U of O administration has sent an updated proposal to encampment organizers, one week after their previous offer. INSAF immediately came out in opposition to the offer on Instagram.
U of O administration has sent an updated proposal to encampment organizers, one week after their previous offer. INSAF immediately came out in opposition to the offer on Instagram.
U of O announces updated list of investments to be available June 1, protesters disrupt Congrès de l’Acfas meetings on campus as protest nears third weekend.
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.”
Student and community protesters face off against Israeli supporters celebrating the anniversary of the country’s independence before gathering at Tabaret Lawn to raise the Palestinian flag and listen to a teach-in.
University holds meeting with protest organizers to “listen and establish parameters around future discussions,” meanwhile, faculty members hold teach-ins as protest enters third week.
The student sit-in-turned-encampment at the University of Ottawa has officially entered its second week. Organizers met with university representatives May 6 and will meet with administration again this week.
U of O encampment joined by community protesters despite rain; protesters forcibly removed from encampments at two universities in Alberta.
As the U of O student encampment nears the end of its second week, community support grows and educational events continue.
Protesters add more tent shelters to Tabaret Lawn and more chalk drawings to Tabaret Hall sidewalk during the 11th day of pro-Palestinian protests at the U of O.
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.
Various speakers from the community took to the stage and spoke about the people that have been affected, of them one had lost 33 family members in the Gaza attack on Oct 10th and in the days following.