Last school year, students across the nation took part in on campus protests to bring attention to the Israel-Hamas War. Overwhelmingly, student protesters were demanding that their colleges divest from Israel.

It led to encampments on college greens, large demonstrations and some arrests of both students and faculties.

At some campuses, college administrations have welcomed student demonstrations, and activism. But this school year has brought new policies around protesting.

Today, we hear from student organizers across Connecticut and hear their perspective on these changes, and plans to organize in the future.

GUESTS:
Kate Hidalgo Bellows:Staff Reporter at the Chronicle of Higher Education covering today’s students and campus culture
Dan Barrett:Legal Director of ACLU of Connecticut
Antonia Kambolis: Junior at Trinity College
Batya Kline: Student Organizer at Wesleyan University

<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1198911379/college-protests-for-palestinians-escalate">Last school year, students across the nation took part in on campus protests to bring attention to the Israel-Hamas War.</a> Overwhelmingly, student protesters were demanding that their colleges divest from Israel.
It led to encampments on college greens, large demonstrations and some arrests of both students and faculties.
At some campuses, college administrations have welcomed student demonstrations, and activism. But <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/09/12/new-college-protest-rules/">this school year has brought new policies around protesting.</a>
Today, we hear from student organizers across Connecticut and hear their perspective on these changes, and<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/08/12/g-s1-15989/campus-protest-students-palestinian-israel-hamas-school-semester"> plans to organize in the future.</a>
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.chronicle.com/author/kate-hidalgo-bellows">Kate Hidalgo Bellows:</a> Staff Reporter at the Chronicle of Higher Education covering today’s students and campus culture</li>
<li><a href="https://www.acluct.org/en/biographies/dan-barrett">Dan Barrett:</a> Legal Director of ACLU of Connecticut</li>
<li>Antonia Kambolis: Junior at Trinity College</li>
<li>Batya Kline: Student Organizer at Wesleyan University</li>
</ul>

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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