Shortly after midnight on July 10, over 2 months since its establishment, the student encampment at the University of Ottawa has begun to come to a conclusion.
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At around 4 p.m. on July 7, student protesters on Tabaret lawn erected spray-painted plywood barricades, blocking the walkway in front of Tabaret Hall. Sources tell the Fulcrum that the tents inside the barricades were moved yesterday.
Student protesters and community organizers from the University of Ottawa encampment held a press conference on June 27th, calling attention to the slow progress of negotiations and threats of trespassing by the university administration.
In the early afternoon of June 1, INSAF and PSA published to Instagram an update of their negotiations with the U of O administration, ahead of the university’s disclosure.
On May 27th, the 29th day of the student protest for Palestine on Tabaret Lawn, the University of Ottawa administration submitted their first proposal to organizers. In a conversation with the Fulcrum, INSAF president Sumayya Kheireddine said that the proposal is “not satisfactory.”
The pro-Palestinian encampment at Tabaret Lawn on the University of Ottawa’s campus has concluded its fourth week. Across the province, encampments are beginning to end — either by will, or force, but Tabaret Lawn remains occupied.
Organizers of the campus demonstration, INSAF and the Palestinian Students Association saw a productive meeting with university administration, who promised to publicly disclose their investments by June 1.
Day 20 of the student protest on Tabaret Lawn was marked by a community protest, an appearance from Joel Harden and a teach-in about “Artifacts of Palestine.”
Run by the Ottawa Socialist Literature Group, the library sees new book donations on a near daily basis. Volunteers from the OSLG lead reading groups, help people check out books and aim to make the space as welcoming as possible.
INSAF president Sumayya Kheireddine noted the university offered a follow-up meeting tomorrow to speak more on the protesters’ main demand: divestment from “any and all corporations involved in the surveillance, occupation, and murder of Palestinians both in Gaza and the West Bank.”
Day 10 of the U of O student protest for Palestine was marked by speeches from Filipino allies and Dr. Yipeng Ge, as well as de-escalation training and internal organization meetings.
Organizers meet with administration, reject university’s demand to reduce size of encampment; Faculty 4 Palestine Ottawa releases statement in solidarity with protest.
May 6 officially marks a full week of student protest at the University of Ottawa. The day saw an emergency protest organized by the Palestine Youth Movement pass through Tabaret Lawn.
From a student sit-in to a sprawling encampment, the protest calling for divestment and disclosure from the University of Ottawa has grown significantly in its first week, beginning on April 29. Here is a review of the key events.
The fourth day of University of Ottawa’s protest saw an increase in the momentum and organization of the encampment. The number of tents had increased to over 30, from approximately 20 the day before, with formal stations being set up for first-aid, art, and food.
May 1 marks the third day of student action in solidarity with Gaza at the University of Ottawa. Although the university has not responded to organizers’ requests for a meeting, support for attendees has grown.
U of O students returned on Apr. 30 despite rain to continue protesting for Palestinians in Gaza, and eventually set up an encampment on Tabaret Lawn.
On the evening of Tuesday, April 30, the second day of the sit-in for divestment and solidarity in Gaza, an active encampment has begun on Tabaret Lawn as a result of administrative silence.
