SJP Midwest chapters stand in solidarity with Mizzou
The following statement was written by the SJP Midwest Network:
Following the latest manifestation of anti-Black sentiment, and in response to the oppression of and threats against Black students on the University of Missouri campus and in the community, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Midwest Network stands in solidarity with the #ConcernedStudent1950 activists and the threatened students of color on campus.
We, 26 SJP university chapters across the midwest, stand in support of those who are struggling against racism and discrimination on any college campus. We will not stay silent while our fellow Black students are continually targeted, harassed and silenced for fighting for their right to live peacefully on their college campuses. The demonization of Black bodies governing racial discrimination must not be tolerated in educational institutions.
SJP Midwest also calls on white allies to stand up to their peers who threaten the safety of Black students on their respective campuses to uplift their own voices and demands. We call for decisive action from the university to ensure the safety of all Black students and to hold accountable those threatening their safety through racist and malicious threats. Westand against harassment and threats towards students of color, and will hold those who engage in such behavior accountable.
In Power and Solidarity,
CJP Ohio State University
SFP Oberlin College
SJP Adler University
SJP Columbia College Chicago
SJP DePaul University
SJP Drake University
SJP IUPUI – Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
SJP Lawrence University
SJP Lewis University
SJP Loyola University Chicago
SJP Marquette University
SJP Michigan State University
SJP Northwestern University
SJP Purdue University
SJP Saint Xavier University
SJP University of Chicago
SJP University of Cincinnati
SJP University of Dayton
SJP University of Illinois in Chicago
SJP University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign
SJP University of Louisville
SJP University of Michigan
SJP University of Minnesota
SJP University of Toledo
SJP University of Wisconsin-Madison
SJP Wayne State University