On Friday, approximately 150 protestors gathered at Ho Plaza and marched to the sidewalk directly in front of Sage Hall, the building where the Board of Trustees held meetings throughout the day. The Coalition for Mutual Liberation urged President Martha Pollack to call on the Board of Trustees — which met in Ithaca from March 21 to March 22 — to vote on divestment from arms suppliers and defense companies.
The rally followed CML’s Thursday occupation at Day Hall, where 24 protestors were arrested.
Protestors banged pots and pans and held signs with messages including “Cornell funds endless slaughter” and “Blood is on your hands.”
At least ten total Cornell University Police Department officers and New York state troopers guarded the door to Sage Hall.
About fifteen minutes after demonstrators arrived on the sidewalk, protestors moved to the field opposite the Sage Hall entrance, where they continued to wield pro-divestment signs and Palestinian flags and yell messages including, “Any person, any study. Cornell trustees’ hands are bloody.”
Filmed by Nina Davis, Julia Senzon
Edited by Marian Caballo
Produced by Marian Caballo, Julia Senzon
Marian Caballo is a senior editor on the 143rd editorial board and was the multimedia and data science editor on the 142nd and 141st editorial boards. Marian also served as an assistant news editor. She is a member of the Class of 2026 in the College of Arts and Sciences. You can reach her at mcaballo@cornellsun.com.
Julia Senzon is a member of the Class of 2026 in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She is the editor-in-chief of the 143rd Editorial Board and was the managing editor of the 142nd Editorial Board. She can be reached at jsenzon@cornellsun.com or 908-672-3047.
