Dawson College closing on Thursday as students hold Gaza solidarity strike [Video]

Dawson College will be closed on Thursday after students voted in favour of holding a one-day strike in solidarity with Gaza.

The college announced Tuesday that classes would be cancelled after receiving “numerous emails and calls from members of the community expressing concerns about the safety of students and employees on the day of the boycott,” Academic Dean Leanne Bennett said in a memo to students.

“We recognize that recent events have raised tensions at the college. Our paramount concern is the safety and well-being of all our students and employees.”

The college said it will revise the academic calendar so that all exams will take place as planned.

Last Thursday, students voted 447 for and 247 against the strike day, which one student said was a way to voice their opposition to the ongoing war in the Middle East.

The Coalition de résistance pour l’unité étudiante syndicale (CRUES), a collective …