They arrived in small groups of twos and threes. A steady trickle of students gathered near the base of Santa Clara University’s landmark Bronco statue on Jan. 30 as part of a nationwide day of action.
Some of them carried homemade protest signs. Others simply wanted to see what was going on and then stayed for the cause. In the end, hundreds joined as one to stand with the people of Minneapolis and demand an end to what is happening on American streets.
“The community is here standing with those marginalized peoples. Really a show of, as we put it, people power; showing that people are showing up,” said Alexis Figueroa, president of Students for Justice in Palestine and an SCU junior…