February 19, 2025 — Whitman Students for Justice in Palestine are leading a ‘teach-in’ at Maxey Auditorium, following a mid-morning walk-out.
12:35PM: As protesters gathered in Maxey Auditorium, Dean of Students Kazi Joshua was barred from entry. Joshua declined The Wire’s request for comment. SJP leaders declined to immediately respond to The Wire’s requests for comment.
12:20PM: Nearly 75 students and faculty walked out of class at 11am to protest what they view as Whitman College’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. At 11:20, the protesters gathered in Maxey Auditorium for a teach-in on the ceasefire in Gaza and WSJP’s goals for divestment, led by eleven students.
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Robert T. • Feb 19, 2025 at 4:05 pm
So proud that my alma mater supports Hamas terrorist and their Iranian masters.