McGill concerned about 'extremely alarming' poster for summer camp at pro-Palestinian encampment

McGill University says it will increase security near the pro-Palestinian encampment and elsewhere on campus following concerns about a promotional poster for a summer camp that has some questioning what it's really teaching.

McGill University says it will increase security near the pro-Palestinian encampment and elsewhere on campus following concerns about a promotional poster for a summer camp that has some questioning what it's really teaching.

"It's to teach about the anti-colonial struggle. It's to teach about history," said Zeyad Abisaab, a member of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) McGill, in an interview.

But the camp and the poster used to promote it — showing at least two armed people — are being criticized by Jewish human rights group B'nai Brith.

The camp description says it's "transforming [McGill]" into a space "for revolutionary education," centred on programs about "the history of Palestinian resistance," "the ongoing Nakba," "Different fronts of the movement," and "Media after October 7."

On Friday, organizers defended using the image.

"Look, that's a historical image, a historical picture," Abisaab said. "This is an image of, as I said, colonized people studying anti-colonial movement."