We have now occupied the corporate conference centre in protest at the injunction banning occupations and stationary protest at the University of Birmingham. Students from Birmingham and around the country are currently discussing the next stages of our protest and campaign.

We stand united for accessible and democratic education, the right to protest, and against tuition fees and the marketisation of education being implemented by the government and University managements here and across the country. We stand in Solidarity with Simon and all others suffering victimisation for exercising their right to protest peacefully.

Our demand are the following:

1. Drop the disciplinary against Simon Furse
2. Drop the injunction.
3. A guarantee that there will be no repercussions for students involved in the protest

Signed:

University of Birmingham
University of Edinburgh
University College London
University of Liverpool
Lancaster University
Sheffield University
Leeds University
Royal Holloway (University of London)
Surrey NUT
Roehampton University
National Union of Students
Warwick University
Bristol University
Sheffield Hallam University
Newman University College
Birmingham City University
Aston University