The march went from the Student Resource Building to The Arbor
ISLA VISTA, Calif. — On-campus organizations called for a walkout in solidarity with Palestine on Wednesday, attracting a large group of participants. Leaders of the walkout led the crowd in multiple chants calling for Palestine’s liberation.
In a collaborative post on Monday, UCSB Students For Justice For Palestine and the UCSB Muslim Student Association demanded for divestment. The post stated that universities are complicit in the violence.
An immediate end to Israel’s siege on Gaza, U.S funding for Israel, and an immediate ceasefire that would allow UN protections for Palestinian aid into Gaza are among some of the other demands that were included in the collaborative post.
This walkout is one of many held at UCSB in response to terrorist group Hamas’ initial attack on Israel on October 7th. This first attack left more than 1000 dead and hundreds missing.
Marches done for both Israel and Palestine happened over this past weekend following the October 17th air raid that struck a hospital in Gaza City and left at least 500 civilians dead.
A march for Palestine was held at The Student Resource Building on October 21 at 5 pm. The following day, Jewish organizations held a march through downtown Santa Barbara at 12 pm in solidarity with Israel called “Stand Up For Israel.”