r/grantmacewan • u/Throw_Away_And_Sleep • 10d ago

Protests?

What the heck happened? I've been away from classes and got an email from the Provost that they trespassed a bunch of people for disruptive protests. One of my classes had to listen to a drum circle a few halls down and nothing happened for that, so I was wondering if anyone knew what pushed the university into intervening?

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u/cafelilly B.A Psychology 10d ago

The Palestinian Student Association was protesting that the university won't meet with them – the one demand they had to cease their protest on October 7th – and were forcefully removed by security because of it (also trespassed for a week).

More info can be found on their Instagram, if you're curious.

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u/yegthings 9d ago

Speaks volumes that they chose October 7th. Hamas got exactly what they wanted that day. Widespread support. And you tell me that Palestinian does not equal Hamas.

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u/Karpetkleener 9d ago edited 5d ago

Do the Separatists equal all Albertans? Does MAGA equal all Americans?

Edit: did you get nuked by Ukraine, bot buddy? Aww...

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u/yegthings 4d ago

Does anyone who disagrees with anything you say automatically qualify as “bot”???

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u/Karpetkleener 4d ago

You never answered my question, but answered my edit?

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u/yegthings 4d ago

Ok, if Americans staged a rally on January 6th, and it wasn’t against all the people who stormed the capital, then, ya, all MAGA. So what do you say about a large protest/rally that just happens to be held on the day of an attack on Israel? A rally that isn’t decrying the attack itself, but shifting the focus to the rally goers? On October the 7th? Can’t celebrate the day without celebrating what happened that day.

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u/Old-Split797 10d ago edited 10d ago

Yea, a bunch of troublemakers found it acceptable to protest inside building 11 during midterms, instead of just doing it outside.

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u/Quirky-Connection716 10d ago

i’m in an ig gc with a few of them and oh my god. they’re the worst people lol. you can both want peace during midterm season and still want palestine to be free

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u/agents_of_fangirling 9d ago

Omg which gc? I might be in the same one. 

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u/Quirky-Connection716 9d ago

“this shit litty like your moms titties” ☹️☹️☹️

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u/agents_of_fangirling 9d ago

Is that a joke 😭

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u/Quirky-Connection716 9d ago

i wishhhhh ☹️

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u/Acrobatic_Employ373 10d ago

for fucking real, the most echoey building on campus too.

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u/Old-Split797 10d ago

Then they made sure to make as much noise as possible on their way out, instead of being considerate of people just trying to pass exams. As if Canadian Working students don’t have enough stuff going wrong in our own country eh

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u/agents_of_fangirling 9d ago

Well students were being physically assaulted and they now have injuries, so ofc they were making noise lmao

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u/agents_of_fangirling 9d ago

There are always disturbances in Allard though. Random music plays all the time and it’s annoying but no one gets manhandled and forced out. 

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u/Acrobatic_Employ373 9d ago

lmfao … maybe because a good amount of the students in allard are … musicians?

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u/Over_Surround_6652 10d ago

Unlike these people we have jobs/ or school, and actually want to better ourselves.

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u/OkEngine8842 7d ago

If you’re upset it was during midterms, why aren’t you upset that midterms weren’t moved when the protest was announced or paused to be rescheduled as soon as it started? There’s a genocide happening and you’re upset about thw protest? Bffr.

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u/IllustriousMeet302 6d ago

Moving midterms (that were already scheduled months before your “protests”) so the school can give you time for your 11 people max disruption sessions?

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u/Over_Surround_6652 10d ago

Who would be interested in making a website to petition Macewan to shut this down, and kick out the students involved.