About 100 people attended the protest on the Harvard Widener Library staircase on Thursday (17) with posters condemning Trump. They also heard a series of speakers, who assured the public that they did not want the university to fulfill government demands.
20 -year -old Ezekiel Wells, a second -year student at Harvard University, and his colleagues took about ten hours, sleepless, to prepare a demonstration on the institution’s campus after the Trump government threatened to ban foreign students enrollment in Harvard.
“We wanted to show that Harvard can stay together,” Wells commented in an interview outside the campus. “We will not give in to the demands that we give the names of some international students so that their visas can be revoked without cause and can be deported back to their home countries.”
“Instead, let’s unite as a university, as Harvard, saying, ‘See, we’re not doing anything for you. And let’s support freedom.’” He added.
The university did not allow the press entry into the campus to cover the protest.
Interviews and filming were conducted outside, in public spaces.
The US Department of Internal Security reported on Wednesday that Harvard University will lose the right to enroll foreign students if it does not meet Trump government requirements to share information about some visa carriers, marking the government’s latest escalation against the educational institution.
The secretary of the Department of Internal Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, also announced on Wednesday (16) the cancellation of two DHS scholarships, totaling more than $ 2.7 million, to the university.
“You know, I want to do my part to help my country overcome this dangerous pestilence,” commented an artist, known as “Mad King Drumpf” who participated in the protest. “We are in a very difficult situation. But I came to congratulate Harvard and support it for what they did this week.”
At the end of last month, the Trump government announced that it was reviewing nine billion dollars in federal contracts and subsidies for Harvard.
Subsequently, he requested the implementation of restrictions – including the prohibition of masks use and the removal of diversity, equity and inclusion programs – for the university to continue to receive federal funds.
Harvard rejected on Monday (14) numerous demands that, according to her, would give control to the government. Shortly thereafter, the Trump government announced the $ 2.3 billion freezing in financing.
This content was originally published in almost 100 people gather in protest against Trump on Harvard on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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