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Counter-protester activity continues through 3rd night of pro-Palestine encampment

This post was updated April 28 at 11:41 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment, see here. Read more...

Photo: A counter-protester attempts to breach a fence outside the encampment in Dickson Plaza early Sunday morning. The fence was placed Thursday night by security in front of the encampment organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and the UC Divest Coalition at UCLA.(Joseph Crosby/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Encampment continues to rely on food donations, on-campus restroom access on day 3

Editor’s note: This post was updated on March 14 at 2:24 p.m. to provide retroactive anonymity to a source due to safety concerns. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Read more...

Photo: Protesters remain at the UC Divest at UCLA encampment as it enters its third day. The protesters are supplying themselves through community donations. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)


Faculty express support for ongoing solidarity encampment, academic freedom

This post was updated April 28 at 11:49 p.m. When associate professor of philosophy A.J. Julius sat down Thursday morning with his red backpack in Dickson Plaza, he became a student, and the plaza his new classroom. Read more...

Photo: Faculty members stand in front of Royce Hall holding a blue-and-gold banner that reads, “UCLA Faculty and Staff, we stand with our students.” Some faculty are participating in the ongoing encampment in solidarity with Palestine, while others stand outside to show support for their students. (Ella Coffey/Daily Bruin)


Pro-Palestine encampment, counter-protester activity continues overnight to day 2

Participants of the pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA said they spent Thursday night and the early hours of Friday morning maintaining their structures without knowing how the UCLA administration would react. Read more...

Photo: Tents in the ongoing UC Divest and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment sit in darkness in front of a brightly lit Royce Hall. The encampment began Thursday morning in Dickson Plaza. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Counter-protesters demonstrate against pro-Palestine encampment

Counter-protesters gathered Thursday afternoon and evening in Dickson Plaza, waving Israeli flags to demonstrate against an ongoing encampment in support of Palestine. The encampment, led by UCLA’s chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and the UC Divest Coalition, began early that morning – just as the war in Gaza passed its 200th day. Read more...

Photo: Counter-protesters waving Israeli flags push forward against the barricade surrounding an ongoing encampment at Dickson Plaza. Some yelled at students inside, and others got into physical confrontations. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)


Pro-Palestine encampment features teach-ins, speeches as counter-protesters engage

Editor’s note: This post was updated on March 14 at 2:09 p.m. to provide retroactive anonymity to a source due to safety concerns. Organizers led chants and speeches in Dickson Plaza on Thursday afternoon as the protest encampment continued and counter-protests formed. Read more...

Photo: A participant in the encampment points to the left as they stand amid other protesters. Those in the encampment, which began Thursday morning, participated in events such as a Passover Seder. (Ella Coffey/Daily Bruin)


Examining parallels to 1985 student calls for divestment from South Africa

This post was updated April 25 at 1:05 a.m. Student and faculty calls for divestment Thursday echoed the demands made against apartheid in South Africa in 1985, which led to divestment from the UC a year later. Read more...

Photo: Student and faculty calls for divestment from South Africa in 1985 hold similar demands to protests launched Thursday against Israel by students and supported by faculty. (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Mia Tavares/Assistant Design director)



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