A Message for the Bowdoin Encampment from Birzeit University in the West Bank
Student protesters with Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine have set up an encampment inside the college’s student union building and are now facing disciplinary action from the school.
The organization announced the protest Thursday as the college’s board of trustees was meeting. According to a news release, the event was planned as a response to the administration’s lack of action on the Bowdoin Solidarity Referendum, a student initiative that passed with broad support in May that called on Bowdoin to, among other things, disclose investments in arms manufacturing and commit to not investing in defense industry funds in the future.
“Today, we launch this encampment, demanding that Bowdoin immediately commit to fully realizing all four demands of our referendum,” the announcement read.
Bowdoin College students face discipline for pro-Palestine encampment. Protesters say they’re responding to President Trump’s recent statements about taking over Gaza, and Bowdoin’s lack of response to a student referendum on Palestinian solidarity by Riley Board, updated Feb 9, 2025, Portland Press Herald
Following is a message from Birzeit University to the students at the pro-Palestinian solidarity encampment at Bowdoin College in Maine.
Many “Cides” of Genocide
[October 7, 2024]
In this visual, we look at various concepts scholars have developed to capture the all-encompassing destructiveness of a year-long and ongoing genocide. From “domicide,” which refers to the systemic destruction of homes, to “scholasticide,” highlighting the deliberate dismantling of education, Israel’s actions have rendered the entirety of the Gaza Strip uninhabitable.
The many “cides” encapsulated in this visual capture the multifaceted nature of this genocide, which will impact Palestinians for generations.
Sources and data: Many sides of genocide