Students and faculty in the Student Services Building at Cal State LA were ordered to shelter in place following a pro-Palestinian protest on campus. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
A pro-Palestinian protest on the California State University Los Angeles campus has prompted the school to order a shelter-in-place Wednesday.
Demonstrators have taken over at least one floor of the Student Services Building (SSB) at CSULA, the university said. On its website, the university ordered those in the SSB to shelter in place and lock the doors. All other students and faculty on campus were urged to avoid the area.
Barricades were placed outside the protest and a group chained themselves to the main entrance. It is unclear how many protesters participated in the demonstration.
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Several open umbrellas were held by protesters in an attempt to block the view of the building.
The protest follows demonstrations held at other universities nationwide. In Southern California, protesters made encampments at the University of Southern California, the University of California Los Angeles, Pomona College and other schools. They come as students call on their universities to cut financial and educational ties with Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
