At Festifall Aug. 27, the Human Rights Party , a University of Michigan Central Student Government party and newly registered voluntary student organization, could be seen handing out backpack pins against President Donald Trump, encouraging visitors to get more involved in student government. Since then, they have canvassed support for a soon-to-be-introduced resolution demanding the University divest from companies profiting from the ongoing Israeli military campaign in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 people and was classified in September as a genocide by the United Nations .
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, LSA senior Keshava Demerath-Shanti, HRP chair, said the party was established due to dissatisfaction with the response of representatives affiliat