Notices by Unicorn Riot (unicornriot@mastodon.social), page 7

Our livestream from inside the barricade ring ran for almost 3 1/2 hours until shortly before midnight Saturday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtZ2dIJT0Lo

On Saturday police largely barred people from entering; apparently on orders from Drexel’s campus police chief. There was a brief struggle over the metal barricade components; an officer brandished a Taser at the crowd but was pulled back by another. Video:

https://x.com/UR_Ninja/status/1792004001979859038

Camp supporters regularly handed supplies including stacks of pizza, large tent structures & medic supplies over barricades w/o much interest from police. A Unicorn Riot reporter stuck around until morning as a police sweep seemed possible (UPenn’s camp was cleared this way).

During late Saturday night, police were largely a static presence, dozens of students milled outside the perimeter discussing politics & playing music. A know-your-rights training with Up Against the Law & National Lawyers Guild members also took place w most camp participants.

In interviews on-site students said that they were pushing to get #Drexel to pull its investments from BlackRock, which does business with Israel, as well as other divestments. They also said Drexel administrators have claimed it is illegal to disclose specific investments.

In a tense confrontation at the beginning of the stream, Philly officers in riot gear wearing “Counter-Terrorism Operations” badges briefly assembled inside the perimeter but withdrew.

Plethora of Police Forces in West Philly since 1970s:
After the shocking events at Kent State and Jackson State, in September 1970 President Nixon’s Commission on Campus Unrest, chaired by Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton, dropped its report.
One result was the rise of campus police departments.

Articles by James Bamford in The Nation showed groups like the Israeli-American Council & Canary Mission are closely coordinating w. Israeli government agencies to crush student protests in the U.S. by harassing protesters.
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/israeli-american-council/
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/canary-mission-israel-covert-operations/

While the encampments might seem like a typical exercise in campus politics it should be noted these activities are regarded as a strategic threat to Israel because they could shift the intellectual climate in the United States, which is Israel’s main international patron.

As the Penn Disorientation Guide outlines, police forces multiplied during the campus crackdowns of the 1970s, until today:
“If you walk west down Market St. from 30th St. Station, in 1.5 miles you pass through the jurisdictions of 6 police departments." https://penndisorientation.com/2023/08/28/a-brief-and-violent-history-of-campus-policing/

Philadelphia: The Gaza solidarity encampment on Drexel University’s Korman Quad has grown significantly since it went up Saturday afternoon:

LIVE NOW: https://youtube.com/watch?v=D2uzyttH6QA
DU Jewish Students in Support of Gaza Solidarity Encampment Claim Misrepresentation by Administration

https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/du-jewish-students-in-support-of-gaza-solidarity-encampment-claim-misrepresentation-by-administration/
Full story: DU Jewish Students in Support of Gaza Solidarity Encampment Claim Misrepresentation by Administration - Denver

Officers including UPenn’s Emergency Response Teams worked to shove hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators away from the renamed 'Refaat Alareer Hall.' (A prominent Gaza professor killed by Israel late last year)
Unicorn Riot live video on site 1hr22min:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikGbrZXE_x8

NEW: UPenn Students Arrested at Palestine Demo After Building Occupation Attempt
Nearly twenty University of Pennsylvania students and supporters were arrested after briefly occupying Fisher-Bennett Hall along 34th Street.
https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/upenn-students-arrested-at-palestine-demo-after-building-occupation-attempt/

Unicorn Riot Nets Resounding Win for Press Freedom Against Oil Corporation in Minnesota Appeals Court

The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a ruling favoring Unicorn Riot on Monday, May 6, rejecting the oil company Energy Transfer LP’s attempt to obtain newsgathering materials through a subpoena, blunting a three-year legal pressure campaign.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/unicorn-riot-nets-resounding-win-for-press-freedom-against-oil-corporation-in-minnesota-appeals-court/

🚨 Unicorn Riot Nets Resounding Win for Press Freedom Against Oil Corporation in Minnesota Appeals Court 🚨

👉 https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/unicorn-riot-nets-resounding-win-for-press-freedom-against-oil-corporation-in-minnesota-appeals-court/ 👈

‘Teslastoppen’ Elon Musk’s Water War in the Heart of Europe

Tesla's only European Gigafactory is using mass amounts of water & plans to expand. With residents facing water rationing, they've occupied part of the forest to prevent expansion. Full story: https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/teslastoppen-elon-musks-water-war-in-the-heart-of-europe/

NEW: Activists from across Germany & Europe are gathering in #Grünheide, near Berlin, to protest against #Tesla & support the local residents in their fight against the planned expansion of Tesla's Gigafactory. They fear deforestation & water shortage among other negative consequences for the community. Preparations have started in a self-organized camp for a long weekend of action.

See our recent story on #Teslastoppen & follow us for news on the actions: https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/teslastoppen-elon-musks-water-war-in-the-heart-of-europe/

NEW: Activists Storm Tesla Factory

From behind a "Disrupt Capitalism Create Future" banner, protesters broke thru German police lines & stormed Tesla's only European factory, which has plans to expand.

https://youtube.com/shorts/f6DNfG7updo