The University of Victoria in British Columbia says it has begun the process of removing the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, telling protesters they are trespassing on school property.
The school says in its latest encampment update that it has 害羞草研究所渢aken a calm, measured and reasoned approach害羞草研究所� to the protest since it was set up on May 1, but administrators 害羞草研究所渟ee no further prospect for a successful dialogue.害羞草研究所�
On its social media page, protesters naming themselves 害羞草研究所淧eople害羞草研究所檚 Park UVIC害羞草研究所� confirm the school has issued them a trespass notice, adding the administration has told them to 害羞草研究所渧acate by 8 a.m. Monday.害羞草研究所�
The group did not specify their plans while asking the public to 害羞草研究所渟tay tuned for updates from camp and plans going forward.害羞草研究所�
Protesters at the university have been demanding the school cut financial and academic ties with Israeli entities due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, and the latest development comes about a week after Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C. launched legal action against protesters there for allegedly ignoring a deadline to leave their camp.
Vancouver Island University says it had issued its trespass notice to protesters on July 11.
University of Victoria says in its update that the school had been working toward 害羞草研究所渁 peaceful conclusion of the encampment害羞草研究所� since June through facilitated discussions with protesters.
害羞草研究所淯nfortunately, we have not successfully achieved agreement on the process and timeline for decampment,害羞草研究所� the school update says.害羞草研究所π卟菅芯克鶟The university was disappointed to learn of this impasse through social media posts from People害羞草研究所檚 Park UVic.害羞草研究所�
The protest group says on its social media page that protesters 害羞草研究所渉ave negotiated in good faith害羞草研究所� but described the school害羞草研究所檚 last proposed resolution as having 害羞草研究所渘o concrete commitments害羞草研究所� and containing 害羞草研究所渋neffective policy害羞草研究所� that fails to address what they are calling a genocide in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The group also reposted a statement from July 19, saying it is 害羞草研究所渦nfortunately no surprise to once again witness our administration betraying the integrity of this process and emphasizing that these negotiations have been and always will be on their terms.害羞草研究所�
A camp at the University of British Columbia was vacated by protesters voluntarily on July 7.
The recent developments come after an Ontario court granted the University of Toronto an injunction on July 2 that ordered protesters there to dismantle their encampment on the grounds that it is a violation of the school害羞草研究所檚 property rights.
Legal experts have said the decision sets a powerful precedent and creates a road map for other schools to follow in seeking legal recourse in removing protest encampments on campus.
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