Students for Justice in Palestine take Fordham U to Court
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By Sofia Dadap, Fordham SJP Petitioner and member of the ANSWER Coalition
Recent demonstration of students and supporters protesting Fordham's ban of SJP.
Over 70 people came to a Manhattan courtroom on Jan. 3 to support students fighting for two years to start a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Fordham University.
In the crowd were Fordham alumni and current students, several members of Fordham’s faculty, past members of the United Student Government that voted to approve Fordham SJP’s club status in 2016, dozens of members of Jewish Voice for Peace, members of the ANSWER Coalition, several journalists, and many others who came to show solidarity for SJP.
Fordham SJP’s case against Fordham University was brought before the court by four petitioning stu...