Civil Rights Group Expresses Support For Pro-Palestinian College Student Protests Nationwide

By People’s Organization For Progress Photos: Wikimedia Commons\YouTube Screenshots The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) expressed support for protests taking place on college and university campuses across the nation calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from companies doing business with that country. “The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) supports the students and faculty members who are protesting at Princeton, Rutgers, Columbia and all other schools across the nation demanding an end to the genocidal war in Gaza,” Lawrence Hamm, chairman and founder, People’s Organization For Progress stated. Hamm is also a U.S. Senate Candidate who is running in the New Jersey Democratic Primary Election which will be held on June 4th. POP is a 42 year-old grassroots organization that works for racial, social, economic justice and peace. “We support all of the students demands including an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, and divestment of their colleges and universities from companies that profit from or engage in Israel’s ongoing military campaign, occupation, and apartheid policies, practices, and institutions,” Hamm said. “POP condemns repressive measures that have been used by university administrations to interfere with, impede, or suppress...