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The number of arrests in connection to protests against the Israel-Hamas war has now gone over 2,000. A number of Native students are among those supporting the protests generally calling for universities to cut any ties to Israel’s military efforts in Gaza. Inspired by students at Columbia University, additional protests have spread to more than two dozen campuses. The protests include occupying university buildings and setting up encampments. In addition to arrests, protesting students risk suspensions and other academic consequences. We’ll hear from Native students in support of the largest college campus protests since the Vietnam War.
GUESTS
Kianna (Diné), Columbia University student
Derek (Mixteco), Columbia University student
Siihasin Hope (Diné), University of New Mexico alumnus, community organizer
Lani Mekeel (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara), model and Indigenous advocate
Break 1 Music: Walking in Beauty (song) Jay Begaye (artist) The Beauty Way (album)
Break 2 Music: Flyer (song) The Zoniez (artist)
