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University of Toronto’s (U of T) President Meric Gertler has officially rejected student group Occupy4Palestine’s demands to divest from companies and institutions supporting Israel’s military, restating the university’s commitment against taking “positions on social or political issues” and against “academic boycotts.”
Student-organizers of the two-day occupation at the University of Toronto (U of T) say they left their Apr. 3 meeting with the school’s top brass feeling “a lot of disappointment” at their lack of commitment to stop investing in companies supporting Israel’s military.
A two-day occupation at the University of Toronto (U of T) ended late on Apr. 2 after the students secured a meeting with University President Meric Gertler on Wednesday, Apr. 3. Students have been pushing for the university to divest from companies supporting Israel’s military and to cut ties with Israeli universities complicit in its apartheid.
At least 11 people were killed in Canadian police actions in March 2024. These deaths include people who were directly killed by police, as in police shootings, or died during police deployments or in police custody. In March, three people were shot and killed by police, two were killed during a police vehicle chase, and five died in custody or during an arrest. One person was killed in an “altercation” with private security.
“A slaughter isn’t a slaughter if those being slaughtered are at fault, if they’ve been quietly and effectively dehumanized — in the media, through policy — for years,” writes Palestinian-American writer, professor, and psychologist Hala Alyan. “If nobody is a civilian, nobody can be a victim.”
Colombian and Venezuelan diasporas in Ontario are pushing the federal government to process applications for a family reunification program that were submitted before the deadline but are now being rejected due to space limitations. Advocates say at least 600 families are being affected.
Saleh Waziruddin is a South Asian anti-racism activist who has participated in grassroots struggles throughout his adult life. In his 20s, he organized in the Muslim community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now in his 40s, he lives in Niagara, Ontario, and is active in the Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association (NRARA). Though not one of its founders, he has been part of the group since it started in 2018.