'I think we've got to be really mindful of the fact that we're not the US,' she said. Group of Eight chief executive and director Vicki Thomson said despite the protests mirroring events in America, she said the two countries were fundamentally different. 'We're finally doing something substantial that forces the university to have to actually respond to our demands.' 'This is the spark that people needed to see,' they said. Protesters have also been camping out at the Australian National University in Canberra.Įarlier this week, student Beatrice Tucker said they had tried other forms of protest in the past but there was a lack of traction on campus. It said the university was 'reviewing its endowment fund investments and responsible investment principles more broadly'. 'The University of Adelaide is committed to working in partnership with industry to find solutions to some of society's most important challenges which includes helping to improve our nation's sovereign defence capability,' the spokesperson said.

'We think that our education should not be for war and destruction, but should be, obviously, for learning.'Ī University of Adelaide spokesperson said it supports lawful freedom of expression and peaceful protests. 'I had really close friends that I thought were friends for life but have since said that Jews run the world, that we have tentacles, all of these really horrific lies and anti-Semitic tropes that have completely broken our friendships. I've lost a lot of friends since October 7th,' she said. 'I've honestly been feeling really horrible. On Thursday they faced off with members of Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS), who called for social cohesion.Īmira Susskind said she doesn't want to attend university because of messaging around the campus from other students or on posters or stickers. 'We're under no misconception that its not a long fight but we are here for the long run,' one of the organisers said. Pro-Palestinian activists have been camping for the past week at the University of Melbourne. 'Students across the US are really, really brave for continuing to come out,' she said. In Adelaide, El Hall said protesters were demonstrating in solidarity with students in the US. This week there were nearly 1,000 arrests at different locations, and students were evicted and suspended from campus accommodation.

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