Several student and worker groups are calling on the University of Toronto to rescind its recently published “User Guide to U of T Policies on Protest and Use of Campus Spaces.” The guide, which was published on the university’s website in August, outlines the limits and policies surrounding protests on the university’s campus. An open statement signed by 31 student and academic worker groups asserts that this guide introduces “a slew of new sweeping and repressive regulations” and calls for these rules to be rescinded immediately. U of T reportedly says that the policies are based on existing school policies and the court order issued in July. Student-led protesters also held a “back-to-school rally” at U of T’s campus on Friday; a team of volunteers called Magen Herut Canada were on site during the march and told City News that they were there to protect Jewish students.
