Civil disobedience targeted the bans on sound amplification equipment and on using sidewalk chalk.

One of the higher-ranking university police officers attempted to confiscate the sound equipment but was blocked by three of the protest marshals. He quickly retreated and was given orders to observe only. The contingent marched to two high traffic locations on campus, where messages supporting Palestine and condemning the university administration were chalked onto sidewalks, concrete planters and brick walls.

This demonstration is part of a series of actions protesting the new university policies and the SUNY system’s ties to [neocolonialism].