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A group of Emerson alumni has launched a new social media campaign urging alumni to boycott the college and refrain from donating or appearing at official events until the school endorses a ceasefire in Gaza.

“Hopefully, it at least puts the college on edge,” said one alum who did not want to be identified due to potential professional repercussions. “It’s not just the students that are currently affected, but alumni who feel really strongly about this.”

The group, Emerson Alumni for Justice in Palestine, said it currently has over 200 members and sent more than 1,000 letters to college officials on behalf of the 127 people who have signed on to the pledge as of midday Monday.

A spokesperson for Emerson declined to comment.

In April, more than 100 activists, including Emerson students, were arrested in an early morning police sweep of a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the college. Emerson said the protests were one of several factors contributing to a decrease in student enrollment and a budget decrease that led to the layoff of 10 employees.

Illona Yuhaev, a steward for the union representing Emerson staff, expressed sympathy for the boycott but said she is concerned about the impact it might have on Emerson employees.

“We’re very, very concerned about this coming down the pipeline,” she said. “We’ve already seen a drop in enrollment this year, and now we’re seeing a campaign among alumni to boycott that will have financial consequences, and could lead to more layoffs.”

The alumni group has demanded that the college reveal its investments, drop any charges against student protesters, and reverse new restrictions on campus protests.

“I have donated to Emerson every year since I graduated, stopping this year,” said Sarah Edrie, class of ‘95, who goes by Edrie Edrie. “I’ve never questioned where that money went because I knew that Emerson was a place where I felt safe, and I felt like it was making a safe space for students to be their creative selves. And now I’m not so sure that that’s true.”

Maria DiPasquale, class of ‘16 and a member of EAJP, said she was upset by the arrests of protesters at Emerson as well as new campus restrictions on where and how students can demonstrate.

She says this is particularly troublesome since Emerson specializes in communications careers.

“Censoring the ability to have these conversations on campus just goes against basic things that are taught at the college,” she said. “It feels like they are slowly eroding what made Emerson so special, and I want to see that reversed.”

Lissa Deonarain, a member of the alumni group and the class of 2018, said the college has offered vague, blanket responses to their concerns, so the alumni group is not interested in talks with the administration at this point.

“We’re doing responsibly what they’ve done to us, which is radio silence—refusal to engage,” Deonarain said. “Until they acknowledge what the faculty and staff have been demanding and what alumni have been asking for, we’re not going to engage with Emerson at all because they haven’t given us the time of day.”

The college has more than 50,000 alumni worldwide.