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Sarayah Wright (left), Michelle Sanders (middle) and Robel Worku (right) lead a presentation about the importance of voting for the black community. The event, Black Votes Matter, was co-hosted by Black Lives Matter NU and Illinois and Indiana Regional Organizing Network Students of Northwestern United.

Student groups host event about importance of black community’s involvement in politics

March 2, 2016

Early last year, Weinberg senior Robel Worku came across a video online of a Los Angeles Police Department officer shooting and killing a black man named Africa on the streets last March. Until that point,...

Gaza journalist Wajeh Abuzarefah explains the change in the political geography of Israel and Palestine since 1948. Abuzarefah spoke about current conditions in Gaza at an event co-hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine and Northwestern Divest.

Palestinian journalist discusses conditions in Gaza

March 1, 2016

Gaza journalist Wajeh Abuzarefah called Gaza a “small open air prison” with 2 million Palestinians at an event Monday hosted by Northwestern Students for Justice in Palestine and Northwestern Divest. Abuzarefah,...

Comedian Hasan Minhaj discusses power of satire, solidarity

February 28, 2016

Having love as a driving force motivates people to support those who are hurting, Hasan Minhaj, a senior correspondent on The Daily Show, told an audience of more than 200 on Friday night. “A lot of...

Humanitarian Daniel Ivankovich addresses a crowd of students from Northwestern and Whitney Young Magnet High School in the Technological Institute on Thursday. Ivankovich, the co-founder of nonprofit medical organization One Patient, encouraged students to make a difference in their communities.

Orthopedic surgeon discusses making a difference in local communities

February 26, 2016

Orthopedic surgeon and humanitarian Daniel Ivankovich (Feinberg ‘95) said he hopes more young people will take the initiative to make a difference in the community during a talk Thursday. Ivankovich...

Students dressed in officer uniforms with “G4S” taped to their backs restrain other students acting as prisoners in a demonstration at The Rock on Tuesday. The demonstration was organized by student divestment campaigns Unshackle NU and NU Divest, which are both calling for the University to divest from security company G4S.

Divestment campaigns unite for detained prisoners demonstration

February 24, 2016

As people crowded near The Rock on Tuesday afternoon, two students dressed in officer uniforms with signs reading “G4S” taped to their backs held up ropes tying down two kneeling students who were...

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