An end-of-term examination at Oxford College has been cancelled after pro-Palestine college students occupied the constructing and began ‘chanting out the window.’
A witness stated that about half a dozen college students precipitated the disruption within the college’s East Writing Faculty on Oxford’s excessive road.
Second yr college students at Oxford College arriving this morning to take a Chemistry examination have been as an alternative met with pro-Palestinian protesters who had draped a flag out a window and have been stopping the extremely anticipated examination from happening.
An individual who witnessed the occasions, talking to the Oxford Mail, stated that protesters ‘hung the flag and chanted out the window’ simply after 9am in the present day however have been then introduced ‘underneath management.’
Thames Valley Police has confirmed there have been no arrests.
College students at Oxford College arriving this morning to take a Chemistry examination have been as an alternative met with pro-Palestinian protesters who had draped a flag out a window
Police have been photographed on the scene. An end-of-term examination at Oxford College has been cancelled after pro-Palestine college students occupied the constructing. Thames Valley Police has confirmed there have been no arrests
Since Could 6, the Oxford Motion for Palestine group have staged encampments throughout the college’s campus as they demanded an finish to violence in Gaza.
As just lately as Could 23 they began a sit-in at places of work on Wellington Sq. demanding a gathering with college leaders over its insurance policies in direction of the battle.
Nevertheless, the group have claimed that they aren’t concerned with in the present day’s protests.
However a spokesperson from Oxford College stated this motion ‘goes past the bounds of acceptable protest’.
The spokesperson stated: ‘The college is disenchanted with this morning’s occupation of the examination colleges and the completely unacceptable disruption precipitated to our college students.
‘We’re placing into place contingency plans to make sure all college students could have the chance to sit down their examinations with as little disruption as attainable.
‘It’s unclear who the occupying group are representing, as they declare to be performing with out the information of the OA4P encampments.
‘Whereas the College helps the suitable to peaceable protest throughout the legislation and our guidelines, this motion plainly goes past the bounds of acceptable protest.’
Professional-Palestine protesters at Oxford College final month. Since Could 6, the Oxford Motion for Palestine group have staged encampments throughout the college’s campus as they demanded an finish to violence in Gaza. The group have claimed that they aren’t concerned with in the present day’s protests
Professional-Palestine protesters participate in an encampment exterior the Pitt Rivers Museum on Could 10
In a press release, Oxford Motion for Palestine stated: ‘This morning, an autonomous group of protestors occupied one wing of the Examination Faculties, renaming the East Faculty to Dahshan Faculty after the Palestinian scholar and martyr Saeed Dahshan.
‘The protesters have made it clear that their motion was unaffiliated with OA4P and was undertaken with out OA4P’s information.
‘The assist for Palestine on this campus extends far past OA4P. The urgency expressed by this motion is a mirrored image of the mounting frustration that has been felt by numerous within the College group, who for months have urged Oxford’s administration to behave towards israel’s ongoing and catastrophic genocide in Gaza.’
The assertion continued: ‘As a student-led motion, OA4P helps the suitable of all college students to pursue their training. Our explicit solidarity is, as all the time, with these dealing with scholasticide in Gaza.
‘We stay dedicated to persevering with dialogue with the College. We look ahead to working intently with the College to deal with its pressing obligation to behave within the face of genocide.’
