Brown Protesters Allowed More Time on Campus; Columbia Protesters Take Over University Building
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
On Monday, pro-Palestine protesters at Brown University in Providence were given more time to remain in their encampment on College Green.
The group, which has been calling for Brown to divest from investments supporting Israeli military operations, had been told that they were in violation of campus policy and would need to vacate their position by 5 PM Monday.
University officials then allowed them to stay for at least another 24 hours.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe protest has been on campus since April 24; on April 25, Brown University’s Rabbi called the actions "anti-Israel."
On Monday afternoon, protesters marched around the College Green chanting “From Columbia to Brown, we will not let Gaza down” in reference to the protests at Columbia University in New York, another Ivy League institution.
On Monday night, protesters at Columbia took over a university building.
Columbia in Focus
"Student protesters occupying Hamilton Hall at Columbia University have displayed banners from a window reading 'Intifada,' the Arabic word for an uprising, and 'Hind's Hall,' according to video obtained by CNN.
A student group explained in a statement that 'Hind’s Hall' was in honor of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old girl from Gaza. Rajab and her relatives were found dead in February after being trapped in a car that came under Israeli fire, CNN reported.
Outside Hamilton Hall early Tuesday, students were chanting 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' and 'Palestine will live forever,' the video shows.
According to the Columbia Spectator, dozens of student protesters have moved metal gates to barricade the doors to Hamilton Hall, blocking entrances with wooden tables and zip-tying doors shut."
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