Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot
This helps protect our community. Learn more

DISPATCHES Trailer

Columbia Journalism School
11.3K subscribers
1.8K views 8 months ago
As dawn broke on April 17th, 2024, Maryam Alwan, Catherine Elias, and a few dozen of their peers set up camp and pitched tents on the main campus lawn of Columbia University. There, the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” was born. The goal of the protesters was clear: demand the university’s financial divestment from ties to Israel, as the war rages on in Gaza. Even though the NYPD was called to clear this camp the next day, that was just the start of this story. Over the next two weeks, a second encampment, a building occupation, and an NYPD raid of the university followed. This film captures it all. ...more
...more
Comments are turned off. Learn more
DISPATCHES Trailer
88Likes
1,845Views
Nov 172024
As dawn broke on April 17th, 2024, Maryam Alwan, Catherine Elias, and a few dozen of their peers set up camp and pitched tents on the main campus lawn of Columbia University. There, the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” was born. The goal of the protesters was clear: demand the university’s financial divestment from ties to Israel, as the war rages on in Gaza. Even though the NYPD was called to clear this camp the next day, that was just the start of this story. Over the next two weeks, a second encampment, a building occupation, and an NYPD raid of the university followed. This film captures it all.

Follow along using the transcript.