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From the Pro-Palestinian protests at UW-Madison, in review series

ANNA HANSEN and KIMBERLY WETHAL Wisconsin State Journal
May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024 Updated May 13, 2024

Just hours after police took down the majority of tents on Library Mall, protesters got new ones and pitched them in the same spots. They’re asking for donations to buy more.

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A day after police broke up an illegal campsite on campus, UW-Madison administrators have pledged not to have police intervene in the rebuilt pro-Palestine encampment on Library Mall until school officials and protest leadership meet on Friday

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UW Protests Mnookin-05022024102832.jpg — Following a meeting with pro-Palestine student protest organizers, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin thanks representatives for attending the session on the campus Thursday.
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UW Protests Faculty 01-05022024102832.jpg — UW-Madison faculty members gather outside Bascom Hall in support of campus protests against the war in Gaza, Thursday morning on campus.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Tents — Around 28 tents have returned to Library Mall as of 7:30 Thursday morning.
SAMANTHA MADAR , WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL

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UW Protests Faculty 02-05022024102832.jpg — UW-Madison faculty members gather outside Bascom Hall in support of campus protests against the war in Gaza.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Encampment — Protesters brought new tents to the Library Mall encampment after UW-Madison Police confiscated their former tents Wednesday morning.
SAMANTHA MADAR , STATE JOURNAL

Photos: Fourth day of protests at UW-Madison

UW Protests Faculty 01-05022024102832.jpg — UW-Madison faculty members gather outside Bascom Hall in support of campus protests against the war in Gaza, Thursday morning on campus.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

UW Protests Faculty 02-05022024102832.jpg — UW-Madison faculty members gather outside Bascom Hall in support of campus protests against the war in Gaza.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

UW Protests Mnookin-05022024102832.jpg — Following a meeting with pro-Palestine student protest organizers, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin thanks representatives for attending the session on the campus Thursday.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

05022024 protest library mall SKM 1.JPG — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have breakfast on the fourth day of the encampment at Library Mall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., Thursday, May 2, 2024. SAMANTHA MADAR,STATE JOURNAL
SAMANTHA MADAR

05022024 protest library mall SKM 2.JPG — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hang out in the morning of the fourth day of the encampment at Library Mall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., Thursday, May 2, 2024. SAMANTHA MADAR,STATE JOURNAL
SAMANTHA MADAR

UW Protests Encampment 02-05022024120403.jpg — As protests against the war in Gaza continue on the campus of UW-Madison, the flag of Palestine hangs near a banner displaying rules for occupants of a tent encampment on the campus in Madison, Wis. Thursday, May 2, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

UW Protests Encampment 01-05022024120403.jpg — Organizers of a pro-Palestine tent encampment on the campus of UW-Madison address demonstrators at the site following a meeting with Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on the campus in Madison, Wis. Thursday, May 2, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL

UW Protests Encampment 03-05022024120403.jpg — Occupants of a pro-Palestine tent encampment take cover during a rain shower on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, May 2, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL

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