Students at McGill and Concordia Universities in Montreal, Canada, have initiated an indefinite encampment on the McGill campus to protest their universities' investments in companies associated with Israel, involving a $74 million investment. This movement is part of a global protest demanding universities divest from entities linked to what they describe as the genocide in Palestine, specifically denouncing Israel's actions and the Genocide of Gaza. The protests have seen significant participation, with students from over 56 universities worldwide, including the US, Britain, Australia, and France, also establishing encampments. The largest referendum in McGill's history saw 80% of students voting for divestment, a decision the administration has yet to act on. The students have vowed to maintain their presence until their demands are met, marking this as Canada's first anti-Israel encampment.
Protesters at McGill encampment demand university divest from Israel https://t.co/5mRAdUMGfC https://t.co/xEcMSuTBKp
Pro-Palestinian encampment grows at Montreal's McGill university https://t.co/JjASuVoQQl
McGill protesters set up first anti-Israel encampment in Canada https://t.co/8V177PVrZx via @nationalpost
Protesters set up tents at McGill University's campus Saturday and demanded McGill and Concordia universities divest from Israel-connected funds. The Montreal encampment follows similar protests on U.S. campuses amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/R9jzbSG499.
McGill protesters set up first anti-Israel encampment in Canada https://t.co/n0cgWC6Pdf https://t.co/AZlJcsUpB8
DAY 2: MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL Students took back control of their campus, demanding complete divestment from occupation and genocide. They will remain steadfast until liberation is achieved. https://t.co/IG4uf4fG9A
MCGILL UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED THEIR ENCAMPMENT TODAY McGill University gave $74 million in direct investment in companies complicit genocide. Students demand that the University divest. https://t.co/jVG8gVOSkR
McGill and Concordia University students are setting up indefinite encampments on the lower field of McGill campus to protest their universities’ continued investment in the Israeli regime. https://t.co/3cOO18kUil
'McGill Funds Genocide' Montreal students begin ‘indefinite’ anti-Israel encampment Canada’s first anti-semitic tent city forms at McGill University as part of a recent campus movement across America. https://t.co/mdJVbuYuSf
Canada's McGill University joins the global university protests demanding to divest from companies and initiatives tied to the occupation state of Israel. Credit: @EnglerYves https://t.co/eLm0xVj3UO
BREAKING: THE STUDENT ENCAMPMENT GOES GLOBAL 🇨🇦 This is happening now in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Students from McGill University are denouncing Israel’s actions and protesting the Genocide of Gaza. https://t.co/kRHs9SEevK
🇨🇦🇵🇸 CANADIAN UNIVERSITY JOINS PRO-PALESTINE MOVEMENT Montreal's McGill University has reportedly begun setting up encampments for the protest. https://t.co/VDdLc9XRFN
BREAKING: Happening now in Montreal, Quebec, Canada! McGill University students join the global uprising for a free Palestine. The university encampment protests against Israel’s genocide are spreading like wildfire worldwide. 🇵🇸🔥 https://t.co/vdlqlnbmTV
McGill has begun encampment to demand university divest from companies & initiatives tied to genocidal state. In largest referendum in McGill history students recently voted 80% to divest but administration has ignored them. Now they are taking space until administration concedes https://t.co/4nRnZXP9mk
Concordia and McGill University students in Montreal, Canada have began an indefinite encampment in to demand an end to the genocide in Palestine and divestment. Students in over 56 universities in US, Britain, Australia, France, and now Canada have begun indefinite encampments: https://t.co/ZoRCzeiAu6