Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say

Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say

A group of protesters is planning to set up tent encampments on Columbia University campuses this week in protest of the war in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the planning and a recording of a meeting to plan the action shared with NBC News.

Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say

Plans were discussed in a meeting Tuesday night in Brooklyn, where participants wore masks and only identified themselves by their Signal handles.