‘I think we do have a degree of privilege and that's why we're exercising our privilege to help others.'
The normally green lawns are covered with tents Outside of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, a sea of tents have taken over the normally pristine green lawn. Oxford Action for Palestine has begun an encampment, similar to those seen at Columbia University and UCLA in the US, while demanding the university divests funds from Israel. Those who enter the impromptu ‘checkpoint’ are given a run down about the rules inside of the camp.
‘We’ve gotten a ton of community support and hopefully we can continue getting a ton of support as the encampment goes on. I think it’s the concern of any long-term movement to make sure that we have continuous support.’ Bags of donated food arrive each day from locals The media tent is named after murdered Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Rachel, 64, works in Oxford and arrived outside of the encampment with a car full of food and supplies to donate to the protest. She told Metro.co.
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