BUFFALO, N.Y. – Approximately 50 people — some of them students and other individuals unaffiliated with the University at Buffalo — continue to protest on North Campus Wednesday evening following a campus march that was originally organized by the UB chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.
Police have started to push the pro-palestine protest at UB North off of campus @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/v0rjRcPnin
— Dillon Morello (@MorelloDillpro) May 2, 2024
After the march through North Campus, approximately five tents were placed on the lawn by protestors near Hochstetter Hall in violation of UB and State University of New York policy.
Protestors removed the tents after they were advised by staff from Student Life and University Police of UB policy prohibiting indoor and outdoor encampments. University Police and Student Life have also informed protestors that they need to disperse by dusk and no overnight assemblies are allowed. \
cops violently arresting protesters at UB. they are outnumbered roughly two to one. when i was told to go to the sidewalk, as i filmed and observed, a cop put his hand on me and threatened to arrest me. pic.twitter.com/UhbUkrKWmO
— seltzer, screaming into the void (@seltzermom) May 2, 2024
The university recognizes and respects students’ right to protest. It is our expectation that protests occur lawfully in public spaces, and protestors will not disrupt or prevent the orderly conduct of classes, lectures, events and meetings.
— The Spectrum (@UBSpectrum) May 2, 2024
Those members of the university community who wish to express their viewpoints through picketing and other forms of demonstration are permitted to peacefully do so but must not violate the provisions of the Rules for the Maintenance of Public Order of the SUNY Board of Trustees and must adhere to UB’s Picketing and Assembling Policy, including the prohibition of indoor and outdoor encampments.
