About Students pressure Columbia University to divest from US and Israeli weapons companies (Documentary)
THE ENCAMPMENTS is a groundbreaking documentary that chronicles the Columbia University Gaza Solidarity Encampment and the international wave of student activism it ignited. Executive Produced by Grammy Award-winning artist Macklemore, the film is directed by Kei Pritsker, a journalist and producer at BreakThrough News, and award-winning filmmaker Michael T. Workman (Meantime). ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 02:36 - Peaceful protests, strategic interruptions and divestment proposals are dismissed or punished by Columbia University ▷ 08:27 - The encampment begins on 17th April 2024, students immediately face suspension ▷ 12:19 - The destruction in Gaza by Israel since October 7th ▷ 17:37 - Arrests are made in the encampments ▷ 21:22 - More people join the encampment, one student talks about her time in Palestine ▷ 24:29 - More and more encampments starting up around the country ▷ 30:46 - Mahmoud Khalil is chosen to negotiate with the university ▷ 33:33 - Layan Fuleihan: Palestinian organizer and Columbia alum ▷ 36:51 - Mahmoud Khalil talks about the history of Palestine and his family's experience ▷ 40:31 - Zionists threatening and
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