Tag: Activism

Kansas City Rabbis Feel Local Impact of Israel-Hamas War

By | June 30, 2024 |

The Jewish Community Campus in Overland Park.

Kansas City rabbis are grappling with the effects of the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas and a surge of antisemitism.

Campus Protests Highlight the Complexity of Divestment

By | May 21, 2024 |

people standing outdoors. banners, palestinian flag, man reading from a white paper

Campus protests seeking university divestment from investments supporting Israel due to the war in Gaza are blocked by laws passed in Missouri and Kansas.

Campus Protests Over War in Gaza Echo Anti-Apartheid Era

By | May 9, 2024 |

A large white tent is covered with banners reading things like "stop the genocide" "Ceasefire now" "Let Gaza Live". Around the tent sit students wearing keffiyehs.

Campus protests at the University of Missouri and University of Kansas over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza echo anti-apartheid protests decades ago.

Inside KC’s Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions Movement

By | January 11, 2024 |

A tribute at Mill Creek Park presses for a ceasefire to the bombings in Gaza and the deaths of Palestinian civilians. The design includes stones, rose petals and even pencils and children's socks, which were to note the deaths of children.

Leaders of Kansas City’s Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement discuss their efforts amid the conflict in Gaza between Israelis and Palestinians.