Sheffield students occupy Town Hall against Top-Up fees
Socialist Worker Student Society | 26.02.2004 17:45 | Education | Sheffield
Yesterday 200 students occupied the Town Hall for one hour against top-up fees as part of a 300 strong demonstration involving students from Sheffield Uni and Hallam. Everyone agreed it had been a highly successful action.
Sheffield Town Hall occupation
Yesterday was a national day of action called by the NUS against the top-up fees. The protests were given extra impetus by the solid AUT strike which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday - shuting down the university campus.
Before storming the town hall students had stopped outside the Bailey Court job centre on West Street and chanted 'Sol-sol-sol-solidarity' in support of civil servants who had been on strike last week over thew pittence that they are paid.
The occupation took a vote on what to do and overwhelmingly decided to end the occupation at 2pm - as we marched from the building chanting we were applauded by the assembled crowd.
Before storming the town hall students had stopped outside the Bailey Court job centre on West Street and chanted 'Sol-sol-sol-solidarity' in support of civil servants who had been on strike last week over thew pittence that they are paid.
The occupation took a vote on what to do and overwhelmingly decided to end the occupation at 2pm - as we marched from the building chanting we were applauded by the assembled crowd.
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