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'Small town:' Palestine campus protesters organize another week – Winnipeg Free Press

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MONTREAL – A group of Palestinian protesters camped out at McGill University in downtown Montreal say they are better organized and prepared than ever as the protests enter their second week.

Protester Ari Nahman said the camp had turned into a “mini-city” with dozens of rain-sheltered tents, a library, a stockpile of donated items and wooden sidewalks to keep mud at bay.

Today, camp members can be seen digging shallow trenches to drain the heavy rain as others work in a tent that serves as a “free store” providing hot coffee, food and rain gear.

A group of Palestinian protesters who pitched dozens of tents on McGill University's Montreal campus say they are better organized and prepared than ever as the protests enter their second week. Pro-Palestinian activists camp on the campus of McGill University in Montreal, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiortz
A group of Palestinian protesters who pitched dozens of tents on McGill University's Montreal campus say they are better organized and prepared than ever as the protests enter their second week. Pro-Palestinian activists camp on the campus of McGill University in Montreal, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiortz

Pro-Palestinian activists have pitched tents at the University of Toronto, the University of Ottawa, and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, following a similar wave of protests on US campuses over the Israel-Hamas war.

Opponents of the camps said the protests were illegal and made some Jewish students feel unsafe, and both McGill and Prime Minister François Legault asked police to help break down the tents in Montreal.