From Redwood Trees, the View of a New World Being Born

Of all the Gaza solidarity encampments and occupations that students established in April 2024, one of the fiercest took place at Cal Poly Humboldt, where students took over a building, survived a massive police assault, and forced the police to retreat off campus.

When this text was written, the occupation at Cal Poly Humboldt had held its ground for a week, and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies were amassing their forces for a massive raid.

“We are not just working to destroy the nightmare of the world as it currently exists—we are also defending the seed of the world to come, defending a life worth living and sharing with others.”