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SCAD students protest along Peachtree in Atlanta

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May 1, 2024
SCAD students hold a walkout for Palestine in front of SCAD on Peachtree Street, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Atlanta. SCAD students walked-out of classes in solidarity with Columbia and other university students across the U.S. in support of an immediate cease-fire. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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About 60 people gathered in front of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) for a pro-Palestine walkout at the school’s campus on Peachtree Street Wednesday morning. They lined the sidewalk in front of the school holding signs saying “ceasefire now” and “We stand with Palestine.”

Among many phrases, protesters chanted one that Jewish leaders consider to be antisemitic. The first was, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

“That is clearly a call for the elimination of the Jewish state of Israel,” said Dov Wilker, regional director with the Atlanta chapter of the American Jewish Committee. “That’s one very concerning term.”

Although security guards stood in front of the school, neither they nor other police interacted with the students.

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Martha Dalton is a journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, writing about K-12 education. She was previously a senior education reporter at WABE, Atlanta's NPR affiliate. Before that, she was a general assignment reporter at CNN Radio. Martha has worked in media for more than 20 years. She taught elementary school in a previous life.

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