One person was arrested for failing to disperse during an hourslong unauthorized protest at UCLA Monday involving at least 40 people.
The demonstrators gathered in Dickson Court North for what was billed as a “teach-in on divestment” pro-Palestine protest, where they used unauthorized structures and assembled in areas not designated for the public.
The demonstrators arrived at Dickson Court North around 8:45 a.m. Monday, where they obstructed student pathways, according to the UCLA Police Department.
According to the Daily Bruin, the school’s newspaper, the protest began around 11:45 a.m., where protesters chanted, “UC, UC, you can’t hide, we charge you with apartheid.”
A sukkah, a temporary hut constructed for use during the weeklong Jewish festival of Sukkot erected by counter-demonstrators, and several tents for a pro-Palestinian encampment were positioned on campus, prompting a representative from UCLA Student Affairs to inform organizers of the university’s “Time, Place, and Manner” policies and ask demonstrators to leave the area and remove the structures, the Daily Bruin reported.
Security officers on bicycles attempted to remove a sign hung outside of Perloff Hall around 5:09 p.m., which read, “UCPD is Fascist. Abolition Now,” agitating protesters who pushed and shoved the officers.
The UCLA Police Department issued a dispersal order shortly after 8:30 p.m. The majority of the demonstrators had left, with several remaining in the area at 9 p.m. One person was taken into custody for failing to disperse.