# 2023-10-12 SJP Rally & Kraft Center Lockdown

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* **When:** 2023-10-12
* **Where:** Columbia University
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* **Tags:** #Assualt

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* SJP rally began at 4:30pm on Butler lawn. SJP posted chants on their social media that include “from the river to the sea, palestine will be free.” See /im [__photo1__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q52CKcoInJwM-2R28cH7l4RwHh0RxIYg/view?usp=drive_link) and [__photo2__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qeoBLDgCimoxGK7tgIBht6GvEdYXz286/view?usp=sharing). See . The chants at the rally included “no justice–no peace” and “from the river to the sea, palestine will be free”. See [__video1__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q2Za-pg9qLxyaPl5MbG4IxfVUyVVhnla/view?usp=drive_link) and [__video2__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qUr0VHun4U5vCsJBhBhZw2RK6qdpjJuo/view?usp=drive_link). 
* Later that evening the SJP rally moved its way down to the east side of campus on Broadway and 115th street. The Kraft Center for Jewish Life, is located on 115th street between Riverside and Broadway. Columbia Public Safety and NYPD responded to the Kraft Center and students and staff were advised to stay inside and lock the doors. The protest then moved back to the main campus.  Kraft instructed students to wait inside the center until the protest fully dispersed. 7:20pm Columbia Public Safety alerted the Kraft Center that it was safe to leave the Center and students could go back to their dorms. See [__photo1__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q3OVLy4HJgFrpugonZqoxIluqAvD5Rdg/view?usp=drive_link) and [__photo2__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q44RUey1SdxVD2vCsXBSxGHQuTrRgSAY/view?usp=drive_link).
* An [__open letter__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z9VJciGh1m3IP8MZJgXlMDbM-OkiYznq/view?usp=drive_link) in support of the protests signed by Columbia SJP and JVP.
* This may have violated Columbia University’s Event Policy (Safe and Responsible Event), which states The University has an obligation to ensure that all members of our community can participate in their academic pursuits without fear for their safety. See [__policy__](https://universitypolicies.columbia.edu/content/university-event-policy).  
* This event may have violated Columbia University’s Student Group Event Policy, which states that events must not cause significant disruption and must be requested by the student group 10 days in advance. See [__policy__](https://universitypolicies.columbia.edu/content/student-group-event-policy-and-procedure).
* These are the official pre-approved protest [__chants__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GoGhG-NYhJ-nLzibJ8zJhdT0dZXFahOm/view?usp=drive_link) from SJP.

## **Media**

* [__‘I am a target’: Dozens of Jewish students report feeling unsafe on campus__](https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2023/11/02/i-am-a-target-dozens-of-jewish-students-report-feeling-unsafe-on-campus/), Rebecca Massel, Columbia Spectator, November 2, 2023
* [__Hundreds of protesters pack campus following escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza__](https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2023/10/12/hundreds-of-protesters-pack-campus-following-escalation-of-violence-in-israel-and-gaza/), Columbia Spectator Staff, Columbia Spectator, October 12, 2023
* [__US Student Organization Leads Pro-Palestinian Rallies on College Campuses__](https://themedialine.org/by-region/us-student-organization-leads-pro-palestinian-rallies-on-college-campuses/) by Clint Van Winkle, The Media Line, October 13, 2023
* [__Roundup of SJP Chapters’ “Day of Resistance” Protests__](https://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/364002/roundup-of-sjp-chapters-day-of-resistance-protests/) by Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal, October 18, 2023
* [__A Chasm Emerges at Columbia as Competing Rallies Gather — One Celebrating the Massacre of Jews Perpetrated by Hamas and One in Solidarity With Israel__](https://www.nysun.com/article/a-chasm-emerges-at-columbia-as-competing-rallies-gather-one-celebrating-the-massacre-of-jews-perpetrated-by-hamas-and-one-in-solidarity-with-israel) by Daniel Kanane, NY Sun, October 13, 2023

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