GW-GU Gaza solidarity encampment Archives

Seven GU students arrested in GW encampment sweep

Seven Georgetown students were among those arrested early Wednesday morning when police cleared the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University (GW), according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) records. Police... Read more

By Graham Krewinghaus May 9, 2024

News

D.C. community reacts to student arrests at GW during Wednesday press conferences

Students arrested at the encampment spoke alongside Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi.) at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building.

By Sydney Carroll, Margaret Hartigan and Katie Doran May 8, 2024

News

Arrests made, protesters pepper sprayed as police clear GW encampment

Thirty-three arrests, among them Georgetown students, were made Wednesday morning as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cleared the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University (GW). Demonstrators from eight universities,... Read more

By Connor Martin, Eddy Binford-Ross, Sydney Carroll and Ajani Jones May 8, 2024

News

The past three days at GW’s Gaza solidarity encampment

Over a week ago, a coalition of students from universities across D.C., including Georgetown, George Washington University (GW), and American University, established a Gaza solidarity encampment at University Yard (U-Yard)... Read more

By Margaret Hartigan, Sydney Carroll and Katie Doran May 4, 2024

News

Timeline: GW’s Gaza solidarity encampment

Day One: Thursday, April 25 Students from George Washington University (GW), Georgetown, American University, and other schools establish the Gaza Solidarity encampment, which they now refer to as the “Popular... Read more

By Eddy Binford-Ross, Franziska Wild and Connor Martin May 4, 2024

Features

GW Gaza solidarity encampment enters week two, organizers remain energized

For more than a week, hundreds of D.C. college students and community members have gathered at George Washington University’s (GW) Gaza solidarity encampment, drawing attention from the District, national media,... Read more

By Margaret Hartigan, Eddy Binford-Ross, Sydney Carroll and Carolina Bomeny May 3, 2024

News

Tensions rise on night four of GW encampment

Tensions surged on the fourth night of the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University on Sunday night and into Monday morning

By Connor Martin, Cole Kindiger, Eddy Binford-Ross and Margaret Hartigan April 29, 2024

News

In photos: 24 hours inside the Gaza solidarity encampment at GW

Students from George Washington University, Georgetown, and other DC colleges established a pro-Palestine encampment Thursday on GW’s campus. The encampment, which began at 5 a.m., follows similar protests at other... Read more

By Eddy Binford-Ross and Connor Martin April 26, 2024

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