Euphoria at UCL/Slade Occupation
VisionOntv | 03.12.2010 17:55 | Education | Public sector cuts
Eviction hearing postoned - hugs, high fives and the message CU Next Tuesday delivered to UCL management
The Jeremy Bentham Room at UCL is still buzzing as students heard that, after presenting the court with a mountain of evidence in their defence, the court hearing about an eviction would be adjourned until Tuesday. The case was due to be heard today.
The talk on the ground is of winning; students now have five days to prepare for the arrival of the bailliffs, and to keep using the space to campaign and reach out to other universities and students, including the Greek students who recently marched on the British Embassy in support. The government is seen as weak, and the mood is that there needs to be a sustained campaign to put pressure on Lib Dem MPs to vote against the cuts on Thursday.
Lecturers, the media and students from many other colleges are mingling and creating ideas and strategies for the next few days and beyond, while messages of support continue to come in from across the country.
http://visionon.tv/grassroots
The talk on the ground is of winning; students now have five days to prepare for the arrival of the bailliffs, and to keep using the space to campaign and reach out to other universities and students, including the Greek students who recently marched on the British Embassy in support. The government is seen as weak, and the mood is that there needs to be a sustained campaign to put pressure on Lib Dem MPs to vote against the cuts on Thursday.
Lecturers, the media and students from many other colleges are mingling and creating ideas and strategies for the next few days and beyond, while messages of support continue to come in from across the country.
http://visionon.tv/grassroots
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04.12.2010 10:50
occupying the jeremy bentham room does nothing against the university. you are not a threat to them. you do notimpact on any UCL event, apart from a few metings that can be easily rearraranged. get out of there and move to the admin offices, to the financial offices, to where the management will be forced to listen to your demands, where you actually block the function of the university.
right now you are just a bunch of middle, but actually really upper middle class students (not an insult but an objective observation) playing at occupation. occupations like this have been done before and nothing came of them.
you really don't want £9k fees? you really got to try harder!!!
exUCL