Palestinian solidarity encampment starts on UBC campus

Palestinian solidarity encampment starts on UBC campus

April 29, 2024 6:58 pm PST.

An encampment of a few dozen tents has popped up on the MacInnes Field at UBC. Protestors say they are standing with Palestine and calling on UBC to divest from companies complicit in the Israel-Hamas war. Cecilia Hua reports.

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