The student demands from the University of Chicago’s anti-Israel encampment is a giant progressive wishlist that goes well beyond Gaza.
The encampment formed Monday, called “The U Chicago Popular University for Gaza,” follows the nationwide trend of anti-Israel revolts at liberal colleges.
During a rally held Tuesday, one of the lead protesters listed their demands, among them defunding the campus police, the UCPD.
“The U Chicago Popular University For Gaza demands that you, Chicago, divest from the Gaza genocide,” the protester told the university. “We demand that you, Chicago, divest from weapons manufacturers arming Israel and its partnerships with militarized Israeli universities, and cut ties with the Israel Institute. We also demand that you, Chicago, divest from all interrelated forces of death and violence into which it is currently complicit, especially Fossil Fuel (Renewable Energy) production, UCPD and construction projects that fuel South Side displacement.”
She then led chants of “We won’t rest til you divest!”
Continuing the demands, the protester said, “The U Chicago Popular University For Gaza demands that the university disclose university investments. We demand full transparency into U Chicago’s budget, investments and holdings, particularly its financial involvement in Israeli apartheid, weapons manufacturing, Fossil Fuel (Renewable Energy) production, property ownership and investment on the South Side and UCPD. This includes a commitment to regularly disclosing data on funds and holdings in each of these areas. It also includes creating a requiring committee of students, faculty, staff and other community stakeholders to facilitate divestment and ensure that future investment decisions follow established, justice-based guidelines.”
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