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Second pro-Palestinian protest camp set up at UVIC

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 May, 2024 01:39 PM
  • Second pro-Palestinian protest camp set up at UVIC

A second pro-Palestinian protest camp has been set up at a university in B-C, two days after the establishment of the first camp at U-B-C in Vancouver.

Protesters say students at the new encampment at the University of Victoria are demanding that the school divest itself from investments linked to Israel.

Organizers have posted photos on social media showing about 20 tents on a grass field, although no barriers have been set up.

Protesters at the U-B-C encampment have been stockpiling water, food and other supplies in preparation for a prolonged stay.

Photo courtesy of Instagram (@universityofvictoria)

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