We, the undersigned alumni, demand that Columbia University reverse the suspension of the campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace. The University’s decision to suspend these student groups is not simply a matter of censorship or the repression of freedom of speech. Columbia is punishing students for protesting against ethnic cleansing and genocide.
Through its actions, Columbia University has institutionalized anti-Palestinian racism. We pledge to withhold our donations to the University until the following demands are met:
- REVERSE the suspension of Columbia/Barnard Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace
- DIVEST from companies that profit from Israeli apartheid and are therefore complicit in genocide
- DISCONTINUE the dual-degree partnership with Tel Aviv University and the Tel Aviv Global Center program
- PROTECT Palestinian students and their allies from anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim, and anti-Jewish harassment and hostility
Signatories will be public.