Pitt students, spurred by Gaza, pledge days of divestment activism on campus

Protestors participate in an encampment for Palestine outside the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Photo by Pamela Smith/PublicSource) In Oakland, 50-plus students and community members raised voices in support of Palestinians and demanded Pitt divestment from Israel, amid Gaza-focused campus protests nationally. by Emma Folts. PublicSource Students at the University of Pittsburgh are staging a multi-day demonstration in support of Palestinians, a protest mirroring campus movements erupting nationwide that have led to hundreds of student and protester arrests.& At least 50 students, faculty and community members had gathered on a portion of the lawn outside the Cathedral of Learning by early Tuesday afternoon, at one point leading chants of “free, free Palestine” and “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” The students are going to avoid arrests and comply with any university orders to leave, said organizer and recent Pitt graduate Samuel Weiner.& The protest is planned to last through noon on Friday. It was organized by a collective of students that have posted under the name “Pitt Divest from Apartheid,” according to a press release and Instagram post about the demonstration. The organizers are demanding...