Pomona College in southern California is one of five undergraduate colleges and two grad schools that make up a group called the Claremont Colleges. These schools are very selective with Pomona College accepting a lower percentage of applicants than UCLA or UC Berkeley. But the school has had challenges with a group of student activists who call themselves Pomona Divest from Apartheid (PDfA).
On Oct. 7, PDfA held a student walkout similar to the one held at Columbia University on the other side of the country. Here’s how they announced their plans.
“Hello, today, Oct. 7th marks one year since israel’s [sic] intensified genocide in Gaza. While we attend class, israel [sic] has destroyed all universities in Gaza and is invading Lebanon. I am walking-out of class to rally with the 60+ student orgs demanding Pomona divest from weapons manufacturers, because there can be no business as…
