The move comes after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called for the encampment to be disbanded
A large police presence is reported in the area of College Green on the University of Pennsylvania's campus
The protesters are calling for Penn to disclose its financial holdings, divest from any investments in the war, and provide amnesty for pro-Palestinian students facing discipline over past protests.Members of Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine were outside the encampment area Friday morning as the dismantling was occurring.
“One word, abhorrent,” said Dagmawi Woubshet, an associate professor of English, who is a member of the group. He said faculty members would be assisting students who have been arrested.A few dozen protesters camped out on Penn’s campus were arrested this morning, said Deputy Policr Commissioner Frank Vanore.
Police began moving in early Friday morning to dismantle the 16-day old pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Pennsylvania.Six students were placed on mandatory leaves of absence from Penn for participating in the encampment. One of them — an international student — was also evicted from on-campus housing.
The discipline came after encampment members moved about a dozen tents from one side of College Green to the other Wednesday night, effectively taking over the popular graduation photo spot. Organizers began to take down barriers as nearly 200 people chanted, “Disclose, divest, defend” — shorthand for the
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