Box 16: Handmade Fabric Banner, 2024, May 9-28

File — Box: U219.04.0016

Identifier: U219.04.0016

Staff Only

Abstract

This box contains a fabric banner made at and for the DU Students for Palestine Encampment. It is a teal frabric with the following written on it: "Disclose - The University of Denver should disclose all of its investments. Divest - From all companies invested in and responsible for illegal occupation, apartheid, + genocide of Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza + Historic Palestine. Declare - Release a public statement. Defend - Protect free speech on campus and provide full amnesty for students, faculty, and staff. Decolonize - Remove the memorialization of John Evans. Acknowledge the local genocide. Install education."

Dates

2024, May 9-28

Extent

1 Items (Flat Box 23 x 31 x 3)

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Student Protests Collection contains information on student protests from a 1911 protest over a University disciplinary action to the 1991 Gulf War. Included are Administration documents related to the protests and responses, faculty responses and involvement, and material created by the students, such as fliers, statements, and posters. Also included are numerous newspaper clippings about the events and, especially for Woodstock West, publications on the happenings.