Sereen Haddad, a Virginia Commonwealth University junior, speaks during a student-organized walkout Wednesday, Sept. 4, advocating for continued support of Palestine and addressing VCU’s April 29 deployment of police in riot gear at a pro-Palestinian protest. The walkout culminated in a gathering at VCU’s Park Plaza.
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VCU students walk out, assemble
More than 100 Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their classrooms and assembled in the Park Plaza Amphitheater behind the Cabell Library on Wednesday afternoon. There, they protested against the war in Gaza, its impact on Palestinian life and decried the school’s new policies that have made similar gatherings more difficult.
