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Police attack anti-genocide protesters at UC Santa Cruz, several people arrested

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Update 1:30 a.m.: Video streamed on Instagram shows police officers moving closer to protesters, moving their camp and dismantling tents. A video showed that members of the California Highway Patrol were among the police officers present. A spokesperson for the CHP Santa Cruz declined to comment on their involvement. The video shows that protesters formed a tight group, with some tangled with each other arm-in-arm. In addition, the group of protesters chanted slogans to disregard the police presence. Since 6 a.m., the intersection of Bay and High Streets has been closed off. The university is asking people to avoid the area. The west entrance remains open. Original article: A video livestreamed by protesters at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows a large police presence surrounding the student camp on Friday night. The video shows that around 12 p.m., dozens of police officers arrived at the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus, where protesters had set up camp and blocked the road. Share Video “https://www.ksbw.com/article/santa-cruz-palestinian-encampment-cops/If you are in the area, share your video or photos with us at ksbw.com/upload. According to video streamed from the demonstration, between midnight and 12:45 a.m., law enforcement issued multiple orders to disperse the protesters. A request for comment from the university on the current events went unanswered. UC Santa Cruz will resume remote learning on Friday. UC Santa Cruz issued the following statement Friday morning: Following the ongoing deliberate and dangerous blockade of campus entrances, UC Santa Cruz took action to remove the barricades and disperse the unlawful encampment. These actions began early today. For weeks, encampment participants repeatedly received clear instructions to vacate the encampment and stop blocking access to numerous campus resources and the campus itself. They were informed that their actions were unlawful and unsafe. And this morning, they were also asked multiple times by police to leave the area and disperse to avoid arrest. Unfortunately, many refused to comply with this order and many individuals were arrested. It is imperative that we restore full access to our campus and end other unlawful, unsafe actions as protesters continued to disrupt campus operations and threaten safety, even delaying the access of emergency vehicles. This was not possible without police intervention. These actions could have been avoided had encampment participants followed the many prior instructions given by campus officials, fire marshals, and police.

SANTA CRUZ, California —

Update 1:30 am:

Videos streamed on Instagram show police moving closer to protesters, moving their camp and dismantling tents.

A video showed that members of the California Highway Patrol were among the police officers present. A spokesman for the CHP Santa Cruz declined to comment on their involvement.

The video shows the protesters forming a tight group, with some walking arm in arm. In addition, the group of protesters chanted slogans to disregard the police presence.

The intersection of Bay Street and High Street has been closed since 6 a.m. The university asks that people avoid the area. The west entrance remains open.

Original article:

A video streamed live by protesters at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that a large police presence surrounded the student camp on Friday night.

A video shows dozens of police officers arriving around midnight at the foot of the UC Santa Cruz campus, where protesters had set up camp and blocked the street.

Share Video | If you are in the area, share your video or photos with us at ksbw.com/upload

According to a video streamed from the demonstration, police issued several orders to protesters to disperse between midnight and 12:45 a.m.

A request for comment from the university on the current events remained unanswered.

UC Santa Cruz will resume distance learning on Friday.

UC Santa Cruz issued the following statement Friday morning:

Following the ongoing deliberate and dangerous blockade of campus entrances, UC Santa Cruz has taken action to remove the barricades and disperse the illegal encampment, which began early this morning.

For weeks, camp participants have repeatedly received clear instructions to vacate the camp and stop blocking access to numerous campus resources and the campus itself. They were warned that their actions were illegal and dangerous. And this morning, they also received multiple warnings from police to leave the area and disperse to avoid arrest. Unfortunately, many refused to comply, and many individuals were arrested.

It is imperative that we restore full access to our campus and end other unlawful, unsafe actions as protesters continued to disrupt campus operations and threaten safety, even delaying access of emergency vehicles. This was not possible without the intervention of law enforcement. These actions could have been avoided had encampment participants followed the many prior instructions provided by campus officials, fire marshals, and law enforcement.

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