A group of protesters is planning to set up tent encampments on Columbia University campuses this week in protest of the war in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the planning and a recording of a meeting to plan the action shared with NBC News. Invitations for the meeting were largely distributed in person or verbally over the phone, according to the person who attended the meeting and asked not to be named due to fears of discipline from the school. Organizers chose to stage Friday's encampment at the Manhattanville campus — the site of the university's business school — because it is not gated off to outsiders, unlike the main campus, according to a person who attended the meeting.
Author: Matt Lavietes
Published at: 2025-04-23 21:31:03
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