2025/02/27

Thursday, February 27, 2025 (#58)

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2025/02/27 05:17 UTC [L..T] 'Duke, don't comply': Duke, Durham community members protest to demand University stand up to Trump, end PPD policy «Around 200 Duke community members and Durham residents protested Wednesday afternoon to demand that Duke not comply with the Trump administration's efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives [1] and target undocumented communities. [/] Many participants also condemned the University's Pickets, Protests and Demonstrations policy as "prohibitive" of free speech, saying it allows for student activists to be "target[ed]." [/] The protest was attended by various local groups, including the Duke Graduate Student Union, Jewish Voice for Peace, Socialist Alternative, Duke Respects Durham and Duke Academics and Staff for Justice in Palestine. Organizers and participants gathered at 5 p.m. at Trinity Park before marching around East Campus.»