Pro-Palestine demonstrators occupied the Institute of Politics building on South Woodlawn Street. After a massive march in Medway, pro-Palestine demonstrators marched north and turned into the Institute of Politics building.
Protesters brought chairs into the building, locked the doors, and sprayed surveillance cameras with paint as they entered the building.
They were followed by a line of marked and unmarked Chicago Police Department cars.
Chicago Police officers and University of Chicago Police officers were on the scene trying to keep protesters away from blocking the street.
One protester set up a tent in the backyard. Five UCPD officers arrived shortly after and took tent materials. They were seen arguing with protesters in the backyard.
The demonstrators began chanting: “From the river to the sea; Palestine will be free.”
An organizer with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) said that SJP was not involved in organizing the IOP occupation.
This is a developing story. Watch live updates here as the situation progresses.
