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[lanforod]

UBC has cleared out their encampment.

So what now, UVic? Have the protestors joined you at the table yet for dialogue, or will you wait for another knife incident before taking action?

Not that I’m aware of. They cleared a protest blocking the road today in UBC. Not the encampment.

[Mike K.]

Oh, is that what it was? The media was reporting the camp was being cleared out.

[Victoria Watcher]

Toronto police say trespassing law doesn’t give power to clear UofT encampment

Toronto police said Friday they will only take action to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto in case of an emergency or to carry out a court order.

 

 

 

https://www.thespec....1fdb1d6a79.html

[Nparker]

Cowards.

[dasmo]

Toronto police say trespassing law doesn’t give power to clear UofT encampment

Toronto police said Friday they will only take action to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto in case of an emergency or to carry out a court order.

 

 

 

https://www.thespec....1fdb1d6a79.html

 

“given the manner in which events have unfolded to date,”

 

Must mean that welcoming them from the start has created this problem. Hard to invite someone in and then say they are trespassing. oops.... 

[Victoria Watcher]

Vancouver Island University will not punish students for participating in a pro-Palestinian encampment, its president said Friday.

 

Protesters set up the encampment on May 1, asking that the university call for a ceasefire and issue a statement “acknowledging the genocide of Palestinians.”

 

Other demands included disclosing university investments linked to Israel, removing Starbucks — which has become a popular boycott target for pro-Palestinian protesters — from campus, and a commitment to no disciplinary action for students involved in the protest.

 

VIU president Deborah Saucier said the university has not taken any punitive action toward any member of the campus community for participating in the encampment and has no plans to do so.

 

Saucier said VIU “joins the global call for a ceasefire and an end to the violence in the Middle East.”

 

A letter delivered to the encampment by campus security on May 2 had warned students they could face arrests and expulsions for their participation.

 

Prior to Saucier’s comments, protesters said talks were at an impasse because VIU refused to retract the letter, which also threatened prohibition from graduation for students involved with the encampment.

[Victoria Watcher]

‘Here to stay until our demands are met’: UVic protesters shut down campus Starbucks

 

https://www.cheknews...rbucks-1207426/

 

 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 02 June 2024 - 07:51 PM.

[dasmo]

and we got a million more coming each year! 

[Nparker]

‘Here to stay until our demands are met’: UVic protesters shut down campus Starbucks...

Arrest the lot of them.

[Matt R.]

Is this why I can’t find a part time dishwasher right now? Students used to work during summer break.

[todd]

Is this why I can’t find a part time dishwasher right now? Students used to work during summer break.

How much do you pay?

[Matt R.]

$20 to start, tips, meals, benefits.

[todd]

$20 to start, tips, meals, benefits.

What about if you have more than two arms?

[Matt R.]

Same. When do you start.

[Mike K.]

Someone messaged us today to say there were traumatized children at the UVic Starbucks as protestors did their thing.

[todd]

Same. When do you start.

I don’t like to say no.

[dasmo]

What about if you have more than two arms?

I think he would take one arm....

[lanforod]

Someone messaged us today to say there were traumatized children at the UVic Starbucks as protestors did their thing.

 

Yes, I've heard the same.

[Love the rock]

Every day UVic doesn’t take a firm stand on the protester ,protesters see it as a win and push harder . If you don’t like what the universities are doing financially find one with policies you can somewhat align with and transfer. No one is forcing you to go to school in Canada . This will never end with Palestine . Universities are opening a Pandora’s box by allowing the protesters to rule the roost on educational campuses . We’ve heard there protests now it’s time to firmly shut it down.

[Victoria Watcher]

Come on, UVic will never take a hard policy decision against this. They are weak.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 June 2024 - 01:15 PM.