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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

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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

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Hands off Gaza City

On August 16th Israeli Occupation Forces announced a plan to escalate its invasion of Gaza City by forcibly displacing Palestinians to the South. Gaza City is the only place in Gaza with standing infrastructure. Gaza City is densely populated by Gazans who have been displaced by Israel's ongoing

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National SDS Demands: Drop the Charges on Alejandro Orellana!

On June 12, 2025, the FBI raided the home of Alejandro “Alex” Orellana in Los Angeles and arrested him on bogus charges. Alex is a leading member of Centro CSO, a Chicano-led organization that opposes deportations and defends immigrant rights. He is being charged with “conspiracy to commit civil

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National SDS Demands: No War with Iran

Students for a Democratic Society resolutely condemns and opposes Trump's unprovoked and escalatory strikes on Iran. These strikes were done without congressional approval, they are an unconstitutional overreach of executive power by the Trump administration. To justify their attacks, Israel and Trump have pushed forward with the same

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National SDS Statement: No War with Iran!

National SDS condemns Israel’s agression and recent missile strikes on Iran. Israel’s continued attacks on Iran, beginning Thursday, are an unjustified military escalation and now threaten to provoke a wider war, endangering millions of people throughout the whole region. Israel continues to commit a genocide in Gaza with

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National SDS Statement on Escalation in Detentions and the National Guard in LA

In the past couple of weeks Trump’s administration has doubled their shameless quota of daily detentions to 3,000. Since then we have witnessed unbridled brutality and a complete lack of shame from the blatantly racist and anti-immigrant ICE and DHS agencies. Our neighbors and families are under

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Register Now for the 2025 SDS National Convention!

📣 National Convention Announcement📣 Join National SDS and progressive students around the country as we hold our 19th annual convention at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, on October 11th & 12th! Only a few months into Donald Trump's second term, and all sectors of our movement are under attack.

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Pause on Visa Revocations: A Win for the Student Movement!

The pause on international student visa revocations and the reinstatement of many is a win for the student movement, and a time for us to keep on organizing! On April 4th, the first international student visas were revoked, and students were told to leave the country. Almost 2,000 were

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New SDS Stands in Solidarity with the Rutgers 4

On Tuesday April 29th, Rutgers SDS led a protest against a Zionist speaking event held by Rutgers Hillel. The invited speaker of the event was U.S Representative Josh Gottheimer, a staunch supporter of Israel’s genocide in Palestine. The rally outside faced intimidation from police, which escalated and resulted