After a hot day of dancing, singing and chanting, the scene in front of VCU’s James Branch Cabell Library changed drastically in a space of just several hours.
Six students at Virginia Commonwealth University were among the 13 people arrested by police Monday evening on VCU’s campus outside the James Branch Cabell Library during an antiwar, pro-Palestine protest and encampment focused on the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Palestine.
Twelve of the 13 people arrested after a pro-Palestinian protest at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) on Monday were arraigned on two misdemeanor charges each Friday morning.
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Pro-Palestine protest organizers on Thursday afternoon gathered at VCU and called for university President Michael Rao’s resignation or removal on the heels of Monday’s violent showdown between police and demonstrators.