Pro-Palestinian student protesters at the University of California, Santa Cruz block entrances to the university on Tuesday. The university says the main entrance and west entrance roads have been blocked. The university says protesters are letting drivers pass through the main entrance. “Blocking access to campus is dangerous and illegal, and prevents emergency vehicle access and prevents employees and students from leaving and those currently on campus from accessing child care,” said the university in a press release. “It also prevents employees, such as restaurant workers and custodians, from entering campus for their evening shifts.” The university is calling on people blocking the road to use more judgment and disband as quickly as possible. Video obtained by KSBW 8 shows protesters blocking the west entrance to campus with rocks and rocks, fake blood, fake body bags and a line of demonstrators. They can be heard chanting: “Zionism cannot stand. Free the people, free the land”, “Free, free, Palestine”. and “End the occupation.” Currently, there is a modified Campus Transit shuttle to provide trips between the Lower Campus and Core West stops. METRO does not enter campus and drops off and picks up students at the Barn Theater. The protests began on campuses almost a month ago when students began demanding divestment from Israeli universities. Protesters say they will not stop until their demands are met. On May 21, protesters collected their tents and relocated them near the campus base after setting up camp at the campus quarry. Academics from United Auto Workers Local 4811 at UC Santa Cruz went on strike on May 20. The union is protesting UC’s use of police to clear pro-Palestinian student encampments that have sprung up on several campuses, including arrests of protesters at the University of Los Angeles. Campuses in Angeles, San Diego and Irvine. They claim these actions constitute an unfair labor practice. For more of the Central Coast’s top stories, click here | Download our app.
Pro-Palestinian student protesters at the University of California, Santa Cruz block entrances to the university on Tuesday.
The university says the main entrance and west entrance roads have been blocked. The university says protesters are letting drivers pass through the main entrance.
“Blocking access to campus is dangerous and illegal, and prevents emergency vehicle access and prevents employees and students from leaving and those currently on campus from accessing child care,” said the university in a press release. “It also prevents employees, such as restaurant workers and custodians, from entering campus for their evening shifts.”
The university is calling on people blocking the road to use more judgment and disband as quickly as possible.
Video obtained by KSBW 8 shows protesters blocking the west entrance to campus with rocks and rocks, fake blood, fake body bags and a line of demonstrators. They can be heard chanting: “Zionism cannot stand. Free the people, free the land”, “Free, free, Palestine”. and “End the occupation”.
Currently, there is a modified Campus Transit shuttle to provide trips between the Lower Campus and Core West stops. METRO does not enter campus and drops off and picks up students at the Barn Theater.
The protests began on campuses almost a month ago when students began demanding divestment from Israeli universities. Protesters say they will not stop until their demands are met.
On May 21, protesters collected their tents and relocated them near the campus base after setting up camp at the campus quarry.
University workers from UC Santa Cruz United Auto Workers Local 4811 went on strike May 20.
The union is protesting UC’s use of police to clear out pro-Palestinian student encampments that have sprung up on several campuses, including the arrest of protesters on campuses in Los Angeles, San Diego and Irvine. They claim these actions constitute an unfair labor practice.
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