# 2024-11-09 Hind’s House ![](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/575efb0c-1e30-45db-b105-3e18ce1e46d2/0f28f7dc-c639-4381-a558-53fa8756620a/NerdeenKiswani_InstagramPost.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261029%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261029T181500Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=f70ba1d8f38e62294b213cdfe389cd6a7277f149e6ca82b91b9127ea1711b88e&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject "right-50 =506x853") # Metadata * **When:** 2024-11-09 * **Where:** Columbia University * **Who:** * **Organizations:** [CUAD](/doc/98286234-14cd-4ca1-823e-e709f2f7f040), [tagWOL](/doc/982ce857-ce4b-4ee6-bd8e-b6c0f7ce2f80) # Description :::info **Additional evidence:** [folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K25vNZjjuialZQGnaOoOFTKKhfiy6Y28?usp=share_link) ::: * On November 9th and 10th, 2024, CUAD and WOL held an exhibition at the Alpha Delta Phi (ADP) Society house (526 W. 114th) titled Hind’s House, in commemoration of the [__takeover of Hamilton Hall__](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ynwn5sh8TLNJDETury-2DqT8SeBfGEJ8?usp=drive_link) in April 2024. There is an Instagram account ([__here__](https://www.instagram.com/hinds_house/)) that documents their events.  * Hind’s House was heavily advertised on Instagram ([__Screenshot__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QXUmIwrSDP2nSTjRA6tBUH6AyKnLkGn4/view?usp=share_link)), promoted by CUAD ([__Screenshot__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1evemkmos9JsHvaC_stIk7ICWQ4jnBpLZ/view?usp=share_link)), SDS ([__Screenshot__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zl2fHCXEcU_1NpU5BVEL43wCW0ei7TaB/view?usp=share_link)), and other organizations. * The Hind’s House Instagram account has made multiple threatening posts glorifying violence and murder, including comparing the Hamilton Hall takeover to the First Intifada ([__Screenshot__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JDz4cCyzrSZrvllU-wnJGHxXGmJUTWp8/view?usp=share_link)), calling for “Direct Action” superimposed over an armored fist ([__Screenshot__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1guxQ0UVnl49yPjJfVNBeiXfU1_VUUXP-/view?usp=share_link)), and calling for people to take “Direct Action everywhere” superimposed over news from the War in Gaza ([__Screenshot__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1shqImOHCmmMQB9nFitmkoKIQ9InwtJoY/view?usp=share_link)). * Per Wikipedia, “Direct action (DA) is a term used in the context of military special operations for small-scale raids, ambushes, acts of sabotage, and similar actions.” * Exhibits at the event ([media folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SWGUcey3079yuOVfrLRUllFe6CSMalVg?usp=drive_link)) included: * Multiple illustrations depicting desecrated Jewish symbols, including images of menorahs engulfed in flames and a Star of David splattered with blood (Images 1-2); * A collection of tools and equipment used during the Hamilton Hall takeover, including crowbars, hammers, walkie-talkies, PFLP headbands, and others (Images 3-4); * Photography from the occupation of Hamilton Hall, accompanied by materials outlining logistical details, including maps (Image 5), sleeping arrangements (Image 5), task assignments (Images 6-7), security plans and response scenarios (Images 6-8), locations of heavy equipment (Image 6), food inventories (Image 9), images of barricades and inventories (Image 10), and a Mao Zedong quote—"Political power comes from the barrel of a gun”—was displayed next to the security plans (Image 8); * Posters with the images and supposed “crimes” of Columbia trustees Abigail Elbaum, Jeh Johnson, Claire Shipman, Victor Mandelson, and Fermi Wang (Images 11-12); * “Wanted” posters of U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Pastor John Hagee were handed out to visitors, stating that they are “[complicit] in Israel’s genocide in Gaza” (Image 13). * **The founder of WOL, Nerdeen Kiswani, was invited to speak at the fraternity house on Saturday night (**[**__Screenshot1__**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/19mmCjNUrCfw-mrHnh5rbEGF96FWjN2jO/view?usp=share_link)**,** [**Screenshot2**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mS3_l6CRcFeMKkaQANh9WuyMnUzpfEII/view?usp=share_link)**).** * **Students read Yahya Sinwar’s last will and testament (**[**video**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ZC6PGUBkH2PfHHz8DS23ObOM7k4xfzz/view?usp=drive_link)**). This was documented in an article in “Hyperallergic”** [**__here__**](https://hyperallergic.com/965341/exhibition-looks-back-at-columbia-university-gaza-solidarity-encampments/)**.**  * **WOL was active in co-organizing this event, including selling branded merchandise (**[**__Screenshot__**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12BwhXZzo93A8_GHO51aoX6-uCf1hRWlN/view?usp=share_link)**).** * CUAD held multiple teach-ins and learning sessions ([__Screenshot__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kwiow4Xcji0NqFc04ksB1Hw3_LzITZdz/view?usp=share_link)), including a “Discipline Defense Corps” protest skills teach-in ([__Screenshot__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sXh3u6UjyzyzK8-OfR6xYRDNdSsnAM89/view?usp=share_link)), “Know Your Rights” legal training, and “Defense Training”. * At one of the training sessions, led by the CUAD Legal Team, a list of recommended literature was presented ([Photo](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KpXauCmYMPk-Z07zpOsi7yiNTZK5TWQO/view?usp=drive_link))). The suggested reading material includes anarchist textbooks and guidelines for “direct actions” similar to the [acts of vandalism conducted at SIPA on January 29th, 2025](https://documentingjewhatredoncampus.getoutline.com/s/93b310d5-95f0-449a-8b9c-8856879b06e8/doc/2025-01-29-vandalism-in-sipa-bathrooms-bpsC7FDgXz#). # Social Media * 2025-01-07 X [post](https://x.com/RitchieTorres/status/1876798772262396273) by Ritchie Torres # Press and Media * [__Exhibition Looks Back at Columbia’s Gaza Solidarity Encampments__](https://hyperallergic.com/965341/exhibition-looks-back-at-columbia-university-gaza-solidarity-encampments/) by Rhea Nayyar, Hyperallergic, November 12, 2024 * [__Hinds House Collective’s multimedia exhibit explores the pro-Palestinian movement with art from around the world__](https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2024/11/13/hinds-house-collectives-multimedia-exhibit-explores-the-pro-palestinian-movement-with-art-from-around-the-world/) by Emily Chen, Columbia Spectator, November 13, 2024 * [Inside Columbia University’s ‘Museum of Terror’](https://www.thefp.com/p/columbia-university-anti-israel-museum-of-terror) by Maya Sulkin, The Free Press, January 6, 2025 # Footer *Please see the* [*Footer*](/doc/footer-gtEqmMBRHz) *page for important reference information regarding usage rights, inquiries, and other matters.* --- **Documents** - [DOCUMENTING JEW HATRED ON CAMPUS (DJHC)](https://documentingjewhatredoncampus.getoutline.com/s/93b310d5-95f0-449a-8b9c-8856879b06e8/doc/documenting-jew-hatred-on-campus-djhc-WUPKm3CSLY) - [GENERAL REFERENCE INFORMATION](https://documentingjewhatredoncampus.getoutline.com/s/93b310d5-95f0-449a-8b9c-8856879b06e8/doc/general-reference-information-7DxXSS7JcC) - [COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ARCHIVE](https://documentingjewhatredoncampus.getoutline.com/s/93b310d5-95f0-449a-8b9c-8856879b06e8/doc/columbia-university-archive-epk0gmmFWv)