GW encampment continues into second week as pro-Israel rally takes place nearby
As the University Yard encampment at George Washington University reached its eighth day, a pro-Israel rally take place one block over at G Street Park.
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As the University Yard encampment at George Washington University reached its eighth day, a pro-Israel rally take place one block over at G Street Park.
American University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine organized a campus-wide walkout on April 23 calling for the University to divest from ties to Israel.
As the encampment at George Washington University stretched into a fourth day, protesters tore down the barricade surrounding University Yard before bringing in some of the tents that had been set up on H Street. In a statement from GW’s Executive Director of Media Relations and University Spokesman Josh Grossman, it’s estimated that around 200 protesters joined the students’ encampment on University Yard.
Editor’s note: This is reporting as of 10:00 a.m. April 29. The Eagle will monitor the situation through the day and continue to update coverage.
As chanting and singing continued late into Friday night, demonstrators at George Washington University began setting up tents on H Street next to University Yard around 11:20 p.m., expanding the encampment set up Thursday.
Professor Ludy Grandas’ “Latinx Communities in the DMV” class organized a “Latinx at AU: Stories Unveiled” exhibit with AU’s Humanities Truck on the quad on April 10 to showcase recorded interviews and personal photos from American University’s Latino community.
For some of American University’s Muslim community, Ramadan has always been about surrounding themselves with family and friends. AU’s Muslim Student Association is committed to building a supportive religious community on campus, which was exemplified in the Ramadan programming facilitated this year by MSA and the Kay Spiritual Life Center.
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Complete with a two-hour student protest — the second Student Government-led demonstration of the week — this year’s New Eagle Day gave admitted students a true taste of life at American University. Led by Student Government Secretary and Vice President-elect Julia Comino, protestors welcomed new Eagles with signs and flyers on the University’s free speech guidelines and called on the University to reverse the Jan. 25 ban on indoor protesting and limitations on postering.
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station to join a global march for Rafah on Feb. 17. Organizers called for an immediate arms embargo on Israel and a reinstatement of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
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American University Students for Justice in Palestine called on the University to end support of Israel on Thursday, Feb. 8 for the National Student Day of Action for Divestment.
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Editor’s Note: This article contains references to mass violence.
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