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Students for a Democratic Society at San Jose State University is bragging that they’ve successfully led Northrop Grumman to pull out of an upcoming career fair.
In a social media post labeled “Victory — no tech for genocide,” the group stated that “amidst growing pressure from SJSU students, SDS was able to successfully kick the weapons manufacturer — Northrop Grumman — out of SJSU!”
“This victory follows a series of victorious protests,” the group added. “Last semester, we forced Lockheed Martin to withdraw from an on-campus ‘informational session,’ and this semester we were able to kick Northrop Grumman OUT of a campus career fair!”
The Sept. 2 event was billed as an “excellent opportunity” for businesses and students and alumni to connect for “entry-level career and internship opportunities,” according to the university’s website.
According to Fight Back News:
SDS at SJSU organized a mail-in and rally calling for the career center and university administration to deplatform war profiteers like Northrop Grumman. The mail-in was a tactic employed by students to flood the inboxes of university administrators leading up to the day of the career fair, and it proved to be an effective one.
On the day of the career fair, as student protesters gathered outside the SJSU Student Union, SDS received notice that Northrop Grumman had completely withdrawn from the career fair. This withdrawal follows a similar incident last semester at SJSU, in which student protesters forced Lockheed Martin to withdraw from a campus informational session.
Despite Northrop Grumman’s withdrawal, the students continued with their rally outside the career fair to call out the school administration’s ongoing collaboration with war profiteers, echoing chants such as “When Northrop does the killing, admin makes a killing!”
As The College Fix has previously reported, leftwing student groups often target career fairs with cancel culture campaigns.
Earlier this year, the University of Maine removed the U.S. Border Protection from its career fair after protests, and a student-led petition forced ICE to back out of an ASU Law School career event.
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