Organizers said they plan to occupy the area until Northwestern ends partnerships supporting Israel, and vows to protect their free speech rights on campus.
CHICAGO -- Dozens of Northwestern University students on Thursday joined the pro- Palestine protests sweeping college campuses across the country.A group of Northwestern students set up a tent encampment Thursday morning in Deering Meadow on the university's campus in Evanston. Protesters also posted a sign reading 'Free Gaza Liberated Zone.' Pro-Palestinian protesters at college campuses across the country have described similar encampments as 'liberated zones.
Protests on several other college campuses across the country have led to clashes with police, and in some cases complaints of antisemitic behavior by demonstrators.Boston Police arrested more than 100 protesters at a pro-Palestinian encampment at Emerson College early Thursday morning. More than 100 people have been arrested at Columbia University in New York since similar protests began last week.
Northwestern University Israel Gaza Strip
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Northwestern students set up encampment on Evanston campus in support of PalestineNorthwestern University staff and students set up an encampment on the Evanston campus Thursday morning to show support for Palestine.
Weiterlesen »
Northwestern University students build encampment on Deering Meadow in pro-Palestinian protestThe encampment comes as dozens of students were arrested across the country following pro-Palestinian protests.
Weiterlesen »
Northwestern University Dance Marathon marks its 50th anniversary - here's how you can donateNorthwestern University Dance Marathon (NUDM) returns to the Evanston campus on Friday, marking its 50th anniversary.
Weiterlesen »
Columbia University protest for Palestine is also protest for Harlem says student movementPro-Palestinian Columbia University student protesters instituted a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on the West Lawn of the campus.
Weiterlesen »
Columbia University students hold pro-Palestine protest on campus’ great lawn as president testifies onColumbia University students occupied the campus’s great lawn Wednesday after the college president spoke about the institution’s response to antisemitism at
Weiterlesen »
At least 4 arrested at Pro-Palestine protests on Columbia University's campusThese protests come after the university's president testified in a House hearing to gauge antisemitism on Columbia's campus.
Weiterlesen »