| 2024 University of Oregon pro-Palestinian campus occupation | |
|---|---|
| Part of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses | |
 The University of Oregon encampment on May 1, 2024 | |
| Date | April 29, 2024 – present (24 days) |
| Location | |
On April 29, 2024, approximately 100 University of Oregon students established a camp on the Eugene campus to support Palestinians in Gaza and demanding action from administrators.[1][2][3][4] As part of the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, demonstrators requested for the university to divest from “the state of Israel, Israeli companies, and any weapons or surveillance manufacturing.”[5]
Timeline
May 1
On May 1, the University of Oregon president, Karl Scholz, made a statement regarding the encampment. While explicitly supporting the student right to protest and exchange ideas, he criticized protester demands for divestment as having a "performative aspect."[6] Despite this, 74 university faculty and staff have signed an open letter in support of the encampment.
May 5–6
By the afternoon of May 5, the encampment had grown to nearly 150 tents.[7] On the afternoon of May 6, encampment spokespersons alleged that they had received a letter from university administrators threatening to revoke academic amnesty from protesters should the camp remain the following day at noon. This came amidst complaints from some Jewish students among whom the encampment had caused discomfort. In response to this, one protester stated that the demonstration calls for formal protection for Jewish students, and that Jewish student organizations such as the Jewish Voices for Peace have helped in setting up the encampment.[8]
See also
- 2024 Portland State University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
References
- ^ Cyr, Miranda. "Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampment at University of Oregon campus in Eugene". The Register-Guard. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "University of Oregon students begin encampment, call for boycott of Israel". opb. Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ Pietsch, Chris. "Coalition of pro-Palestinian protesters gathers at University of Oregon encampment". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "Pro-Palestinian protest sweeps University of Oregon". KEZI 9 News. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ Team, Daily Emerald News (2023-11-27). "University of Oregon pro-Palestine encampment wraps up first week". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ Team, Daily Emerald News (2023-11-27). "With no plan to remove students, Scholz says divestment is a "performative aspect"". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ Team, Daily Emerald News (2023-11-27). "University of Oregon pro-Palestine encampment wraps up first week". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ Vacca, Robert Desaulniers, Joey (2024-05-06). "Jewish students speak out about protest at University of Oregon campus". KEZI 9 News. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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