Smith Students for Justice in Palestine (SSJP) is continuing to call for Smith College to divest its endowment from companies SSJP says are complicit in and associated with Israel’s destructive and violent campaign in Gaza.
At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, SSJP hosted a rally on Chapin Lawn that marched to the Alumni House, where demonstrators called on the Board of Trustees to divest and instead invest in Smith workers.
On Nov. 19, 2025, Smith Alums for Justice in Palestine (AJP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SSJP) submitted a proposal urging the Advisory Committee…
Over a year ago, after the Oct. 7 attacks and the beginning of the Gaza war, protests swept across U.S. college campuses as students called for their colleges and universities to divest from military contractors in response to civilian casualties resulting from Israel’s attacks on Gaza. At Smith College, the group Smith Students for Justice in Palestine (SSJP) is active in the divestment effort and broader activism for Palestinian sovereignty. After the inauguration of President Trump and the first phase of a ceasefire agreement in the region, SSJP says their goals remain unwavering as they enter a new semester.
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