The Palestine solidarity encampment – which stood in Dickson Plaza from April 25 until it was dispersed by police early Thursday morning – is pictured. Faculty members expressed mixed reactions to the police sweep. (Dylan Du/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Faculty members expressed mixed feelings in reaction to Thursday morning’s police sweep of the Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA.
After a violent attack from counter-protesters on the encampment Tuesday night, UCPD and LAPD ordered protesters within the Dickson Plaza encampment – which had been in place since April 25 – to disperse or face arrest late Wednesday afternoon.
This post was updated May 5 at 11:15 p.m.
More than 300 pro-Palestine protests have erupted across American college campuses since early April, resulting in at least 2,000 arrests or detainments nationwide.
This post was updated May 5 at 11:01 p.m.
For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage on the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment, see here.
This post was updated May 5 at 11:05 p.m.
Students denounced UCLA’s decision to have police sweep the Palestine solidarity encampment early Thursday morning, saying the degree of force was excessive on what they saw as peaceful protest.
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.
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