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Gazan poet Yahya Ashour reads and discusses poetry in the face of exile, displacement and violence
11+ hour, 57+ min ago (768+ words) Between news, between new landmines, shrapnel texts, I have to wait to check if they're still alive, and in turn, they check on my life," Pitzer professor Yahya Ashour said of his family back in Gaza. On Wednesday, March 11, students…...
OPINION: Before Rebuilding Gaza, the World Must Confront Who Destroyed It
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (371+ words) Beyond the glaring irony of creating digitally generated scenes of the already well-documented destruction of Gaza " which our own government has funded " the clip reduces the lived reality of Palestinians into a surreal spectacle. One which suggests we must turn…...
Pomona College to investigate disruption at Hillel memorial event
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) Pomona College's President's Office informed the school community via an email this morning that four masked individuals disrupted a Hillel memorial honoring those lost in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel last night." The event began at 7:30p.m. on Oct. 15 in Hart…...
5C organizations commemorate two years since Oct. 7 attacks
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (1219+ words) Several groups across the Claremont Colleges hosted events and held vigils this week to commemorate the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas and other militant groups launched a coordinated attack on southern Israel, in which they killed approximately 1,200 people and…...