Hundreds gathered in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday for a demonstration in support of Palestine. The event, which began at noon, was hosted by the UCLA chapter of the UC Divest Coalition alongside Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and was the third event organized by SJP since the start of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.
The decision by University of California to reopen its 10 campuses amidst the deadly surge of the Omicron variant has prompted mass student opposition demanding remote learning options.