It was announced that SUMSA is working with the University on an inaugural “Experience Palestine” program.
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Both the Sydney University Muslim Students Association (SUMSA) and Students Against War (SAW) have publicly distanced themselves from the announcement made by encampment organisers that they are decamping.
The University of Sydney Gaza Solidarity Encampment has announced in a statement that it is ending after occupying the Quadrangle Laws since April 23.
The primary motion was the backing of a Student General Meeting (SGM) to demand the University disclose and divest all ties to Israel. Deaglan Godwin (SAlt) moved the motion noting that the recent SGM at the University of Queensland was the largest campus action supporting Palestine in Australia.
The University of Sydney may face a class action for a breach of duty of care to protect its students against anti-semitism, among other claims.
UQ Students for Palestine said in a statement published on social media that “as the semester winds up, we believe there is no point in persisting with a physical camp” as “during the uni break there is nothing much to disrupt” and “far fewer students on campus to draw into the movement.”
Following an initial meeting between the two parties on Friday last week, University management has pledged to “initiate a representative working group to investigate our research engagements and return recommendations to the University Senate by the end of this year.”
The order to disassemble the Encampment follows an alleged “disruptive fire evacuation” on May 21 that “revealed a serious safety concern affecting the good order on campus,” according to a note delivered by ANU’s Facilities and Services Division.
The University of Sydney has modified the public opening hours of Fisher Library this week. As of Monday, the Library is now open to non-students and staff between 9am to 5pm, shortened from the normal 8pm closing time implemented throughout the semester.
The media is quick to bury their demands, management at the University of Sydney wants control of the narrative again, and students just want to graduate without blood on their hands. But we cannot forget what this is all for: an end to the genocide in Gaza, and a free Palestine.
