technologies, a US-based data analysis firm, arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, an Italian multinational defence company, as well as construction equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar - corporations described by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) as “profiting from Gaza the genocide” - came following months of protest and advocacy calling on the university to withdraw investments in portfolios that profit from harming Palestinians.
Next up, Ken Paxton sues San Francisco State
Was that so hard.
Woo my alma mater
Stop saying “war”. It’s not a war. It’s a genocide of mostly children.
Pretty straightforward bare minimum. Good.