Epstein Off Campus and other campus groups hosted a protest outside Columbia University gates on Thursday, October 8 in response to the Jane Doe case at Cornell University. TW: Mentions of sexual assault.
On Thursday, October 8, the group Epstein Off Campus, along with various other campus groups, hosted a protest to hold the Columbia administration accountable for sexual violence response, in solidarity with Jane Doe at Cornell University. Below is a photojournalistic account of the protest.
Students and professors gather in support of Jane Doe at Cornell University and to demand accountability for sexual violence at Columbia and Barnard.
Leading chants such as “Francine LeFrak, we know you, you are friends with Epstein too.”
Students holding green signs, saying: “End the rape kit backlog now,” “Feminists for survivor justice,” “Safety for girls,” and “End sexual violence.”
Multiple people wearing The Handmaid’s Tale-style red cloaks holding signs saying “I am Jane Doe.”
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health Professor of Sociomedical Sciences Professor Jennifer Hirsch speaks about the importance of comprehensive sex education in preventing sexual assault.
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