By Juliana Tornabene, WMTV15 News
Published: May. 10, 2024 at 2:22 PM CDT|Updated: 4:32 PM CDT
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Protesters will clear out the encampment on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on Friday after an agreement was reached with campus leaders, the university announced.
UW-Madison stated the campus leaders and student representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine reached a resolution. The organization also agreed to not disrupt the weekend graduation ceremonies or other campus functions, as well as not to reestablish an encampment on campus.
“This has been a difficult period for our campus, our nation and the world,” the university’s response stated. “We want to be clear that UW–Madison supports peaceful student protest, fully respects the First Amendment, and has done so throughout this year.”
The university stated that it could appreciate that while students were violating campus and state law in camping on university grounds, it knows students were doing so to condemn the war in Gaza.
“We also understand that the encampment made others in our community, especially portions of our Jewish community, feel uncomfortable and unseen,” the university stated. “We reiterate our strong condemnation of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and hate and bigotry in all its forms, and we recognize the costs of war and displacement on so many across the globe.”
Protests on Library Mall started on Monday, April 29. Students were seen clearing out tents and other items from the encampment around 3 p.m. Friday.
Here is a link to the full agreement between the UW-Madison administration and SJP.
This is a breaking news story and WMTV 15 News will update this article as new information is learned.
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