Stanford students sustained a Gaza solidarity encampment on campus for 112 days before the admin tore it down in February.
Now, students have staked out a second Gaza encampment, building off new momentum and remaining totally undeterred by Stanford’s ban on such protests.
Community members & students are protecting the praying Muslims at @UCBerkeley
encampment!
This act is sending one message to the world leaders:
“we are all Palestinians”
#GazaSolidarityEncampment
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Tipped minimum wage in 1991: $2.13 an hour
Tipped minimum wage in 2021: $2.13 an hour
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