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A student-led pro-Palestinian encampment on UW-Milwaukee’s entered its third day Wednesday. The peaceful protest is located on campus outside Mitchell Hall near the corner of Downer Avenue and Kenwood Boulevard.The organizers have made it clear. They will not leave their encampment until the university meets their list of demands, which includes asking them to condemn Israel’s attacks on Gaza. “We will stay, 10 toes down. We’re going to stay here steadfast,” protester Kayla Patterson said. “We are committed to our fight here.”The increased attention on these protests nationwide and locally has some in Milwaukee’s Jewish community on edge. A leader with Milwaukee’s Synagogue of Russian Jews said her family has experienced threats and vandalism in the past several months and has concerns with specific chants she’s heard at the UW-Milwaukee encampment. “Protesting, freedom of speech, that’s all wonderful. We need to have freedom of speech, but there is a fine line between freedom of speech and inciting violence against the Jewish community,” Ester Milchtein said.”Have you noticed any of that at least in the last couple of days since the encampment has grown on campus?” WISN 12 News reporter Hannah Hilyard asked. “Not yet, but obviously, I have a lot of anxiety and concern about that and where it will go,” she responded. UW-Milwaukee has not yet chosen to use police to remove the encampment like other universities, including UW-Madison. A spokesperson for UW-Milwaukee released a statement Wednesday: “We are aware of the actions currently taking place at UW-Madison. At this time, UWM Police will continue to monitor the encampment on the lawn south of Mitchell Hall. UWM’s first priority is the safety and well-being of our students, employees and visitors. Members of the UWM administration are having conversations with students and community members in the background and are working on peaceful resolutions.”
A student-led pro-Palestinian encampment on UW-Milwaukee’s entered its third day Wednesday.
The peaceful protest is located on campus outside Mitchell Hall near the corner of Downer Avenue and Kenwood Boulevard.
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The organizers have made it clear. They will not leave their encampment until the university meets their list of demands, which includes asking them to condemn Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
“We will stay, 10 toes down. We’re going to stay here steadfast,” protester Kayla Patterson said. “We are committed to our fight here.”
The increased attention on these protests nationwide and locally has some in Milwaukee’s Jewish community on edge.
A leader with Milwaukee’s Synagogue of Russian Jews said her family has experienced threats and vandalism in the past several months and has concerns with specific chants she’s heard at the UW-Milwaukee encampment.
“Protesting, freedom of speech, that’s all wonderful. We need to have freedom of speech, but there is a fine line between freedom of speech and inciting violence against the Jewish community,” Ester Milchtein said.
“Have you noticed any of that at least in the last couple of days since the encampment has grown on campus?” WISN 12 News reporter Hannah Hilyard asked.
“Not yet, but obviously, I have a lot of anxiety and concern about that and where it will go,” she responded.
UW-Milwaukee has not yet chosen to use police to remove the encampment like other universities, including UW-Madison.
A spokesperson for UW-Milwaukee released a statement Wednesday:
“We are aware of the actions currently taking place at UW-Madison. At this time, UWM Police will continue to monitor the encampment on the lawn south of Mitchell Hall. UWM’s first priority is the safety and well-being of our students, employees and visitors. Members of the UWM administration are having conversations with students and community members in the background and are working on peaceful resolutions.”
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