A somewhat lengthy reflection on the conversations re Hinds Hall: I want to make this very clear, because it seems that some are trying to highjack the narrative: none of the actions at Columbia have been a “battle”, nor are we “militants”. There are people actually putting their lives on the line for collective liberation— they are the true revolutionaries. Any narrative that structures the actions at this privileged Ivy League as “militant” is incredibly disrespectful to the real-life militants and revolutionaries. What Columbia students did was the minimum and there is always room for more. We cannot forget that we are living in the belly of the beast, in the middle of the empire. We must center the true acts of resistance— especially from those who have been forced into it due to circumstances. No organization or student community controls the movement.