On May 29, pro-Palestinian camp protesters at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, occupied a major intersection on campus.
About 100 demonstrators occupied the intersection of University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall at around 7 a.m. They protested, chanting, “We won’t stop, we won’t rest,” and “There’s no peace on stolen land.” Buses were blocked from entering and exiting about 250 meters from the campsite.
The protesters were given time to move away from the intersection, but a lack of communication led to police intervention, according to a police statement. The RCMP had cleared the protesters by just after 12 p.m., but one person was arrested.
The university released a statement in the afternoon saying classes would proceed as normal. Pro-Palestinian protest camps against the Israel-Hamas conflict have spread across Canadian universities, with one set up at UBC in late April, with demonstrators calling on the university to sever financial and academic ties with Israeli companies and organizations.