“In the wake of tragedies on Oct. 7, 2023 and over the last year, the different ways students came together to mourn reflect the multitude of impacts that the Israel-Palestine war has had on everyone.”
Marc Lamont Hill on the power of student voices
“In 2017, Hill spoke about the power of Black student voices during the peak of the Black Lives Matter movement. Hill returned on April 3, 2024 to address the power of Palestinian and Muslim student voices as they shed light on human rights violations and widespread destruction in Gaza.”
Student leaders and local organizers gathered for a vigil and memorial on campus
“Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Muslim Student Association (MSA) and Jewish Voice for Peace Indiana (JVP) collectively organized a candlelit vigil to honor the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip in the last two months following years of conflict and October’s Hamas attacks in Israel.”