‘Greater than an encampment’: Why Gaza student protests strike a chord
Al Jazeera
Students say ‘barrier of fear’ has been broken as encampments take over public spaces in defence of Palestinians.
Montreal, Canada – Sitting on a bench in the heart of the McGill University campus, Farrah says that she and her fellow student protesters want their school to listen.
Less than a week ago, students from McGill and other Montreal universities set up dozens of tents on McGill’s campus to denounce Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, and demand that their universities divest from any firms complicit in Israeli abuses.
They are part of a growing student protest movement that catapulted to international attention last month after demonstrations in the United States last month. The movement shows little sign of slowing down, drawing international headlines as Israel’s Gaza offensive grinds on.
“Campuses from across Montreal have come together for this,” Farrah, who asked to use a pseudonym due to a fear of reprisals, told Al Jazeera.
About 75 tents have been erected on a field just a few steps from the university’s main gate in downtown Montreal, Canada’s second-largest city, and a steady stream of supporters arrived throughout the day with supplies and words of encouragement.
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