Statements

National SDS Emergency Call-In on Wednesday Sept 23: Stop the Attacks on Flagstaff SDS! Defend Free Speech at Northern Arizona University!

SDS members - Sarah Rogala, Jay Francabandera, community member Claire Wagoner, and one other student - are at threat of suspension, arrest, and job loss at Northern Arizona University due to protests that mobilized hundreds to say no to any ICE presence in Flagstaff, Arizona, as well as to say no to

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National SDS Statement: STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP’S ATTACKS ON HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS!

National Students for a Democratic Society staunchly opposes the Trump administration’s latest attacks on Haitian immigrants, ripping away their Temporary Protected Status, enabling the arrest and deportation of over 350,000 Haitian Immigrants who were previously protected via a decision made by the Supreme Court.  Haiti has seen unrivaled

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Black August and the continued fight for Black Liberation: Statement by National SDS

What is Black August? Black August is about resistance. It is an annual commemoration of our political prisoners including those who lost their lives during the 1970s in the gulags of California, along with the hundreds who are currently languishing under torturous conditions and being denied their basic human rights

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National SDS Demands Justice for Corey Ruiz

The people took to the streets of Madison, WI in droves on July 22nd, just moments after MPD publicly executed Corey Ruiz, a 38 year old black man, at the center of a busy intersection on Madison’s east side. Wasting no time, dozens gathered outside of the police tape,

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National SDS Endorses August 15th National Day of Action: "US out of Korea!"

Since the US invasion of Korea and even before that, the US government has spared no expense in intervening economically, politically, and militarily in the affairs of the Republic of Korea. They have funded and backed military dictatorship after military dictatorship, in spite of the dozens of uprisings that the

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National SDS Demands: Hands off Nadia Topete!

On July 1st, Nadia Topete was given a subpoena to a grand jury that ordered her to speak on July 8th. Grand Jurys are kangaroo courts meant to bring down the hammer, evidenced by their 90% indictment rate. Law enforcement is not neutral when it comes to activists, like we’

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SDS Demands Justice for Kohen Wiley

On June 14th, 2026, the Senatobia, Mississippi, Police Department shot and killed 1- year-old Kohen Wiley based on allegations that his mother had stolen a package of diapers. She did not, in fact, steal anything from the Walmart where this murder took place, and we firmly believe that the

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National SDS Demands Justice for the Negros 19!

Last week on April 20th, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) carried out a massacre killing 19 people and displacing hundreds of families through prolonged indiscriminate strafing in Negros. In a clear violation of international human rights law, the AFP murdered innocent civilians including farmers, journalists, student leaders and

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National Students for a Democratic Society stands with the Goodwin Forum protesters at Cal Poly Humboldt, with Rick Toledo and all students suspended and fired by the university for protesting for Palestine!

Three students - Rick Toledo and two others, including a housing resident assistant - were suspended, fired, banned from campus, and are facing further discipline from Cal Poly Tech Humboldt for a student sit-in for divestment from Israel that took place on Feb 27. On Feb 27, Students for a Democratic

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National SDS Stands in Solidarity with Cuba

On January 29th, president Trump released an executive order threatening to impose tariffs on any country that provides Cuba with oil, tightening the nearly 65-year embargo and blockade on the country. These escalated sanctions and the recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela have compounded into an acute crisis that

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ICE Watch Rapid Response Kit

In response to ICE's continued reign of terror against immigrants all across the country, but especially in Minneapolis, SDS has worked with allied immigrant rights' organizations to create this rapid response toolkit. Rapid-Response is the practice of a group of people verifying ICE’s presence in

Resolutions

2025 Resolutions

SDS Stands Firmly Against Trump's Attacks on Education WHEREAS, Trump’s first year back in office has been characterized by rampant attacks on all sectors of the people. Every action his administration takes is aimed at the repression of movements for students, workers, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, women,

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National SDS Black History Month Statement: Honor the Legacy of Black Student Activism!

