Protestors set up tents for sit-in at MacEwan last Thursday
Protestors make demands of MacEwan University to disclose and divest potential financial ties with Israel. July 13, 2024. THE GRIFF/Liam Newbigging. Board of Governors meeting moved online; university president remains silent Disclosure: Nour Salhi has previously contributed to the Griff. Salhi had no part in this article's writing, editing, or shaping. A group of tented pro-Palestine protestors set up camp on MacEwan University’s front lawn last Thursday morning for a day-long sit-in, demanding action from the school’s top brass on the Israeli-Palestine conflict. The group, made up of MacEwan students, University of Alberta faculty, members of Independent Jewish Voices and other community members, demanded that the university...
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