msquebanh, to ontario
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An is the first major educational institution in to reach an with on-campus protestors and vows not to invest in companies benefitting from the war in .

Administrators & organizers at in said Monday that they had reached an agreement, bringing the against investments connected to 's military to an end.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-university-first-in-canada-to-reach-agreement-with-protesters-calling-for-divestment-1.6895252

rejinl, to random
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Kind of astonishing to read that a US university has to designate "a recognized free speech zone on campus," but students are still arrested for exercising their rights in that zone. The Constitution is just a worthless piece of paper I guess.
"Opinion | These New Attacks on Academic Freedom May Be Just the Beginning"
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/academic-freedom-campus-protests?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TheConversationUS, to books
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"Every so often, a cause ignites a sustained fury on college campuses across the nation. In 2020, it was Black Lives Matter. In 2011, it was Occupy Wall Street. In the 1980s, it was apartheid in South Africa.

Today, it’s the Israeli military campaign in Gaza."

Here are five books that shine light on a rich history of campus protests in the US that goes back to the 1960s – compiled by veteran journalist Steve Friess.

https://theconversation.com/5-books-to-help-you-better-understand-todays-campus-protests-229166

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