Students throughout our region are holding walk outs, rallies and encampments to protest against the war in Gaza.
Several encampments have sprouted up at universities around the country as schools struggle to balance free expression and maintaining safe and inclusive campuses.while new encampments went up Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.As tensions rise at college campuses surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, students in our region are setting up their own rallies, walk outs and encampments.
The students are demanding that Swarthmore cut any financial ties with Israel and divest from businesses aiding in the way between Israel and Hamas. The school's president says he understands the need for more resources. So, he's asking Penn Wellness and the school's public safety department to boost their services for students.
Camden County Commissioner Jeff Nash told NBC10 that the rally as planned would have incited violence against Jewish students. Tavares is one of the organizers of the walk-out event and says that he and his peers were left out of the conversation on Wednesday morning when the event was canceled.
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