New documentary says McGill used pro-Palestine encampment to ‘increase surveillance of students’
From CKUT Local Journalism Initiative · 00:07:29
Show by Jules Bugiel
Episode Notes A new documentary tracks the pro-Palestine encampment at McGill, as well as how the student movement continued its fight for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), in the year following its dismantlement last July 10. Speaking to CKUT, The Rover’s Savannah Stewart says she was surprised at how universities like McGill have increased security and surveillance on campus following the rise of the student movement for Palestine. McGill has sought at least three anti-protest injunctions, and has locked down its campus at least as many times, in the past year and a half. They have also increased the use of private security, and have coordinated with Montreal police to facilitate interventions by officers in riot gear on campus. McGill has argued that these measures are necessary in the face of protests they characterize as a threat to student learning.
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