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UBC Okanagan pro-Palestine encampment ends after 46 days

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The People's University for Gaza group stated that 'our fight for Palestinian liberation does not begin nor end with this encampment.'

After 46 days, an encampment set up on the grounds of UBC Okanagan to fight for Palestinian liberation has concluded.

"Instead of meaningfully engaging with our demands, UBC Okanagan has increased university and private security on campus around the clock," protesters said."They closed access roads to the UBC Okanagan courtyard to obstruct the influx of community support and donations, surveilled campers, including following them to bathrooms, classrooms and workspaces, and attempted to single out organizers.

"We are under no illusions, we do not believe that these meetings are wins," they said."They are steps on the way towards meeting our demands." On May 16, UBC President Benoit-Antoine Bacon issued an official statement saying “We hope for a ceasefire and a lasting peaceful resolution in the Middle East.” He furthered the statement by explaining that to remain respectful of the broad range of opinions held by students and faculty of the university, the academic institution must remain neutral.

 

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