# 2023-10-24 LionLez Event, Zionists Not Invited

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* **When:** 2023-10-24
* **Where:** Columbia University
* **Who:** Lizzy George-Griffin
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* **Tags:** #Exclusion #Ostracism

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* Columbia student and LionLez student group President, Lizzy George-Griffin, posts a LionLez event hosted at Columbia University’s Schermerhorn Hall, and she explicitly states “Zionists aren’t invited.” See [__photo__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s4Vn6x6x8mztDgZHbQn7WChDP8dfGi5k/view?usp=drive_link).  
* Subsequently, Ms. George-Griffin, sent out a follow up email defending this statement. In this email, she wrote, “white Jewish people are today and always have been the oppressors of all brown people,” “WHEN I SAY THE HOLOCAUST WASN’T SPECIAL, I MEAN THAT,” and “Israelites are the Nazis.” See [__photo1__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s3tgbdMyoIjv_3AsoQj3Jdy0WTkEHKgv/view?usp=drive_link) and [__photo2__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s3rBq5R05ib9tMJMQ2DMslt6WEGWbI54/view?usp=drive_link). 
* This language may be considered Behavioral Violations (Harassment) of Columbia University’s Policy.  See [__policy__](https://cssi.columbia.edu/content/behavioral-violations).  
* This may have violated Columbia University’s Code of Conduct, which states “Refrain from behavior that intentionally or recklessly endangers, threatens, or causes physical or emotional harm to any person, or that intentionally or recklessly causes reasonable apprehension of such harm.” See [__policy__](https://www.ccis.edu/about/policies/student-code-of-conduct#:\~:text=Respect%20the%20rights%20and%20property,encourage%20responsible%20conduct%20in%20others.). 
* Despite this, Columbia reportedly graduated Ms. George-Griffin in December 2023 with a Multicultural Graduation Cord, an honor bestowed by the multicultural affairs group of the undergraduate student life office on graduates who demonstrate ”an outstanding commitment to diversity, social justice and multiculturalism through multicultural affairs, campus leadership, community involvement, academic endeavors, and/or personal dedication.” See, [__Students Against Antisemitism vs. Columbia University - Lawsuit__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LO5Ye4FROKixqBOw8wM3scOAw8ElIS6w/view?usp=drive_link), p. 41

## **Media** 

* [__LionLez president comes under fire for viral email__](https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2023/10/27/lionlez-president-comes-under-fire-for-viral-email/), by Judy Goldstein, Columbia Spectator, October 27, 2023
* [__Columbia University lesbian group disinvites ‘Zionists’ from movie night__](https://nypost.com/2023/10/25/metro/columbia-university-lesbian-group-disinvites-zionists-from-movie-night/), by Carl Campanile and Jesse O’Neill, NY Post, October 25, 2023
* [__Student Governing Board derecognizes LionLez in slim majority vote following widespread controversy__](https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/01/31/student-governing-board-derecognizes-lionlez-in-slim-majority-vote-following-widespread-controversy/) by Sarah Huddleston and Maya Stahl,  Columbia Spectator, January 31, 2024

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