On March 20, students from SAIC and Columbia College teamed up to organize a daytime vigil for those who have passed in Palestine. It was organized in front of the SAIC campus where students gathered to speak up, and pay respects. Attendees came together to write communal letters to the martyrs and laid down a row of flowers. This event is part of an ongoing effort by students all over Chicago to show continuous support for Palestine.
One of the posters had a quote by the Palestinian writer and poet Refaat Alareer who died on 6 December 2023 in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza.
Within the row of followers that were placed at the vigil, people laid down notes and offerings to symbolize their grief and mourn together.
The group of attendees at the vigil sat down to communally write messages like ‘Palestine Must be free. May oranges grow again’ for those who lost their lives in Palestine.
A student wearing a kufiya which symbolizes Palestinian Nationalism and support for their suffering.
Students from both colleges took turns addressing the crowd with quotes from Palestinian writers.
The collective included students from ‘Students for Palestinian Liberation’ and ‘Students for Justice in Palestine at Columbia College Chicago.
