Meetings between UW-Madison leaders, campus protest organizers yet to yield a resolution
Campus leaders say they hope to "identify a solution before the beginning of finals on Sunday."
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Campus leaders say they hope to "identify a solution before the beginning of finals on Sunday."
Pro-Palestine protesters, led by Students for Justice in Palestine UW–Madison, have been calling for the University of Wisconsin’s divestment from the state of Israel and denouncing the ongoing war in Gaza. An encampment was put up in the heart of campus Monday, despite the removal of over 30 tents by law enforcement Wednesday. Since the...
The organizers reported that Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin also guaranteed there would be no police action from now until a second meeting takes place.
A UW police spokesperson could not speak to law enforcement plans regarding the newly pitched tents, which protesters began pitching after police retreated Wednesday.
Throughout the years there have been thousands of demonstrations at UW Madison.