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PHOTO GALLERY: CPD and Public Safety removed encampment, Coalition held rally

The DePaulia Staff
May 20, 2024
Pro-Palestine protestors stand around the statue of Monsignor Egan outside of the Student Center during the DePaul Divest Coalition's press conference on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Student leaders and members of the encampment and DePaul community spoke during the press conference, stating that even if the encampment was gone, they would continue fighting for divestment.
Pro-Palestine protestors stand around the statue of Monsignor Egan outside of the Student Center during the DePaul Divest Coalition’s press conference on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Student leaders and members of the encampment and DePaul community spoke during the press conference, stating that even if the encampment was gone, they would continue fighting for divestment.
Claire Tweedie

The DePaul Divest Coalition’s pro-Palestinian encampment was dismantled on its 17th day on Thursday, May 16, by more than 100 Chicago police officers and the Office of Public Safety at about 5:30 a.m. Later that day, the coalition held a press conference and rally emphasizing their goal for DePaul to divest. The rally marched from the Monsignor Egan statue outside of the Lincoln Park campus Student Center and around the campus on Fullerton Avenue before ending by the statue once again. Here are photos of the day’s events.

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Claire Tweedie
A CPD officer stands across the intersection of Sheffield Avenue and Belden Avenue from the pro-Palestine rally on May 16, 2024. The rally followed CPD and the Office of Public Safety clearing DePaul's pro-Palestine student encampment earlier that morning.

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