Juan Gonzlez Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment

[Uncle Joe]

Fifty-six years ago today, hundreds of students at Columbia University in New York started a revolt on campus, occupying school buildings and disrupting class to protest the school's ties to the Vietnam War and racism in New York. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who participated in the 1968 protests when hundreds of students were injured by police and arrested, speaks about the rebellion and how it compares to Columbia's crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters occupying campus today. "What really strikes me about this response is the total flouting of any kind of democratic process by the current administration compared to what happened in 1968," says González. "These students are protesting a genocide that is occurring before the eyes of the entire world and that is being funded by U.S. arms. And if anyone has the right to rebel and to stand up against injustice, these students do."

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[Goddessartist]

1. Thank you

for posting this. I watched it just a bit ago. I'm so proud of these young people! They are protesting genocide.

[Uncle Joe]

2. The President of Columbia seems to be much more resolute

when illegally (per the Columbia charter) shutting down protests against materially supporting genocide than she was in defending the 1st Amendment in the town hall of ideas in front of Congress.