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Through sorrow and rage, students and faculty hold vigils mourning the 42,000 Palestinians killed by Israel

Oct 10, 2024 | georgetownvoice.com | Samantha Monteiro |Dolce Coury |Izzy Wagener |Annette Hasnas

Lukas Soloman (SFS ’26) and other members of Georgetown Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) spent hours writing the names of the Palestinian children and babies—starting with those under two-years-old—killed by Israel. The 1,400 names they wrote represent a fraction of the children Israel has killed through airstrikes, intentional starvation, and snipers that have targeted civilians. “This is a form of collective grief processing.
Amid rise of antisemitism, Jewish students seek community

Mar 22, 2024 | georgetownvoice.com | Sydney Carroll |Nora Scully |Jupiter Huang |Annette Hasnas

Every Friday, Madison Lieberman (CAS ’24) walks to Chabad Georgetown, where she attends Shabbat, a Jewish service celebrating a weekly day of rest. For Lieberman, the ability to connect with her religion has been a lifeline throughout her college experience. “It’s family,” Lieberman said. “Everybody’s amazing—I met one of my best friends through Chabad.”At Shabbat services, Lieberman wears a necklace with a Star of David charm.
‘Bigger Than Roe’: 2024 D.C. Women’s March promotes hope in a post-Dobbs America

Jan 22, 2024 | georgetownvoice.com | Katie Doran |Sydney Carroll |Annette Hasnas |Nora Scully

Pro-choice and anti-abortion protesters clashed at the annual Women’s March held at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, Jan. 20. Despite below-freezing temperatures, hundreds of demonstrators showed up in support of abortion rights. The Women’s March is a women-led movement that advocates for a diverse range of issues including anti-racism, voting rights, equal pay, and reproductive freedom. D.C.’s march was held in unison with marches across the country.
POTUS sucker-punches the patriarchy by pairing profane comedy with sharp social critique

Nov 9, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Nora Scully |Annette Hasnas |Emily Jaster |Amy Guay

There are few plays whose first word (and entire scene, really) could be “cunt” and pull it off. But POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive succeeds, perfectly balancing colorful comedy and cultural critique. Director Margot Bordelon has brought Selina Fillinger’s riotous comedy to the Arena Stage, much to the delight of D.C. residents like myself.
‘Silence is violence’: Students demand university action on Palestine

Nov 9, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Katherine Hawes |Sabrina Shaffer |Annette Hasnas |Paul James

This article does not include names for the personal safety of Georgetown students and faculty. A walkout for Gaza organized by Georgetown Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) drew several dozen Georgetown students and faculty to Red Square on Oct. 26.
Students gather for vigil in wake of violence in Israel

Oct 27, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Dolce Coury |Cassidy Jensen |Ryan Miller |Annette Hasnas

Content warning: this article discusses systemic violence and antisemitism. Students, faculty, and religious leaders came together in a sea of white and blue flags on the evening of Oct. 11 to mourn for loved ones in Israel.
Georgetown must break its silence on Israel’s violent occupation of Palestine

Oct 20, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Annette Hasnas |Paul James |Ella Bruno

Content warning: This article references genocide against Palestinians and Islamophobic rhetoric. The editorial board recognizes the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine has been grievous for Jewish and Palestinian communities. We extend compassion to those in pain. In times of devastation, we must center humanity. Any civilian death—regardless of race, religion, or nationality—is a tragedy.
Georgetown hosts second annual Tech & Society week

Apr 21, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Annette Hasnas |Paul James

At 10 a.m. on Monday, March 27, a group gathered at 500 1st Street to discuss privacy enhancing technologies and kick off Georgetown’s second annual Tech & Society Week. Georgetown’s Tech & Society Week was organized by its Tech & Society Initiative, whose mission statement is “to create novel approaches for interdisciplinary collaboration, research, and understanding at the intersection of technology, ethics, and governance,” and this mission was reflected in the week’s events.
Anti-Zionism and antisemitism are not the same. Equating them harms all Jews.

Mar 24, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Annette Hasnas |Nora Scully |Graham Krewinghaus |Cassidy Jensen

It is common to see anti-Zionist arguments met with accusations of antisemitism. Public figures are branded antisemites for criticizing the Israeli government. Anti-Zionist Jews are called self-hating. Conversations about Palestine are derailed by charges of anti-Jewish bigotry. Such an emotionally charged claim is certainly compelling, but there’s a problem: It just isn’t true. Antisemitism and anti-Zionism are linked, and the former certainly can be present in the latter, but it is not always.