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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This post was updated May 5 at 6:55 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Read more...
Photo: LAPD officers meet protesters amid breach of Palestine solidarity encampment. Police dispersed the encampment Thursday morning, detaining many of its participants in the process. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
This post was updated May 3 at 1:03 a.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Read more...
Photo: Pro-Palestine protesters are pictured sitting around Janss Steps. As the Palestine solidarity encampment braced for a sweep of the area by police, thousands of protesters came to express support for the encampment. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
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This post was updated May 3 at 1:10 a.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the encampment at UCLA as seen Wednesday afternoon. UCLA canceled classes on Wednesday and moved Thursday and Friday classes online following a violent attempt by counter-protesters to breach the encampment. (Megan Cai/Photo editor)
For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Local and state officials condemned UCLA and law enforcement agencies’ lack of a timely response to a counter-protester attack on the Palestine solidarity encampment Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Counter-protesters outside the pro-Palestine encampment in Dickson Plaza are sprayed with liquid. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Statewide labor unions expressed support of on-campus protesters’ pro-Palestine encampment Wednesday following an attack from counter-protesters late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. United Auto Workers Local 4811 – formerly known as the two unions UAW Local 2865 and UAW Local 5810 – which represents University of California academic student employees and graduate student, academic and postdoctoral researchers, announced in a press release Wednesday afternoon that it voted to hold a strike authorization vote as soon as next week. Read more...
Photo: The Palestine solidarity encampment is pictured in front of Royce Hall, surrounded by protesters. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. A senior UCLA official indicated Wednesday afternoon that classes will be canceled Thursday, as Chancellor Gene Block condemned violence caused Tuesday night and Wednesday morning by counter-protesters. Read more...
Photo: The pro-Palestine encampment in Dickson Plaza is pictured. Attacks on the encampment on Tuesday evening have led to several days of canceled classes. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)
