Summary
- Campus protest movements against Israel’s siege of Gaza during the April 2024 encampments has been significant
- Young people across the U.S. are standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocidal assault
- Power research has played a critical role in supporting movement organizing, labor struggle, and protest strategy
- Grad workers and undergrad students are conducting research to map out university ties to militarism and war crimes
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- Grad workers at various universities started researching their institutions’ ties to the military-industrial complex
- UCSC grad workers mapped out flows of money from the Department of Defense to their university and labs
- Columbia grad workers discovered significant Defense Department funding for research projects at the school
- The national effort among grad workers, led by RAW, aimed to challenge their labor’s flow into military production and campus ties to militarism
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- Research and power mapping played significant roles in various university protests
- Organizers at different universities utilized research to highlight their ties to certain companies involved in controversial activities
- Specific examples include University of California, University of Massachusetts, Emory University, University of Michigan, and Brown University
- Campus organizers made use of research to inform their demands for divestment and protest strategies
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- University of Michigan organizers were inspired by the pamphlet “Who Rules Columbia?” to focus on understanding larger power structures within universities.
- Power research has been instrumental in supporting organizing efforts, particularly in movements for Palestine.
- Understanding and mapping campus power structures opens up new strategic possibilities for organizers.
- Power research is a tool that serves organizing efforts by strengthening them and identifying areas for protest actions.