He we go again in Oakland. Pro-Palestine protesters on Sunday night again set up an encampment on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Oakland to demand action from Pitt.
BREAKING: Pro-Palestinian protesters have established a new encampment outside of the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh.
— Ricky Sayer (@RickyReports) June 2, 2024
They set up their own fence and human chain around their encampment. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/iUNhA0Tp4L
“While the University displays its recent ability to take political stances in its unreserved solidarity with the people of Ukraine, the University has established there exists a double standard:
White European Ukrainians deserve solidarity and support in their response to invasion while Palestinians deserve silence and complicity.”
A University of Pittsburgh spokesman issued a statement shortly after midnight about the encampment in support of Palestine that was erected on the Cathedral of Learning lawn Sunday.
— Brian Rittmeyer (@BCRittmeyer) June 3, 2024
A Pittsburgh police rep said they were monitoring the situation on private campus property. pic.twitter.com/v09Q2W5Ouh
WTAE is reporting that one person was arrested during the protest - here’s what they said happened:
“Protesters did not have a permit to gather and were told by police they were not allowed to bring food or cases of water into the encampment. That's when the peaceful protest took a turn. Protesters were running past police, bringing water bottles in one by one. Police then had to intervene, and at times, get physical.”
In a statement, protest organizers vowed, “Escalation will continue until the University upholds its purported commitment to justice and equality.”
Check out this statement from organizers, which include its demands for the University. Those demands include divesting Pitt’s finances from “companies and institutions that profit from Israeli apartheid, genocide, and occupation of Palestine:
Organizers of the protest at Pitt have released a statement. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/TrGedUwo7x
— Brian Rittmeyer (@BCRittmeyer) June 3, 2024
Some looks at the arrival and escalation with Pitt and city policed officers
As I mentioned during our 11 pm live report, protesters on the outside of the encampment have resorted to attempting to throw materials across the barricades. pic.twitter.com/bgOinaIXe1
— Ricky Sayer (@RickyReports) June 3, 2024
As of Monday morning, it is being reported that the protestors are there. Standing around.
Editor’s Note: Check out coverage of the protest from:
● WESA
● KDKA