The Liberation Zone at the University of Windsor has reached an agreement with the University’s administration. It is the most comprehensive and far-reaching agreement to come out of Canadian encampment negotiations, with seven sections addressing all of the Zone’s demands: Disclosure, Divestment, Academic Boycott, Support for Palestinian scholars and students, and anti-Palestinian racism.
Jamiel Nasser, a spokesperson for the Liberation Zone, told Spring Magazine, “Administrations, like the colonial systems they were built on, know repression and violent dismantlement. Every encampment has been clear from the start; we are here for Palestine, come what may. We stand in solidarity with those encampments that ended violently, and we know that we are all one movement. This win is not just U Windsor’s; it’s every encampment’s win. The fight is far from over.”
The genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israeli forces has reached its 276th day and the fight for Palestinian liberation and Palestine’s right to exist is still ongoing. The human death toll is estimated at at least 186,000, as found and conducted by the Lancet studies. The Palestine Liberation Zone has been set up in front of Hinds Hall (renamed from Dillon Hall) since May 13 with an outpouring of support from the community and over 70 organizations endorsing their open letter. This agreement is a product of four weeks of intense negotiations.
Jana Alrifai, spokesperson, said, “The People of the Liberation Zone are proud of what this agreement means. This deal presents to the students, staff, faculty and community as a whole that the University is willing to take solid steps towards a more transparent and just investment system, and rebuilding Gaza. It is a recognition of its past shortcomings and a commitment to betterment. Most importantly, this would have never happened without the fight and steadfastness of the student movement.
“We fought tooth and nail for everything, even the signing of the deal,” added Alrifai. (more...)
Student encampment at Windsor wins victories on disclosure, divestment
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