2024 Portland State University pro-Palestinian campus occupation

2024 Portland State University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
2024 Portland State University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
Part of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
Date	April 25, 2024 – May 3, 2024[ citation needed ]
Location	Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Parties
Local protestors	Local authorities: Oregon State Police ; Portland Police Bureau ; Portland State University Campus Public Safety;
Casualties
Arrested	32

Last updated October 30, 2025

In May 2024, students occupied the Branford Price Millar Library on the Portland State University campus, in Portland, Oregon.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] One man was detained after he drove towards protesters in a car and pepper sprayed several of them.^[6]

Responses

The library was closed for repairs until September 2024.^[7]

References

↑ "Portland police identify those arrested during Portland State University crackdown". KGW 8. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
↑ "About 50 student protesters vacate Portland State University library, some protesters remain". KGW. 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
↑ Brynelson, Troy; Zielinski, Alex (2024-04-30). "Portland State University closed as demonstrators take over school library". Oregon Public Broadcasting . Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
↑ Cortez, Kimberly; Baker, Mike; Gale, Jordan (2024-05-01). "In a Portland Library, Activists Fortify for a Standoff". The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
↑ Plante, Aimee; Balick, Lisa (2024-04-30). "Portland State University library occupation may soon spark police action". KOIN . Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
↑ "Police detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon". Newsday. The Associated Press. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
↑ Library Closure FAQs Portland State University Library.

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[1] "Portland police identify those arrested during Portland State University crackdown". KGW 8. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[2] "About 50 student protesters vacate Portland State University library, some protesters remain". KGW. 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

[3] Brynelson, Troy; Zielinski, Alex (2024-04-30). "Portland State University closed as demonstrators take over school library". Oregon Public Broadcasting . Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

[4] Cortez, Kimberly; Baker, Mike; Gale, Jordan (2024-05-01). "In a Portland Library, Activists Fortify for a Standoff". The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

[5] Plante, Aimee; Balick, Lisa (2024-04-30). "Portland State University library occupation may soon spark police action". KOIN . Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

[6] "Police detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon". Newsday. The Associated Press. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[7] Library Closure FAQs Portland State University Library.

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2024 Portland State University pro-Palestinian campus occupation

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