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Occupy UW

Waterloo (Operates in this area)
Organization
Education
Also known as: Gaza House, Occupy UWaterloo, OccupyUWaterloo
Public statement

In May and June 2024 CKMS Radio Waterloo and Community Edition reported that Occupy UW, a University of Waterloo student group, called for divestment and an academic and cultural boycott of institutions.

Last reviewed October 27, 2026

Evidence

2 items
CKMS Radio Waterloo, 2024-05-14: encampment demands
Evidence screenshot for Occupy UW (News, May 14, 2024). CKMS news item on the encampment launch.
The group is calling for divestment from weapons manufacturers and institutions which support the occupation of Palestine ... an end to UW’s financial and academic ties to the genocidal and apartheid state of Israel
Source
News
Date said
May 14, 2024
Scope
Whole brand
Captured
October 27, 2026
Community Edition, 2024-06-11: "Students occupy Graduate House green; demand UW divest, disclose, boycott"
Evidence screenshot for Occupy UW (News, June 11, 2024). Community Edition article on the Occupy UW demands.
These ask the university to release a full list of their investments to students and to academically, culturally and financially boycott companies on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) list, Israeli contractors, weapons manufacturers and institutions.
Source
News
Date said
June 11, 2024
Scope
Whole brand
Captured
October 27, 2026