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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Vassar College’s student encampment in support of Palestine began May 1 and disbanded peacefully five days later after successful negotiations between students and the college administration.The Vassar students’ actions and the encampment’s peaceful dissulution stand in sharp contrast to SUNY New Paltz where administrators on Thursday night, May 2, invited police to […]

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — An encampment in support of Palestine has emerged at Vassar College, with student activists refusing to leave until their demands of boycott, divestment, and sanctions are met.The encampment is one of several that have emerged throughout the nation, with students demanding that their universities cut ties to Israel in support of Palestinian […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — About 150 protesters chanted, sang, blocked the roadway and set up seven popup tents at a demonstration Friday in front of the district office of U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan in Uptown, calling on the congressman to denounce Israeli “genocide” in Gaza. As the demonstrators chanted in front of Ryan’s office at 307 […]