Protesters were joined by unions during a rainy rally Monday morning as the University of Toronto announced that it would seek an injunction to remove the camp in the centre of campus after a deadline to accept an offer to set up a committee to consider the issue of divestment from Israel passed Friday at 4 p.m.
Students were then given until 8 a.m. Monday to vacate or suffer academic and legal consequences. This deadline also passed without protesters budging.
TORONTO – The University of Toronto, where students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment weeks ago, has given protesters 24 hours to consider i…
A Palestinian flag flies over the pro-Palestinian encampment set up at the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on May 26. Minutes after the deadline passed Friday, U of T security walked up to the encampment and served protesters with a stack of trespass notices.