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Students Protest Chinese Government Human Rights Abuses, Drawing Opposition From Fellow Students
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Protesters and counterprotesters assembled on the Arts Quad on Friday at a Hong Kong Action Day Rally.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/campus-protest/)
Protesters and counterprotesters assembled on the Arts Quad on Friday at a Hong Kong Action Day Rally.
Protesters from Climate Justice Cornell, Friends of Farmworkers, Cornell Dream Team and Cornell Welcomes Refugees met at Bailey Hall and marched to Willard Straight Hall, where they held a teach-in. They discussed issues ranging from the adverse effects of climate change on farm workers to poor labor practices in Qatar.
Protestors have blocked the intersection of Tower Road and East Avenue since 1 p.m. demanding that Cornell University end its investments in the fossil fuel industry, joining activists on campuses across the country on international divestment day.
Cornell Students for Justice in Palestine protested and held a die-in at an Israeli Independence Day celebration in Anabel Taylor Hall on Monday, angering many of the event’s student hosts and leading to arguments with Cornell Police.