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Read More »Camila Saavedra, Laura's older sister, peeks out at her at 3:17 a.m. on Saturday Feb. 25. The lights on Polk Place remained lit throughout the night, causing some discomfort for sleeping protestors.
UNC senior Megan Murphy looks to her friend and demonstration parter, Saveedra Forero as their arms remain locked together throughout the heat of the day on Friday, Feb. 24. The blue ribbon around her wrist reads "#RHM" a reference to the hashtag, #RespectMyHumanity that the protest had been sharing.
Saveedra Forero shakes her arm free from the PVC pipe-lock at 4 a.m. on the morning of Saturday Feb. 25. Murphy and Saveedra Forero were surrounded by supporters, and the group errupted in cheers as they remoed their arms.
Taliajah “Teddy” Vann sleeps on the steps of South Building during the early hours of Saturday Feb 25.
Chalk stains the pants of protestors, as messeges had been written throughout campus, but specifically infront of inaccessible spaces.
UNC senior Megan Murphy looks out on Polk Place on Friday, Feb. 24. As an organizer, Murphy explained that she liked to plan physically disruptive protests. “I want to make them uncomfortable,” she said. “And I want to do it in a way that makes them so angry, but also powerless, the way that I see my friends feel powerless,” she said.
Some administrators walked up the steps and asked if they were able to get through the doors, while others chose to use different entrances to the building. “Well, the people leading our University are the ones asking us if they can come through this door,” Saavedra Forero said. “I'm asking if I can come through this door,” responded Sarah Ferguson, another wheelchair user.
Bolted in the center with carabiners that are used to attach Murphy and Saveedra Forero to the inside of the PVC pipe, the two women were in control of the "lock" throughout the duration of the sit-in.
