{"id":33368,"date":"2024-05-02T12:33:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=33368"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:35:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:35:05","slug":"uc-berkeley-gaza-solidarity-encampment-grows-to-175-tents-violence-breaks-out-at-ucla-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/uc-berkeley-gaza-solidarity-encampment-grows-to-175-tents-violence-breaks-out-at-ucla-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Berkeley Gaza Solidarity Encampment Grows to 175 Tents; Violence Breaks Out at UCLA Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-7-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-7-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-7-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-7-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-7-250x141.png 250w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-7.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1 MAY 2024\/<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/news\/\">SF NEWS<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/author\/joe-kukura\/\">JOE KUKURA<\/a> (SFist.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The college campus protests sweeping the nation have of course also swept UC Berkeley, with an estimated 175 tents now pitched at Sproul Plaza \u2014 up from just a dozen last week \u2014 and classes have been canceled at UCLA today amidst an outbreak of violence at that school\u2019s protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the death toll in the Israel-Gaza conflict now approaches&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/longform\/2023\/10\/9\/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker\">35,000 killed<\/a>, we are seeing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2024\/04\/30\/35-protesters-arrested-in-early-morning-raid-at-occupied-building-on-cal-poly-humboldt-campus\/]\">protests at college campuses<\/a>&nbsp;nationwide. Of course, campus protests are pretty much&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2024\/02\/12\/activists-paint-street-mural-around-shipping-containers-at-berkeleys-peoples-park-get-harassed-by-security\/\">business as usual<\/a>&nbsp;at UC Berkeley. But that school, like many others across the country, has a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2024\/04\/23\/gaza-solidarity-encampment-like-the-one-at-columbia-university-established-at-uc-berkeley\/\">large-scale protester encampment<\/a>&nbsp;set up, and people have now been camped out at Sproul Plaza for ten days. It started as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/news\/campus\/uc-berkeley-students-establish-free-palestine-encampment-outside-sproul-hall\/article_d3868ea8-00f5-11ef-82c7-0f1ae80fd478.html\">about a dozen tents<\/a>&nbsp;last Monday, but KGO reports that UC Berkeley\u2019s \u201cFree Palestine\u201d encampment has now grown&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/uc-berkeley-pro-palestine-encampment-growing-larger-by-the-day\/14747741\/\">to an estimated 175 tents<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ll never get tired of these beautiful videos. Students and community members protecting Muslim worshippers at UC Berkeley by linking arms and creating a human chain around them \u2665\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8p8Ztku8Xz\">pic.twitter.com\/8p8Ztku8Xz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nader (@BonsaiSky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BonsaiSky\/status\/1785150279874175214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Obviously, it\u2019s unclear how many of the campers are actually university students. And in the case of UC Berkeley, which is in its final week of classes before summer break, there has not been any cancellations of classes or commencement&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/education\/4627282-los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-usc-commencement-cancelation-palestine-protests\/\">like we\u2019ve seen at USC<\/a>. Thus far, the Berkeley protests have not caused much trouble aside from a little graffiti here and there, though Jewish students are able to request chaperones to cross the quad if they feel the need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to KGO, the university said in a statement, \u201cTo date, there has been no disruption of University operations. We will continue to try to respond per policy to any and all claims of illegal conduct for harassment and\/or discrimination.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Large \u2018Free Palestine Encampment\u2019 set up at UC Berkeley, with well over a hundred tents outside of Sproul Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I3oDueSY9W\">pic.twitter.com\/I3oDueSY9W<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BGOnTheScene\/status\/1785703945173623032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Though as one UC Berkeley freshman told KGO, \u201cIt&#8217;s gonna suck if graduation doesn&#8217;t go through but they&#8217;re standing up for a good reason.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">200+ pro-Israel counterprotestors are attacking the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UCLA<\/a> pro-Palestinian encampment. They started beating on one student and stomped another under a plywood board per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@latimes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/safinazzal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@safinazzal<\/a> on the scene. Where is UCLA security? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zjYNFWSK7r\">pic.twitter.com\/zjYNFWSK7r<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Teresa Watanabe (@TeresaWatanabe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeresaWatanabe\/status\/1785575610469007471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Things are far more problematic at other campuses, notably UCLA, as local station KTLA reports that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/law-enforcement-restores-order-at-ucla-following-attack-on-encampment\/\">violence broke out Tuesday night<\/a>&nbsp;at UCLA&#8217;s pro-Palestine encampment. That violence appears to have been the work of counter-protesters who stormed the encampment, aiming fireworks at the people camped there, and even spraying what \u201clooked like bear spray to douse pro-Palestinian protesters,\u201d according to KTLA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to the distress caused by the violence that took place on Royce Quad late last night and early this morning, all classes are cancelled today. Please avoid the Royce Quad area.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pgwx9ZOdWI\">https:\/\/t.co\/pgwx9ZOdWI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UCLA (@UCLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCLA\/status\/1785691026700841105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>UCLA has canceled all classes Wednesday, and has closed a couple of campus buildings for the remainder of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/krcrtv.com\/north-coast-news\/eureka-local-news\/cleanup-and-recovery-at-cal-poly-humboldt-after-pro-palestine-protest-32-arrests\">a cleanup effort is underway<\/a>&nbsp;on the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt, where a weeklong occupation of a campus administration building led to significant damage and graffiti \u2014 and were about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2024\/04\/30\/35-protesters-arrested-in-early-morning-raid-at-occupied-building-on-cal-poly-humboldt-campus\/\">35 students and staff were arrested<\/a>&nbsp;early Tuesday morning, and the occupation was brought to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2024\/05\/01\/may-day-gaza-protests-expected-around-the-bay-area\/\">May Day and Gaza Protests Expected Around the Bay Area Today [SFist]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image: @atlajala&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atlajala\/status\/1782505196566004181\"><em>via Twitter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 MAY 2024\/SF NEWS\/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) The college campus protests sweeping the nation have of course also swept UC Berkeley, with an estimated 175 tents now pitched at Sproul Plaza \u2014 up from just a dozen last week \u2014 and classes have been canceled at UCLA today amidst an outbreak&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/uc-berkeley-gaza-solidarity-encampment-grows-to-175-tents-violence-breaks-out-at-ucla-protest\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33368"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33371,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33368\/revisions\/33371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}