Protesters at a pro-Palestinian encampment at Queen's University are calling for the institution to divest out of investments in Israeli-linked companies.
The barricades erected around a Pro-Palestinian encampment at Queen's University in Kingston has been deemed a safety risk, according to university officials.
Yara Hussein, a student organizer of the group called the Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights Group, said the university is dragging its feet when it comes to meeting such demands.“None of the students, none of the people would be here in this encampment if the university had met our demands by now. And the longer they don’t meet the demands, the students will continue to occupy… the space that belongs to us,” she said.
In a statement to Global News on Friday, the university said maintenance staff have begun removing the barricades and “other objects obstructing exit doors and fire exits”, with no impact on tents. “We will not stop, we will not rest. Every 10 minutes, in Gaza, a child dies. killed,” Morrow said. He said the crowd occupying the courtyard behind Richardson’s Hall is willing to continue its protest, even if it means keeping it going through convocation.
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