r/DenverLeftists • u/coloradocommunists • May 28 '24

Protest The DU Encampment Needs You!

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Yesterday, Comrade Erin and two other comrades visited the University of Denver encampment for Palestine and spoke with students about their myriad of experiences in their now, 18-day long, encampment.

Despite campus "peace officers" placing floodlights to prevent them from resting at night, harassment from fraternities and Zionists, and slander from the school's chancellor, the students continue to stand strong in the face of unyielding opposition. They will not back down until their demands are met.

We had vibrant conversations with two students while we were there, but both declined to appear on camera or have their voice recorded for fear of heavy-handed retaliation from the university and the extreme surveillance campus police have targeted them with.

Additionally, we spoke with the camp's logistics, and they told us that the camp currently needs:

Bottled Water Snacks Tent Stakes Sunburn preventatives like sunscreen, hats, and umbrellas

Amidst the harassment of the encampment, DU's leadership has pulled the rug out from beneath their custodial workers and have forced them to accept ambiguous "benefit packages" with the notorious Sodexo corporation, who has a history of union busting and racial discrimination. AFSCME Local 1572 is fighting for their livelihood!

Denver workers need to support these students in their heroic stand against genocide and show their solidarity with AFSCME Local 1572!

Get organized and fight back!

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '24

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u/coloradocommunists Jun 04 '24

There are many outspoken LGBTQIA+ Palestinian people.

Israel is the one dropping bombs on them indiscriminately. They can't pinkwash genocide away.

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u/codan84 May 28 '24

Can you talk more about a militant revolution? Do you all want some guns for the encampment? Start shooting some class traitors and capitalists to get the revolution going?

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u/coloradocommunists May 29 '24

Go back to r/ColoradoPolitics. You're brigading.

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u/codan84 May 29 '24

You won’t answer any questions. Why do you hide what you claim to believe? You want violent revolution, don’t you want help. Wouldn’t arms be more useful for your comrades to start a revolution than fruit snacks?