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USA-University Protests/Gaza/Chicago

Encampments persist in US universities as talks with authorities in impasse

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Chicago, USA - May 13, 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of national flags of Palestine, tents of protesters on DePaul University's campus
2. Various of Banners, placards on fence at DePaul University
3. Blocked university entrance
4. Various of Parveen Mundi, member of DePaul Divestment Coalition, speaking in interview
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Parveen Mundi, member of DePaul Divestment Coalition (starting with shot 4/partially overlaid with shot 6):
"I think they kind of expected us to get scared and leave after an agreement wasn't reached. But we're very much staying. I hope this concludes in a way where we're able to pick up these tents by our own volition because DePaul actually made a commitment towards our demands. We're hoping to see the administration return to the table, give us, you know, do the thing that they're paid to do and give timelines on how reasonably they could actually fulfill these demands, seriously, consider divestment and then start making commitments towards that, that's when we would leave."
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6. National flags of Palestine, placards on fence at DePaul University
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7. Various of photos, tents on campus
8. Banners, placards on fence at DePaul University
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Parveen Mundi, member of DePaul Divestment Coalition (starting with shot 8/ending with shot 10):
"I mean, if I'm gonna be honest, we feel ready. We have, you know, teams that actually like come up with our defense strategy, and kind of socialize that with everybody. Everybody here is trained for a specific role. And so our goal is to make sure that if the air horn goes off, and you know, we as the coalition board are saying that there's an imminent raid, everybody knows their part."
10. Various of national flags of Palestine, tents on campus, students

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Encampments and protests have persisted in the U.S. universities as talks with authorities are mired in impasse, as students insisted in demanding universities to divest from Israeli-linked cooperation in support of Palestine.

In the city of Chicago's DePaul University, talks between students and school officials for the university to divest from Israeli-linked interests broke down over the weekend. Protesters are concerned they may soon be forcibly removed.

The Pro-Palestinian encampment protest at DePaul University in Chicago has lasted some two weeks, but tensions continue to rise.

Protesters have defied the university's request to vacate the premises after the university announced over the weekend that negotiations had reached an 'impasse'.

Tents continue to line the main quad area of the university.

It is one of the last remaining college campus encampments in the Chicago area. A key demand for the protesters is that the university divest from institutions and businesses that support Israel.

But after the latest round of negotiations, university administrators announced an 'impasse' and called for students to end the encampment over the weekend.

DePaul President Robert Manuel said in a statement that he believes the students set up the encampment with sincere intentions to protest peacefully. But that they had "inadvertently" created a public safety issue.

Student Body President Parveen Mundi, a member of the DePaul Divestment Coalition, said they will continue their encampment until their demands are seriously considered and addressed by the school administration.

"I think they kind of expected us to get scared and leave after an agreement wasn't reached. But we're very much staying. I hope this concludes in a way where we're able to pick up these tents by our own volition because DePaul actually made a commitment towards our demands. We're hoping to see the administration return to the table, give us, you know, do the thing that they're paid to do and give timelines on how reasonably they could actually fulfill these demands, seriously, consider divestment and then start making commitments towards that, that's when we would leave," Mundi said.

The breakdown in communications raises the potential of police forcibly removing the protesters, as has been witnessed at other universities. Protesters say they're prepared.
"I mean, if I'm gonna be honest, we feel ready. We have, you know, teams that actually like come up with our defense strategy, and kind of socialize that with everybody. Everybody here is trained for a specific role. And so our goal is to make sure that if the air horn goes off, and you know, we as the coalition board are saying that there's an imminent raid, everybody knows their part," said Mundi.

As the protest enters a third week, an agreement appears as elusive as ever.

