Keith Shilson, President of Middlesex University Students Union was frogmarched off campus by private security guards yesterday. His student place has been indefinitely suspended in what is believed to be the first disciplinary action since Ruth "you can only talk to muslims we approve of" Kelly, Minster of Corporatised non-Education called on campuses to stop all contact with non-approved muslims.
Keith Shilson's expulsion from the campus came after the SU refused to bow down to the Universities demands that it cancel a Q&A session with the Hizb ut-Tahrir group which war criminal Blair has stated he intends to proscribe. The Middlesex SU had overturned an NUS ban on the group, and insisted that the principle of free speech was at stake.
According to Guardian Education:
"In a statement today, the union said: "In light of recent events and the press releases from MUSU [the student union] and Middlesex University regarding the invitation to Hizb ut-Tahrir for a debate at the Hendon campus. Middlesex University student union has withdrawn its invitation to the speakers of the debate and the debate is cancelled.""
http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/news/story/0,12891,1574957,00.html
There was once a time when university students were encouraged to inform themselves of a range of views before deciding where they stood in a debate.
In the 21st Century, even as we plunder Iraq, rape Afghanistan, support Israel , and threaten Iran, the range of views that students are allowed to consider is decided by the state, university administration, corporate interests and popular media.
INDEPENDENT THOUGHT IS SUBSERSIVE.
THE STATE KNOWS WHO IS DANGEROUS AND WILL PROTECT YOU.
According to Guardian Education:
"In a statement today, the union said: "In light of recent events and the press releases from MUSU [the student union] and Middlesex University regarding the invitation to Hizb ut-Tahrir for a debate at the Hendon campus. Middlesex University student union has withdrawn its invitation to the speakers of the debate and the debate is cancelled.""
http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/news/story/0,12891,1574957,00.html There was once a time when university students were encouraged to inform themselves of a range of views before deciding where they stood in a debate.
In the 21st Century, even as we plunder Iraq, rape Afghanistan, support Israel , and threaten Iran, the range of views that students are allowed to consider is decided by the state, university administration, corporate interests and popular media.
INDEPENDENT THOUGHT IS SUBSERSIVE.
THE STATE KNOWS WHO IS DANGEROUS AND WILL PROTECT YOU.
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