Crime & Safety
Pro-Palestine Protest Launched At Cal State Long Beach
Some entrances to the campus were blocked by plywood and patio furniture as over a thousand gathered at the university.
LONG BEACH, CA — Students took to Cal State Long Beach Thursday morning to demand that university leaders divest from companies that do business with Israel, joining a growing wave of universities gaining national attention for similar protests.
The protest was initially reported at around 11 a.m., when a large group of students holding Palestinian flags and signs moved from the campus's central quad to Brotman Hall, the university's administrative building.
As of 12:30 p.m., the protestors remained at Brotman Hall and some entrances to the campus were blocked by patio furniture and plywood, according to eyewitness reports.
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Though barricades were soon taken down, multiple outlets reported that protestors remained gathered in the plaza outside of Brotman Hall shortly as of 1:45 p.m.
CSULB Police issued several notifications for students to avoid the area.
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