The designation of Black History Month in 1976 happened because of student advocacy and the rising tide of black revolutionary consciousness. At Kent State University in 1970, the student group Black United Students successfully got Black History Month recognized on their campus after a year of planning and campaigning. Six

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NATIONAL SDS CONDEMNS ICE MURDER IN MINNESOTA, EMERGENCY PROTESTS NOW

NATIONAL SDS CONDEMNS ICE MURDER IN MINNESOTA, EMERGENCY PROTESTS NOW On Wednesday, December 7th, ICE officers shot and killed a 37-year old woman in Minneapolis. The agents have already lied about the situation and claimed “self defense,” despite video recordings showing the woman clearly attempting to drive away from

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SDS Stands in Solidarity with Venezuela

On January 3rd 2026, the U.S. military bombed Venezuela and kidnapped the president Nicholas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. National SDS condemns the U.S. military and the Trump administration for this unjustified attack on Venezuela and the total violation of their national sovereignty. Since September, the U.

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SDS Stands in Solidarity with Venezuela Against Trump's Blockade

National Students for a Democratic Society stands in complete and total opposition to the U.S. military's illegal seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The action was taken to enforce Donald Trump's declaration of a total air and sea blockade against

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National SDS Condemns the Trump Administration's Weaponization of Hunger

In the strongest possible terms, National SDS condemns the Trump administration’s choosing to use hunger as a bargaining chip. The recent government shutdown, the longest in US history, has exposed the Trump administration’s cynical and morally bankrupt strategy to further enrich billionaires by cutting a huge hole in

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National SDS Commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance

NATIONAL SDS CALLS ON ALL OF OUR CHAPTERS AND PROGRESSIVE STUDENTS TO HOLD PROTESTS AND VIGILS IN HONOR OF TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE! On Nov. 20th, the Trans day of Remembrance will be observed. A day commemorating the lives lost from senseless transphobic violence. On this day of mourning, we

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Hands off Venezuela! National Day of Action November 10

National SDS endorses the week of action from November 15 - 23 to demand no war on Venezuela, called by the Anti-War Action Network, United National Antiwar Coalition, and 28 other organizations. We also call on all SDS chapters and progressive student organizations around the country to protest on Tuesday,

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SDS Says: Hands off Venezuela!

Students for a Democratic Society condemns the Trump administration's unprovoked aggression against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. In recent weeks the US has launched targeted strikes on Venezuelan and Colombian boats. The US claims these civilian vessels are smuggling drugs, which constitutes an “act of war.” This claim

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National SDS Statement Against the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education: Reject the Compact!

On October 1st, the Trump administration sent out a 10-point letter titled the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine major universities around the country, with the threat of withholding preferential funding if their demands are not met. Seeing the poor reception the compact received by some

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National Students for a Democratic Society statement on the Threat of Passport Revocations

National Students for a Democratic Society condemns H.R 5300, a threatening proposal which would have allowed the U.S Secretary of State to unilaterally deny or revoke the passports of people who have criticized Israel for its ongoing Genocide in Gaza. This proposal is a further example of the

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SDS Condemns the Racist Lynching of Trey Reed, Calls for Investigation

On Sept. 15, Demartravion “Trey” Reed was found dead and hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University. This act occurred not three days after threats went out to Black students, students at Black-majority colleges, and even HBCU's directly, from white supremacists earlier this

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National SDS Condemns Trump and Dept of Ed Cuts to Grant Funding for Historical Black College and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, and More

Earlier this month the Department of Education issued a statement ending all discretionary grant funding for Minority- Serving Institutions (MSI) across the country. This will cut off hundreds of millions of dollars to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI), Tribal Colleges and more. This is yet

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SDS National Statement Against White Supremacy

In the past few days, HBCUs, Black student groups, and cultural organizations across the country have received threats from right wing white supremacists. While these threats and attacks come in light of the killing of Turning Point USA founder, Charlie Kirk, these events highlight a much deeper problem that lies