BREAKING: Students at UCLA have established a Gaza Solidarity Encampment on campus this morning, joining thousands of pro-Palestinians protesters across the country calling for their universities to divest from Israel.
Protest is peaceful and calm. Tents and decorated barricades are set up by Royce Hall with about 50-60 protesters in attendance now, with more joining by the minute.
Lots of pro-Palestinian art being made by protesters. Everyone is in good spirits and totally calm.
Large protest boards are being erected by the entrance of UCLA’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
Protest continues to grow, around 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators in attendance.
With over 100 protesters in attendance, pro-Palestinian chants have begun at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment AT UCLA.
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At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
Here’s another clip of the moment a protester went to kick back a gas canister and was met with a ton of fire from Border Patrol agents. One of those canisters hit me in the foot.
Just before the previous clip, the skater kid was practically taunting the Border Patrol agents by dancing around their munitions.
Today I was granted access to speak with incarcerated firefighters.
They told me:
- they hadn’t showered in 5 days
- they were not provided regularly meals
- they were working 24 hours in a row
- they feel under appreciated and underpaid
They also said they all wanted to be there & that they see the work as an important way to give back to the community.
For the new folks here, I’ve been covering the fires in Los Angeles over the last few days. Here are some of my photos documenting the devastation:
Here at UCLA. Enormous LASD presence in front of pro-Palestinian student protesters.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment to speak about the violent attack they endured last night at the hands of pro-Israel agitators. Huge LASD presence.
Crowd slowly growing as pro-Palestinian protesters recount last night’s violent assault by a pro-Israel mob.