Penn’s homecoming game against Yale experienced a delay at halftime on Saturday when protesters stormed the field, with many remaining on the field for more than an hour.
As the first half concluded with the Quakers and Bulldogs tied at 10, protestors associated with Fossil Free Penn came out in droves carrying signs.
Penn students rush the field nearing the end of halftime of a Penn-Yale football game, protesting climate and community justice from Penn’s administration. pic.twitter.com/LiPkDmC5VO
— Bella DiAmore (@belladiamore) October 22, 2022
Before they rushed the field, protesters handed out flyers to fans in attendance demanding that Penn become a force for “climate and community justice.”
14 STUDENTS FROM FOSSIL FREE PENN ARRESTED!! pic.twitter.com/oKXvb4MMs4
— Fossil Free Penn (@fossilfreepenn) October 22, 2022
BREAKING: Fossil Free Penn has stormed the Upenn X Yale homecoming game to demand divestment, UC townhomes, and PILOTS #Divest #ClimateJustice #FossilOccupy @fossilfreepenn pic.twitter.com/iy5rwQpwl4
— Xiye Bastida (@xiyebastida) October 22, 2022
our student organizers were just arrested by penn police and are detained at the police station at 4040 chestnut st. please come support our students. pic.twitter.com/n4CIZytRM3
— Fossil Free Penn (@fossilfreepenn) October 22, 2022
Let’s go Fossil Free Penn! pic.twitter.com/rgZHmASVmp
— Fossil Free Penn (@fossilfreepenn) October 22, 2022
a lot of people missing the point of this, they’re an anti-fossil fuel group, but today in particular they’re protesting the sale of and demolition of public housing buildings in the neighborhood. they’re asking penn to invest in the public housing building. pic.twitter.com/HIHkBZyULS
— E̱̚ar͙̲̓͆l̢̺̟̏̈́͠ ̩̯͋̕ ?“allow macros by default”B (@mynamei5earl) October 22, 2022
Students are met with violence during peaceful protest
Divest, Reinvest! #fossilfree pic.twitter.com/2Hf3XfeZ1a
— Fossil Free Penn (@fossilfreepenn) October 22, 2022
Many of the protesters left on their own accord, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, but many of the others had to be detained by police and removed from the field.
According to The Daily Pennsylvanian, more than 60 protesters rushed the field.
The protestors carried three banners with their demands and led chants — asking the crowd “Whose side are you on?”
The Penn Quakers would go on to win the game, 20-13.
