On Oct. 7, the two year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, several organisations including 7C SWANA hosted guest speaker Shaheen Nassar, a member of the “Irvine 11,” for a talk at the Motley Coffeehouse titled “Beyond Recognition.” Over 100 students crowded into the Motley at 3pm to listen as Nassar detailed the historical context for the current situation in Gaza, and spoke to other issues including the Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) Movement.
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5C organizations commemorate two years since Oct. 7 attacks
Several groups across the 5Cs hosted events this week to commemorate the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023.
OPINION: Our duty to protest
Since January, Donald Trump has signed over 81 executive orders targeting DEI, immigration rights, transgender protections and more. Why aren’t we protesting? For many, the combination of hopelessness and fear has led to inaction. Alex Benach PO ’28 examines our lack of faith in protest, confronts our duties as college students and argues that silence isn’t an option. Benach lays out tangible steps we can take to resist authoritarianism and protect our communities.
OPINION: We stand in solidarity with our students
The Intercollegiate Department of Ethnic Studies at the Claremont Colleges stand in solidarity with students in the wake of President Starr’s action to circumvent the established adjudicative process through executive action. These professors unite in calling for Pomona’s administration to embrace the values and ethical commitments to restorative justice, reconciliation and deliberative mediation as core educational principles rather than enforcing retributive, punitive and suppressive tactics by circumventing judicial processes
Nova Fest survivor and member of IDF speak at Pomona College about personal accounts of Oct. 7 attack
On Feb. 29, Haverim Claremont and Claremont Hillel hosted a talk by Sagi Gabay and Avigail Olman about their Oct. 7 stories.