Follow along today as Oak Leaf reporters cover the demonstration live from Santa Rosa Junior College…

2:20 p.m. Organizers announce that they plan to pitch tents at the courthouse later today. (Emelle Raschein)

2:15 p.m. The protest is now coming to an end. Organizers are leading the march back to the quad. (Emelle Raschein)

2:10 p.m. The group has moved from the sign to surrounding shady areas. The crowd is still going strong. (Emelle Raschein)

2:05 p.m. The protest is continuing past the planned 2 p.m. stop time. (Emelle Raschein)

1:22 p.m. A large group of protestors has begun to march to the front of campus. “Money for school and education, not for bombs and occupation.” Cars are honking in support as they pass by on Mendocino Avenue. (Emelle Raschein)

1:15 p.m. Right now the crowd is warming up and practicing chants. They plan to march out to the SRJC sign and protest in front of the sign. (Emelle Raschein, Hana Seals)

12:59 p.m. “The people that are here, we’re all tenured. So there’s a division among faculty, those that are associated, generally that are referred to as adjuncts, and then people that are on a tenure track. The people that are tenured have much more job security. And so, generally speaking, there’s a little bit less fear of using your power of free speech, but across the country, I mean, the economics chair at Emory got slammed to the ground,” said Dr. Michael Hale, English professor. (Emelle Raschein)

12:55 p.m. Administrators were not aware that the protest plans on taking to the streets and marching. (Emelle Raschein)

12:54 p.m. Another round of speeches has ended. Students are now taking part in sign making, drum circles, henna tattoos and overall community building. (Hana Seals)

12:52 p.m. “Well, I think anytime, an event that starts with a peaceful engagement results in basically non peaceful action. It’s tragic. It’s sad,” said Dr. Garcia when asked about police reactions to protests at campuses across the US. (Emelle Raschein)

12:50 p.m. “I love seeing students engaging in their learning and in their leadership capacity and helping to create this space,” said Dr. Angélica Garcia, college president, when asked what she thought of the protest happening today. “I think that students are sometimes the best teachers about what it means to engage in, in discourse and in building community.” (Emelle Raschein)

12:34 p.m. Organizers lead a minute of silence to mourn the struggle and suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. They stand in silence to show respect for the people of Palestine. (Hana Seals)

12:33 p.m. Sierra, a student leader from MENAA, leads 100 protestors in a chant, “Shalom, salaam, stop dropping bombs!” (Hana Seals)

12:31 p.m. Rami Nacuozi, of MENAA, just gave an emotional speech describing his experience in Lebanon as a Lebanese citizen. Nacuozi said, “Representative Mike Thompson, shame on you. Senator Alex Padilla, shame on you. President Joe Biden, shame on you.” (Emelle Raschein) Editor’s Note: This quote was originally attributed to the incorrect speaker.

12:10 p.m. Speeches have started. Two Indigenous woman started the conversation with a land acknowledgment. The crowd has gathered, speakers cycle out. (Hana Seals)

11:57 a.m. The college representatives in the information booth for the event came to a decision to not interact with media. Faculty when approached told reporters they would not comment and rerouted press to SRJC communication director Sarah Laggos. (Hana Seals)

11:55 a.m. The schedule for today’s protest from the SRJC MENAA instagram page.

11:45 a.m. More than 60 individuals fill the Bertolini Quad, on the Santa Rosa campus flying Palestinian flags while ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ by singer, Gil Scott-Heron, echoes in the background. (Hana Seals)