Evergreen State College in Olympia becomes first US uni to completely divest from Israel

Students with the Evergreen Gaza Solidarity Encampment and officials of the Evergreen State College in Olympia finally reached an agreement, and now the public college has decided to work toward divesting from “companies that profit from gross human rights violations and/or the occupation of Palestinian territories.” This makes the university the first in the US to completely divest from Israel. A sign listing protesters' demands is displayed at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, U.S. April 28, 2024 The student-led group took over the school’s Red Square on April 26. The MOU says, “Criteria would include such considerations as whether grants facilitate illegal occupations abroad, limit free speech, or support oppression of minorities.” A new structure for the Police Services Community Review Board will be proposed by a Civilian Oversight of the Police Department Disappearing Task Force. Meanwhile, by 2025, an Alternative Models of Crisis Response Disappearing Task Force is set to propose an alternative “non-law enforcement model for 24-hour crisis response.” Evergreen would need to make a statement defending the rights and free speech of students.