This report was delivered to a public meeting hosted by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at Wayne State University in Detroit, on April 10, 2025. Andre Damon is a leading member of the Socialist Equality Party in the United States and is the US National Co-Editor of the World Socialist Web Site.
Michigan Attorney General announces FBI raids targeted pro-Palestinian protesters over “vandalism and property damage”
The raids were executed across Ann Arbor, Canton and Ypsilanti. No one was arrested or charged during the raids, but police and FBI agents seized electronic devices and personal belongings and briefly detained 11 individuals for interrogation.
Luke Galvin•
Fight for a socialist movement of the working class to defend students, academic freedom and democratic rights!
More than 1,500 student visas have been summarily revoked, including at least four at Wayne State University. Campus workers who have spoken out against genocide are having their jobs terminated at the University of Michigan.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at Wayne State University•
Harvard files suit against Trump funding freeze
On Monday, Harvard University sued the Trump administration and demanded an injunction against the government’s cutoff of over $3 billion in grants that are vital to the ongoing research and educational work of the oldest university in the US.
Kevin Reed•
Reinstate staff member Zainab Hakim and four student workers at University of Michigan!
This attack is part of U-M’s efforts to placate Trump in order to avert his threat to block billions in government grants, bowing in the process to the government’s drive to carry out an American version of Hitler’s Nazification of higher education.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at U-M•
Rosalie Arlova•
International Youth and Students for Social Equality at George Mason University•
Don Knowland, David Benson•
International Youth and Students for Social Equality (US)•
Marc Wells•