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[Nparker]

Why doesn't it surprise me that UVic is one of the last holdouts for a dying cause?

[Sparky]

[...] Friday Muslim prayers at the University of Victoria’s Multi­faith Centre and two Islamic lectures on Saturday were cancelled by campus security after “threatening notes” were discovered on the doors of the building, a UVic security official said. [...]

 

https://www.timescol...g-notes-9193224

[Victoria Watcher]

Vancouver Island University (VIU) has issued a trespass notice to the protesters who have set up an encampment on the campus.

 

The Palestine Solidarity Encampment set up on the VIU campus on May 1, and the university says it has brought “unprecedented challenges” since it was set up.

 

“VIU had been hopeful the encampment could be resolved through dialogue between the university and student participants,” the university said in a notice posted to its website. “It has become evident that it is not realistic to continue to anticipate that the encampment can be resolved in this way.”

 

VIU has given the encampment until 8 a.m. on July 15 to vacate and dismantle. This is the second trespass notice the university has issued to the protesters.

 

“If anyone remains in the encampment after 8 am on July 15, 2024, the university will be forced to take all legal steps necessary to remove them,” the statement says.

 

“VIU will be commencing a court action seeking damages from encampment participants and injunctive relief if the encampment is not vacated by 8 am on July 15, 2024.”

 

 

 

https://www.cheknews...notice-1213779/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 July 2024 - 05:38 PM.

[Nparker]

Will UVic have the distinction of being the last university to finally evict these terrorist sympathisers?

[LJ]

“VIU had been hopeful the encampment could be resolved through dialogue between the university and student participants,” the university said in a notice posted to its website. “It has become evident that it is not realistic to continue to anticipate that the encampment can be resolved in this way.”

 

Why would you negotiate with terrorist sympathizers? Take the encampment down faster than they can put it up, immediately.

[Victoria Watcher]

Pro-Palestine protesters urge VIU to 'engage peacefully' instead of forcing them out

VIU says it will “take all legal steps necessary” to remove protesters if they are not gone by 8 a.m. Monday.

https://www.timescol...hem-out-9215948

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 July 2024 - 03:55 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

VIU sues Gaza protesters as deadline to leave expires

 

Vancouver Island University says it has filed a notice of civil claim in the B.C. Supreme Court, seeking an injunction against the camp and damages from the protesters.

 

https://www.timescol...expires-9221980

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 15 July 2024 - 10:13 PM.

[Nparker]

Maybe VIU shouldn't have let them camp there in the first place. You reap what you sow.

Edited by Nparker, 15 July 2024 - 10:30 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

B.C. caps international post-secondary student enrolment at 30 per cent of total

The University of Victoria has said that its international student enrolment levels do not exceed the 30-per-cent limit and the change will not impact operations.


https://www.timescol...f-total-9230235

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 July 2024 - 02:41 AM.

[lanforod]

UVic isn't anywhere close to 30%, AFAIK. More like less than half that.

[LJ]

17%

[lanforod]

Encampment Update

Update for the UVic community on the People’s Park UVic encampment

UVic has taken a calm, measured and reasoned approach to the encampment that was established May 1 by the People’s Park UVic. Since the middle of June, through a facilitator, we have been working with People’s Park UVic towards a peaceful conclusion of the encampment.

Unfortunately, we have not successfully achieved agreement on the process and timeline for decampment. The university was disappointed to learn of this impasse through social media posts from People’s Park UVic.

As we see no further prospect for a successful dialogue, the university has advised the People’s Park UVic that they are trespassing and asked them to leave university property.

[Victoria Watcher]

lol.

[lanforod]

Unsigned email. Very different tone from other updates. Had enough I guess.

[Nparker]

People's Park.   

The woke really are mentally ill.

[Victoria Watcher]

Post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island are hardening their stance towards pro-Palestinian encampments, with both University of Victoria and Vancouver Island University serving trespass notices to protesters this week.

 

Protesters camped in front of the UVic library said they were read a trespass advisory by the head of campus security on Saturday and were told they had until Monday 8 a.m. to leave university grounds.

 

UVic said in a Saturday update on its website that talks through an unspecified third-party facilitator have been unsuccessful in negotiating a time and process for the encampment to end peacefully.

 

“As we see no further prospect for successful dialogue, the university has advised the People’s Park UVic that they are trespassing and asked them to leave university property,” the statement said.

 

A university spokesperson said students were advised through a “verbal reminder” given at 10 a.m. Saturday.

 

At a press conference on Friday, masked protesters with the People’s Park said UVic had “refused to make any concrete commitments” to divesting investments in companies that protesters say are involved in violations of international law, human rights and “aid and benefit from genocide.”

 

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Encampment representatives did not respond to questions from the Times Colonist about whether they intend to remain after the Monday deadline.

 

In a social media post advertising its regular evening gathering following the pro-Palestinian Saturday rally in downtown Victoria, the encampment asked for its followers to “stay tuned for updates from camp and plans going forward.”

 

Meanwhile, in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island University served legal documents to its students through a mass email on Friday after receiving permission from a judge to serve defendants via alternate methods.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...mpments-9247795

[Nparker]

UVic brought this all on themselves for letting these terrorist sympathizers erect their first tent.  

[Nparker]

It is fun however watching woke turn on itself,

[Victoria Watcher]

At a press conference on Friday, masked protesters with the People’s Park said UVic

 

 

 

 

My first response, if I was UVic, is that I would not ever engage with "masked protesters".

[todd]

UVic brought this all on themselves for letting these terrorist sympathizers erect their first tent.

do you have to be so dramatic?