Break the Bonds NJ and allies held a spirited rally and press conference in New Brunswick, on Tax Day, April 15, 2026 near the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick to demand the NJ pension system divest ~ $130 million in Palantir stock. Palantir, is the AI tech company that profits from the genocide abroad and ICE state violence at home.
Speakers included:
- Leqaa Kordia, recently released Palestinian American who spent over 1 year in ICE detention.
- David Letwin, Rutgers professor and AAUP member
- Joseph Latouf, retired CWA member
- Mindy Greenspan for Break the Bonds NJ
- Meera Jaffrey, retired teacher, member of NJEA
Additional speakers included a Rutgers student as well as immigrant rights activists.
See PIX11 news coverage of the rally here:
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nj-immigrant-groups-call-for-state-to-divest-from-palantir/
Take action now:
Letter campaign – so far 1750 letters have been sent to the decision makers. Let’s keep up the momentum: If you haven’t signed the letter please do that using this link.
Sign up to speak at the next State Investment Council virtual meeting on Wednesday April 29th at 10AM. Register to speak at this link.
Stay posted for how to join a hands -on campaign meeting and speaker training on April 27th ahead of the SIC session.
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