Students at McGill University and the University of British Columbia have announced strikes as they demand divestment for Palestine from their respective universities. At McGill, students are holding a three-day strike asking that the university divest from weapons manufacturers used by Israel’s government. While the Students’ Society of McGill University urged the university to cancel classes, a university spokesperson confirmed that “[a]ll classes, exams, labs and academic activities will proceed as scheduled.” AMS—which represents UBC’s student body—recently passed a referendum endorsing a strike in late March, during which students called for divestment by not attending classes. A small group of students from UBC Okanagan also joined a preexisting hunger strike to call for UBC to divest.
