February 15, 2024 : University of Michigan students demonstrate against investments supporting the Israeli military, outside the university regents' meeting.

‘We’re not backing down’: Pro-Palestine protestors call for divestment amid police presence outside Regents meeting


by Sneha Dhandapani and Madison Hammond

MICHIGAN DAILY (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

February 16, 2024 

At: https://www.michigandaily.com/news/administration/were-not-backing-down-pro-palestine-protest-met-with-police-presence/


More than 150 University of Michigan students held Palestinian flags, makeshift babies and signs calling for divestment outside the Alexander G. Ruthven Building for three hours Thursday afternoon while the Board of Regents met inside. The protest was organized to demand the University pursue divestment from companies that support the Israeli military and cease the pursuit of criminal charges against the 40 students arrested at the Nov. 17 protests...


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