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CITY COLLEGE, Harlem

Oct.7, 2026

A student protest drew a crowd on The City College of New York  (CCNY) campus on the third anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. Organizers from the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA)  waved Palestinian flags and carried signs calling for divestment by CUNY in corporations that manufacture weapons sold to Israel.

The two student clubs had called for a walk-out from classes. About 75 students showed up for the demonstration in front of the North Academic Building (NAC).  Activists told the approximately 75 students who came to protest to pay attention to the way CUNY uses taxpayer money and invests pension funds in defense contractors and others corporations that support Israel.

The nine protest leaders chanted, “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free.”  They charged Israel with genocide of the Palestinian people.

 

 

 

  1. Students for Justice Palestine (SJP)
  2. Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA)
  3. Two Student clubs organized a demonstration on October 7, 2026.
  4. The students celebrated a legal settlement with CUNY that requires the University to divulge information about investments and contracts with companies like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrup Grumman, to student organizers advocating for Palestinian rights.  The lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union was settled in August 2026 and requires CUNY to share information about its investments.
  5. Protest leaders asked students to join them in a demonstration at  City Hall. They want Mayor Mamdani to pressure his appointments to the CUNY board of trustee to stop the university’s support of  Israel, companies that do business with the country and academic collaboration with Israeli institutions.
  6. Called for divestment in companies that manufactures weapons that are sold to Israel or given to the country by the U.S.
  7. October 7th was the third anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. Hamas killed 1200 people abducted 250 men, women and children. In retaliation Israel unleashed a bombardment of Gaza, which resulted in the death of 76,000 people including women and children. Those attacks by Israel continue.
  8. About nine people led the protest while about another 75 watched.

 

 

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