How rallying around divestments helped unify Canada's pro-Palestinian movement

The encampments at Canadian schools follow months of protest marches, petitions, sit-ins and hunger strikes by pro-Palestinian activists. Some say the movement is stronger than it has ever been.

How rallying around divestments helped unify Canada's pro-Palestinian movement
A pro-Palestinian protester walks around the perimeter of a  University of Ottawa encampment at Tabaret Hall in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

The encampments at Canadian schools follow months of protest marches, petitions, sit-ins and hunger strikes by pro-Palestinian activists. Some say the movement is stronger than it has ever been.