BC Civil Liberties Association raises concerns over encampment injunction

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The Palestine Solidarity Encampment has been cleared off of the grounds of VIU, following a Sunday deadline set out in an injunction from the BC Supreme Court.

The terms of the injunction granted differed from those originally sought by the university, which would have included a campus wide curfew, and police enforcement terms.

Instead the injunction grants the university the right to remove, store, or destroy materials on the grassy portion of the quad near VIU’s cafeteria for a term of 150 days. It also forbids the erecting of structures on the grassy quad area without the university’s consent, and gathering on the area between 11pm and 7 am, with the exception of students in residence.

The BC Civil Liberties Association was an intervenor in the case, and said in a statement that it has become increasingly concerned with injunctions being used to restrict protest rights.

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Guests:

• Ga Grant - Staff Litigation Council, BC Civil Liberties Association

• Jessie Niikoi, Arielle Reed - BC Federation of Students

Program Team:

• Joe Pugh — Host and Producer.

• Jesse Woodward — Executive Producer.

• Arbie Fru — Technical Assistance.

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• Waste Management - First One

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