April 29, 3:58 p.m.
A media representative from the encampment provided a comment on the recent Faculty for Justice in Palestine statement which expressed support for the student encampments and disagreed with claims made by Chancellor Robert Jones in a recent Massmail.
“We appreciate it so much, it is so great to see that among these admins … and faculty that do not support us, and demonize us, there are really great faculty … great educators that are willing to extend their support as much as they can, and they’re willing to be publicly supportive of us,” the representative said.
The representative said they hope that with support from the FJP, the student encampment will have more leverage in achieving its mission.
“I’m hoping that they can use this as leeway in our negotiation process to get a divestment. I also think that just by having such strong support with people that are educators in the school, that the school relies on, is really important because they’re kind of forced to hear out their faculty,” the representative said.
A link for the FJP’s statement can be found here.
