On April 25, the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA set up around 30 tents to demand that the UC divest from companies associated with the Israeli military. As the war in Gaza passed its 200th day, students and community members began the encampment as part of a national call to action expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine. The encampment was later attacked by counter-protesters and was disbanded by law enforcement May 2. Since then, faculty members have issued statements condemning the use of police force against students, and students have led rallies and sit-ins.
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Early Thursday morning, police breached the pro-Palestian encampment which led to the use of less-than-lethal weapons against protesters, hundreds of arrests and a full dismantling of the encampment. Read more...
Photo: (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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Photo: (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
After Chancellor Gene Block declared Tuesday that the Palestine solidarity encampment was “unlawful,” pro-Israel counter-protesters attempted to storm the encampment in a violent attack that same night. Read more...
Photo: (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
Encampments and protests in solidarity with Palestine swept through college campuses in recent weeks. The Daily Trojan, the Daily Bruin, the Emory Wheel, The Daily Californian, Washington Square News, the Berkeley Beacon and the Daily Texan came together and compiled a photo essay depicting the student movements unfolding across the nation. Read more...
Photo: Pro-Palestine demonstrators wave flags and hold up signs next to Pauley Pavilion at UCLA. The group faced off against thousands of counter-protesters Sunday. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
This post was updated May 3 at 12:53 a.m. Chancellor Gene Block released a statement Thursday afternoon claiming that the Palestine solidarity encampment had been shut down because it led to unsafe university conditions and interfered with UCLA’s educational mission. Read more...
Photo: UCLA staff clears Dickson Plaza of debris following Thursday morning’s police sweep of the Palestine solidarity encampment. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated May 2 at 9:06 p.m. As Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, we call upon the governor of California, the mayor of Los Angeles, the University of California system and all other complicit authorities to grant full legal, academic and disciplinary amnesty for all protesters. Read more...
This post was updated May 3 at 12:42 a.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment at UCLA, see here. Read more...
Photo: Police officers are pictured Thursday morning in Dickson Plaza, where law enforcement cleared the encampment started by the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA on April 25. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
