author: Undercurrents staff

Palestine

May 6, 2025

Nada Elia Discusses the “Transformative and Alternative” History of Palestinian Feminism

Scholar and activist Nada Elia visited the Claremont Colleges for Palestine Liberation Week to discuss the history and future of Palestinian feminism organizing.

Palestine

Alana Hadid answers questions about Palestinian liberation for SJP’s PLW

The Palestinian American activist talked about her film production company Watermelon Pictures and answered questions about student organizing for divestment.

Labor

April 29, 2025

REHIRE ADAN WIN: A retrospective on the semester long campaign

After a year of student and worker organizing, delegations and boycotts, Pitzer administration agreed to rehire Adan Campos.

Affinity groups

April 15, 2025

Claremont’s Native and Indigenous community shares Indigenous knowledge at “Our Future Is Ancestral” summit

The Claremont Native Indigenous Student Union along with Pitzer’s Native Indigenous Initiatives hosted a conference focusing on Indigenous knowledge structures with workshops from Native and Indigenous professors and community members.

Palestine

March 29, 2025

JBoard freezes SJP’s funding ahead of Palestine Liberation Week

Last year, PLW ended with Pomona calling police to arrest 19 students. Weeks leading up to this year’s PLW, JBoard froze all of SJP’s funding.

Palestine

Pomona says it will fully cooperate with Congress request for disciplinary records

Pomona will “fully cooperate” with a congressional committee letter asking for a list of students who have been disciplined for their involvement in divestment protests by April 10, according to a statement published in the Los Angeles Times.

Palestine

March 25, 2025

‘Persona non grata’: Students banned from Pomona speak out

Pomona College banned at least 36 5C students from its campus after an Oct. 7, 2024 divestment protest, putting their class credits, jobs and financial aid in jeopardy.

Abolition

March 22, 2025

“Security is a way of thinking”: Prison Abolition Collective hosts digital security teach-in with EFF to help organizers develop better security practices

31 students attended the teach-in and learned about developing security plans, safe tools to use online as well as how this information could be used at the 5Cs.

March 11, 2025

City’s early closure of park bathrooms puts unhoused Claremont residents at risk

“It could ruin my life”: an unhoused resident told Undercurrents the city are closing bathrooms up to an hour early, putting unhoused people at risk of indecent exposure tickets

Labor

March 9, 2025

“We won”: Adan Campos and CSWA celebrate rehiring contract at Grove House party

The win comes after a year of student and worker organizing for Campos to be rehired after Pitzer fired him from his position due to his DACA work authorization being expired.

Undercurrents reports on labor, Palestine liberation, prison abolition and other community organizing at and around the Claremont Colleges.

About us Join us

Issue 1 / Spring 2023

Setting the Standard

How Pomona workers won a historic $25 minimum wage; a new union in Claremont; Tony Hoang on organizing

Read issue 1