Today Thursday April 25, students at Northwestern University, Evanston started their copy cat demonstration for Gaza. Like at Columbia University in New York City. Television news and Internet coverage at the following. But not as large or as violent, so far. Arab sites are asking for more participants this evening.
WGN Channel 9 News
ABC Channel 7 News
FOX 32 News
(1) Daily Northwestern school paper, has a detailed breakdown of everything by the minute. Next is just a sample of their reports. More information than with the above TV news. More may be added after I sent out this E-Mail.
# The Muslim-Cultural Student's Association announced it is moving the location of its Thursday spring speaker event with Imam Adeyinka Mendes to Deering Meadow.
# Northwestern Hillel wrote in an email to its listserv that the encampment reflects “a disturbing and quickly escalating trend of antisemitic rhetoric and actions both nationally and on our own campus.” The organization, referencing the recent addendum to the University Code of Conduct, also said it is grateful that the University is committed to ensuring safety for all students.
#-a A protester stole the American flag from pro-Israel counterprotesters across the street from Deering Meadow. The counterprotester asked NUPD to retrieve the flag from within the encampment.
#-b The man whose flags were taken by a protester told The Daily he’s in the process of filing a police report. He could be seen speaking with NUPD officers on the scene. “I am honestly very upset the police aren’t going in there now to retrieve my personal property,” he said.
#-c Chief of Police and Senior Associate Vice President of Safety & Security Bruce Lewis confirmed the counterprotester is in the process of lodging a formal complaint for his stolen flags.
(2) Daily Northwestern published several other items on this demonstration from campus groups. SJP, EJP, and JVP.
(3) Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine. < CCJP & Chicago & Facebook > and American Muslims for Palestine. (AMP & Chicago & Facebook >. These websites has the most information on the Arabs and American students joining in to show solidarity with Gaza. They are asking the leftist community, as a whole, to join them at Deering Meadow at 6 pm Thursday evening.
This is to let you know what is happening today. I am not encouraging you to attend. But if you do; be careful. Campus and Evanston police will be present. Daily Northwestern school paper has already reported confrontations between Jewish students and Arab demonstrations on Sheridan Road this morning. Campus police intervened.