Activist group Mizzou 600 organized a protest on April 29 against the future implementation of the MU Department of Social Justice restructuring plan.
The demonstration started on the steps of Jesse Hall, where speakers began listing the ways the Department of Social Justice had aided them. Two unnamed MU staff members followed the demonstration, stating that their purpose was to ensure the protest was safe.
Following their beginning chants and opening statements on the steps of Jesse Hall, demonstrators walked inside to continue the protest. The demonstrators continued to chant and give statements regarding the restructuring. Staff observed the demonstration from the upper level of Jesse Hall.
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More than 100 protesters gathered at Traditions Plaza at 9 a.m. Monday to demonstrate against cuts to coordinator positions at MU’s Department of Social Justice centers.
Protest leaders said their goal was to catch tours as they showed prospective students around the MU campus. At Jesse Hall, student protesters spoke out about the importance of the centers and what the cuts would mean.
The protesters moved from the plaza to the steps of Jesse Hall, chanting, “Justice for justice” and “save the centers.”
“As a victim of rape who needs the RSVP and Title IX Center, I do not feel supported by the campus,” one student said. “I do not feel safe.”