Despite the fact it was pissing down throughtout, hundreds joined the demonstration outside the Hallward Library and listened to academics reading out from the document which precipitated the arrest of politics student Rizwaan Sabir and staff member Hicham Yezza.
The assembly was addressed by Hicham's MP Alan Simpson (who has sent a strongly worded letter to Liam Byrne about Hich's case) who delivered a rousing speech condemning the university and Home Office.
At this point people marched off to the Trent Building where they regrouped in near total silence. Seeing hundreds of people standing together in the building's courtyard, many of them symbolically gagged, while still being able to hear birds singing was a truly surreal experience.
While people drifted off at this point a large number of protesters congregated just outside the Trent Building and heard Hich express his gratitude through a friend on the mobile phone to him.There are more photos from the demo here.
Well done
28.05.2008 22:20
well done everyone!!
those photos on that link are amazing!
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University airbrushing of 'former' employee
28.05.2008 22:27
Removed from the staff list already? And he's still in the country. Does this mean the university is prepared to delete Hicham from history and just before payday to boot!. We should be told!!
Result of Google search (link goes nowhere):
"Hicham Yezza. Personal Details. Principal School Administrator & PA to ... Contact.
www.nottingham.ac.uk/modern-languages/lookup/lookup_az.php?id=ODA3ODA5&page_var=personal
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According to University of Nottingham, Director of Human Resources - Jaspal Kaur the HR Vision is...
HR: Working together to promote excellence through people.
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Can anyone think of a new 'vision statement' in the light of recent events?
Education worker
Most awesome demo ever!
28.05.2008 23:40
And don't forget the blog
We must continue until the uni accept the concerns, appologise and take steps to ensure this never happens again. Let us demand a pound of flesh from the registrar and VC for every day that Hicham and Rizwaan spent in detention!
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Hichams page at the University: PA to Head of School
29.05.2008 01:03
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