Pro-Palestinian supporters watch as law enforcement begins to remove demonstrators from an encampment set up in support of Palestine on UT campus Monday, April 29, 2024, in Austin.
In the following days, about 400 students used the fallen timber to barricade the Main Building, which led to 37 arrests.In May 1970, The Daily Texan chronicled the use of tear gas and mace to break up a group of antiwar demonstrators at a march. “It was seen to be done more for political purposes and showmanship by the governor than the desire to break up the crowds,” Reetz said.
“Whenever you're in a protest like that, you have a real sense of the community that's just right there around you, elbow to elbow,” Moore said. “It does become a voice of union.” No protests this year have involved sit-ins, unlike pro-Palestinian movements in some schools like Vanderbilt. Jin said what protesters are asking for in 2024 will take more time.
In 2012, Villaseñor and 17 peers planned to go to the top of the UT Tower for a sit-in, entering with legal counsel and knowing they could get arrested — which all 18 did. Their demonstration also led to 300 people entering the Tower in protest.
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