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Blog: Cornell University Encampment

By Syd Pierre, Ryan Johnson, Prakriti Panwar, Mariana Contreras, Vivian Rose, Ray Milburn, and Grace Vanderveer
April 29, 2024
Ray Milburn
The “Liberated Zone” encampment was created at Cornell University on Thursday April 25. The encampment was created by the Pro-Palestine group Coalition for Mutual Liberation and it is intended to stay in place until Cornell agrees to their eight demands.

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