Protest

Occupy CU, residents protest M'ville jobs plan

The group of 50 protesters claimed that the University's promise of 6,000 jobs will not benefit current Harlemites because most will require a degree or will be contracted minimum wage jobs.

By Zara Castany | Dec 13 04:26 am ET

Apologia for elitism

The disruptive nature of protest is generally self-defeating.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Dec 7 08:37 pm ET

Mobilizing democracy

The Occupy Wall street movements highlight that democracy and capitalism may be incompatible.

By Stathis Gourgouris | Nov 17 07:23 pm ET

Bloomberg says cities need to spur innovation

Mayor Michael Bloomberg advocated for innovation and the role of local government in cities on Thursday, but his speech also drew a crowd of protesters who were dissatisfied with Bloomberg's economic policies.

By Teresa Shen | Nov 4 03:57 am ET

Students rally with Occupy Wall St., several arrested

Justine Lyons, BC ’13, was one of over 700 protesters arrested Saturday on the Brooklyn Bridge at the Occupy Wall St. demonstrations.

By Karla Jimenez | Oct 5 01:47 am ET

March for Equality in Washington DC

Protesters gathered in Washington, DC from around the country, including Columbia, to speak out for gay rights. Unfurling an enormous rainbow flag, they walked down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol Building as part of Sunday’s National Equality March. Tens of thousands turned out to demand full legal equality on the 30th anniversary of the first such march, led by Harvey Milk in 1979.

By Joey Shemuel | Oct 12 02:08 am ET

Activists protest stimulus funds for Manhattanville

Protesters gathered on College Walk to rally against the possible allocation of federal stimulus funding to Columbia’s Manhattanville expansion project on Saturday.

By Maggie Astor | May 3 10:03 pm ET

'Perspectives on Conflict' Seeks to Spark Gaza-Israel Conversation

Student coalitions on opposite sides of the Israel-Gaza conflict held simultaneous protests on a sunny afternoon two weeks ago. Though the groups claimed to be interested in dialogue, they stood on opposite sides of college walk, facing each other and exchanging few words.

By Hannah Laymon | Feb 10 04:07 am ET

Gaza Group Protests Though Art

As members of one campus group protested the recent military action in Gaza, they asked Columbia students to give them a hand in spreading awareness—literally.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Jan 30 04:33 am ET

Community Leaders, Alumni March Against Manhattanville

Forty years after rallying against the proposed construction of the Morningside gym, alumni of the 1968 demonstrations returned to protest something else: the Manhattanville expansion.

By Alix Pianin | Apr 27 11:56 pm ET

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