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  • ID : 8376797
  • Dateline : May 13, 2024
  • Location : United States
  • Category : conflicts, war and peace
  • Duration : 1'51
  • Audio Language : English/Nats
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2024-05-14 17:21
  • Last Modified : 2024-05-14 17:26:00
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  • ID : 8376797
  • Dateline : 13 may, 2024
  • Location : Estados Unidos
  • Category : conflicts, war and peace
  • Duration : 1'51
  • Audio Language : Inglés/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No acceso a la parte continental de China
  • Published : 2024-05-14 16:43
  • Last Modified : 2024-05-14 17:26:00
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USA-University Protests/Gaza/Chicago

Encampments persist in US universities as talks with authorities in impasse

Dateline : May 13, 2024

Location : United States

Duration : 1'51

  • English
  • Español


Chicago, USA - May 13, 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of national flags of Palestine, tents of protesters on DePaul University's campus
2. Various of Banners, placards on fence at DePaul University
3. Blocked university entrance
4. Various of Parveen Mundi, member of DePaul Divestment Coalition, speaking in interview
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Parveen Mundi, member of DePaul Divestment Coalition (starting with shot 4/partially overlaid with shot 6):
"I think they kind of expected us to get scared and leave after an agreement wasn't reached. But we're very much staying. I hope this concludes in a way where we're able to pick up these tents by our own volition because DePaul actually made a commitment towards our demands. We're hoping to see the administration return to the table, give us, you know, do the thing that they're paid to do and give timelines on how reasonably they could actually fulfill these demands, seriously, consider divestment and then start making commitments towards that, that's when we would leave."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. National flags of Palestine, placards on fence at DePaul University
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
7. Various of photos, tents on campus
8. Banners, placards on fence at DePaul University
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Parveen Mundi, member of DePaul Divestment Coalition (starting with shot 8/ending with shot 10):
"I mean, if I'm gonna be honest, we feel ready. We have, you know, teams that actually like come up with our defense strategy, and kind of socialize that with everybody. Everybody here is trained for a specific role. And so our goal is to make sure that if the air horn goes off, and you know, we as the coalition board are saying that there's an imminent raid, everybody knows their part."
10. Various of national flags of Palestine, tents on campus, students


Encampments and protests have persisted in the U.S. universities as talks with authorities are mired in impasse, as students insisted in demanding universities to divest from Israeli-linked cooperation in support of Palestine.

In the city of Chicago's DePaul University, talks between students and school officials for the university to divest from Israeli-linked interests broke down over the weekend. Protesters are concerned they may soon be forcibly removed.

The Pro-Palestinian encampment protest at DePaul University in Chicago has lasted some two weeks, but tensions continue to rise.

Protesters have defied the university's request to vacate the premises after the university announced over the weekend that negotiations had reached an 'impasse'.

Tents continue to line the main quad area of the university.

It is one of the last remaining college campus encampments in the Chicago area. A key demand for the protesters is that the university divest from institutions and businesses that support Israel.

But after the latest round of negotiations, university administrators announced an 'impasse' and called for students to end the encampment over the weekend.

DePaul President Robert Manuel said in a statement that he believes the students set up the encampment with sincere intentions to protest peacefully. But that they had "inadvertently" created a public safety issue.

Student Body President Parveen Mundi, a member of the DePaul Divestment Coalition, said they will continue their encampment until their demands are seriously considered and addressed by the school administration.

"I think they kind of expected us to get scared and leave after an agreement wasn't reached. But we're very much staying. I hope this concludes in a way where we're able to pick up these tents by our own volition because DePaul actually made a commitment towards our demands. We're hoping to see the administration return to the table, give us, you know, do the thing that they're paid to do and give timelines on how reasonably they could actually fulfill these demands, seriously, consider divestment and then start making commitments towards that, that's when we would leave," Mundi said.

The breakdown in communications raises the potential of police forcibly removing the protesters, as has been witnessed at other universities. Protesters say they're prepared.
"I mean, if I'm gonna be honest, we feel ready. We have, you know, teams that actually like come up with our defense strategy, and kind of socialize that with everybody. Everybody here is trained for a specific role. And so our goal is to make sure that if the air horn goes off, and you know, we as the coalition board are saying that there's an imminent raid, everybody knows their part," said Mundi.

As the protest enters a third week, an agreement appears as elusive as ever.

ID : 8376797

Published : 2024-05-14 17:21

Last Modified : 2024-05-14 17:26:00

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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