Hundreds walk out of U. of C. convocation protesting war in Gaza, one person arrested – Chicago Tribune/MSN

The person who was arrested tried to break through a barrier erected by police, and is unaffiliated with U. of C., according to a statement from the university. Several demonstrators were also pepper sprayed by officers. The university said “a small number of protesters acted violently.”
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Where's Mine ???
1 year ago

Was CTU out at U of C convocation in solidarity with protesters on the taxpayers dime? per CTU press release from a couple days ago: “RESOLVED that the repressive response of certain university administrators and local police to these protests is also a labor rights issue. Faculty, student workers, and other campus workers – many of whom belong to our unions – are among those who have been arrested and forcibly removed from the protests, or suspended from their work. University staff have been ordered to clear protests led by students, their fellow workers and union members. Academic freedom, free… Read more »

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