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Collective of UMN students fighting against state violence, colonialism, and imperialism and their connections to UMN

Minneapolis, MN
Joined April 2024
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🍉UMN STAND WITH PALESTINE RALLY AND MARCH🍉 Join us this Friday, August 30th for a rally and march demanding accountability to student demands from weapons manufacturers and all institutions complicit in genocide! Disclose! Divest! We will not stop! We will not rest!
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🇵🇸 Is your group interested in joining the fight for divestment at the University of Minnesota?! 🇵🇸 Apply to the open coalition form by scanning the QR code or going to: tinyurl.com/JoinUMNDivest
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DATE AND TIME UPDATE! We are nearing the ONE YEAR mark of Israel’s devastating assault on Palestine. Join the MN FPC on Sunday, October 6th to march in solidarity with Palestine.
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Join the UMN Divest coalition on Wednesday, September 18th in protesting the inauguration of the new UMN president Rebecca Cunningham with a walkout, rally, and a march! We will not let Cunningham stop us from protesting on our own campus!
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*SAVE THE DATE: PROTEST ONE YEAR OF GENOCIDE, ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE. 🇵🇸✊🏻* 📆 *Sunday, October 6th* 📍 *Location to be determined (check our page for updates).*
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We are nearing the ONE YEAR mark since Israel began its devastating assault on Gaza. Join the MN Free Palestine Coalition’s mass protest to honor our martyrs, stand in solidarity, and demand that Minnesota divests from genocide!
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6 PM Friday, August 30th Morrill Hall 100 Church St. SE
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🇵🇸🗝️March for Al-Nakba🗝️🇵🇸 Klobuchar, stop the ongoing Nakba! End U.S. aid to Israel! Palestine will live forever! ⏰Wed, May 15 at 5:30 pm 📍Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office, 1200 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis Organized by the Free Palestine Coalition.
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Today, May 15th, marks the 76th commemoration of the #Nakba, where over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes by the Israeli occupation. Read this thread to learn more about #NakbaDay #FreePalestine
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UMN Divest retweeted
🇵🇸2024 UMN GRADS STAND WITH PALESTINE! DIVEST UMN NOW!🇵🇸 Part 2: Students at the CLA undergrad commencement ceremonies held banners calling for divestment and Palestine flags as they crossed the stage, receiving roaring applause from the audience
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UMN Divest retweeted
VICTORY FOR THE MINNESOTA 9‼️‼️ All nine protestors arrested on campus on April 23 have had their cases DISMISSED and charges DROPPED. WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN! FREE, FREE PALESTINE!
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🚨ALL HANDS ON DECK NOW🚨 Come protect the encampment, calling on ALL FRIENDLY FORCES!! FREE PALESTINE! UMN DIVEST FROM APARTHEID “ISRAEL”! CALL OFF YOUR MILITARIZED POLICE RESPONSE, PROTESTING IS NOT A CRIME!
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UMN Divest retweeted
Police all around the country are attempting to disrupt the Student Revolution for Palestine. Hear from Matt from @ydsaumn talk about how UMPD is attempting to disrupt their encampment.
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UMPD HAS ISSUED ANOTHER DISPERSAL, WE WILL NOT LEAVE
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UMN Divest retweeted
refaat alareer memorial library at @DivestUMN gaza solidarity camp!!
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PERMANENT ENCAMPMENT DAY 2 SCHEDULE!! This morning - Study time and breakfast 2:00 PM - Rally at the encampment 4:00 PM - Marshall Training and art build 6:00 PM - Study time and dinner Stop by to study and hold space as we continue to demand UMN divestment from Israel.
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U of Minn shut off water, electricity, and WiFi to surrounding buildings and sent home university workers telling them they won’t get paid for the rest of the day.
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Students and other community are linking arms to protect the UMN Solidarity Encampment. Police arrived earlier and gave a dispersal order.
Happening Now: Hundreds of students at the University of Minnesota lock hands and encircle encamptment as police threaten arrests
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