State troopers, APD, and UT police violently disperse crowd
This morning at 11:40am, hundreds of peaceful UT student protesters were gathered in front of Gregory Gym, set to walk to the South Mall and set up camp for the day in protest of the war in Gaza.selling to Israel .
Prior to the protest, UT’s Dean of Students Office sent a letter to the Palestine Solidarity Committee , which organized the protest, saying that UT “will not allow this campus to be 'taken' and protesters to derail our mission in ways that groups affiliated with your national organization have accomplished elsewhere," the
As they dispersed, protesters then proceeded to the South Lawn as planned, where they set up tents with food and were peacefully standing and chanting. APD and UT police then joined DPS, and over the next two hours, police pushed the crowd farther down the lawn toward the fountain. Law enforcement tackled andalong the way.
Austin City Council members expressed their disapproval of the university’s reaction on X: CM Vanessa Fuentes wrote, “Suppressing peaceful protest with intimidation is a needless escalation. We deserve an explanation for why such extreme actions are being taken to suppress the voices of seemingly peaceful protestors. Do better, UT.
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