Spencer Izen

On September 19, Student Strike for Palestine UBC held a rally inside the Nest to demand UBC divest from companies organizers say are complicit in human rights violations against Palestinians.

At noon on September 12, Palestinian solidarity protestors gathered on MacInnes Field before marching to Koerner Library to call on UBC to meet their demands.

On June 1, Palestinian solidarity encampment protesters held a rally and occupied campus buildings to disrupt the BC NDP Forward conference held in the Nest.

The Ubyssey has reported on the MacInnes Field Palestinian solidarity encampment and the associated protests and vigils since its inception. Here's what's happened on campus this past month.

Around 25 protesters from the Palestinian solidarity encampment blocked the University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall intersection Wednesday morning.

On May 15, around 50 protestors affiliated with the Palestinian solidarity encampment occupied the seventh floor of Koerner Library to call on UBC to release a statement within 24 hours responding to the encampment’s demands.

Protestors have started to occupy campus buildings to increase pressure on the university to meet the Palestinian solidarity encampment’s demands.

Emily Carr University students held a protest outside the Chan Centre, which is hosting the university’s graduation ceremony.

Around 5 p.m. on Sunday, a counter-protest in support of Israel assembled around the Palestinian solidarity encampment's perimeters on MacInnes Field.

The Ubyssey spent a day on MacInnes Field to learn about community members' motivations for attending the encampment.

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The statement repeated that the stickers stand at odds with the organization’s values and said they are concerned the campaign “will fuel an already incendiary environment and jeopardize student safety.”