Protesters, student unions discuss U of T’s protest policies
On September 6, UofT Occupy for Palestine (O4P) organized a back-to-school rally at King’s College Circle, continuing their demands for U of T to disclose its financial holdings, divest from companies supplying Israel with weapons, and cut ties with Israeli academic institutions.
This follows the 63-day encampment at King’s College Circle, which student protestors cleared after the university granted them an amnesty offer. In August, protesters also staged an occupation of the University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation (UTAM) headquarters, the company responsible for investing in U of T’s endowment portfolio.
O4P held the rally at 12:00 pm to continue pressing their demands against the university. Around 100 protesters gathered in a circle on the field in front of Simcoe Hall.
O4P announced the rally in an Instagram post on August 28. “We are showing up to make it known to the University of Toronto administration that our advocacy for Palestine will continue until they cease their financial and ideological support for the criminal state currently committing genocide in Gaza,” it wrote.
In an interview with The Varsity, Erin Mackey, a recent alumna and former O4P spokesperson, discussed the significance of the back-to-school rally.
“I think that students are here continuing to show this administration that we will continue to show up day in and day out to demand divestment [and] ensure that U of T is no longer complicit in the ongoing genocide that’s happening in Palestine,” she said. (more...)
Student protesters return to King’s College Circle for back-to-school rally
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