Ben Brady PO ’25 argues that Pomona College’s upcoming ASPC referendum gauging student opinion on Pomona College’s investments in Israel is an opportunity for students to take part in galvanizing a broader societal shift.
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OPINION: What Pomona’s referendum will do wrong
Emilio N. Bankier PO ’27, Leo Kalb Bourke PO ’25 and Noah Rinsler PO ’26 argue that Pomona College’s upcoming referendum vote on whether Pomona should divest from “the apartheid system in the state of Israel” has been unfairly presented to students through biased language and a loosening of ASPC senate rules.
Pomona students to vote on divestment from the ‘apartheid system within the state of Israel’ via ASPC referendum
Between Monday, Feb. 19 and Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) will host a vote on a student-led referendum regarding Pomona’s investments in Israel and whether Pomona should disclose their holdings and divest — sell their holdings — from “the apartheid system in the state of Israel.” The referendum, which was proposed by Divest Claremont Colleges and endorsed by 34 other on-campus student organizations, will be held via a confidential ballot system sent to students’ email addresses.