by Leslie Layton
posted May 8
May 9 update: The Chico State Academic Senate approved a revised draft of the ceasefire resolution today, with only three votes in opposition.
The Academic Senate at Chico State University will consider a ceasefire resolution at its May 9 meeting that also supports what it calls “First Amendment Protections” for students opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza and for Jewish students.
The meeting of the Academic Senate – a policy-setting body with 32 voting members representing the university’s various colleges – will come after what is likely to be two days of rallies this week on the lawn in front of Kendall Hall.
Students planned to gather today -– for the second time this week — to press for a ceasefire resolution from the Academic Senate and divestment from Israeli companies by the California State University (CSU) system. Fliers circulating on social media called on students at all campuses to participate in a May 8 Day of Action and “demand the CSU system stop supporting the genocide in Gaza …”