I Was One of 19 NYU Faculty Members Arrested For Protecting Student Protesters. Here's What I Think
David Ludden | 01 May 2024 | The Wire
At 4 am on the morning of Monday, April 22, students at New York University Palestine Solidarity Coalition set up a Gaza Solidarity Encampment in Gould Plaza in front of the Stern School of Business, announcing on their Instagram page: “We are committed to the fight for Palestinian liberation, and demand the University divest from all corporations aiding in the genocide and fear tactics generating manufactured consent in academic spheres.”
The peaceful student occupation of Gould Plaza continued all day until it was violently dismantled at 8.15 pm by the New York Police Department, at the request of NYU leadership. Around 128 protesters were arrested, including 19 NYU faculty members who had formed a cordon around the students.
I am one of those faculty members who will appear before a Criminal Court judge on May 10, facing the charge of “trespassing” on our own campus. The students have meanwhile set up another encampment, near another NYU building. They are working hard with countless other American college students to help end genocide in Gaza….