Student demands at University of Chicago encampment include defunding police, reparations, cutting emissions

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'The U Chicago Popular University for Gaza' encampment shared its lengthy list of demands, including issues related to divestment, housing and climate change.

CHICAGO - The student demands from the University of Chicago's anti-Israel encampment is a giant progressive wishlist that goes well beyond Gaza. The encampment formed Monday, called 'The U Chicago Popular University for Gaza,' follows the nationwide trend of anti-Israel revolts at liberal colleges. During a rally held Tuesday, one of the lead protesters listed their demands, among them defunding the campus police, the UCPD.

Continuing the demands, the protester said, 'The U Chicago Popular University For Gaza demands that the university disclose university investments. We demand full transparency into U Chicago's budget, investments and holdings, particularly its financial involvement in Israeli apartheid, weapons manufacturing, fossil fuel production, property ownership and investment on the South Side and UCPD.

 

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