sTOP PRESS - GLASGOW UNI OCCUPIED

[Sam_b]

students of glasgow uni have occupied in solidarity with students in England and Wales, and against cuts in Glasgow. Management are completely uncooperative and a discussion is now taking place to try and hold our ground by barricade.

Help spread the word - join Glasgow Uni Occupied on Facebook now for updates.

[Manic Impressive]

ney dem suit wearin fellas gi ya bother gi em a malky fa me:D

[Red Future]

Nice one guys , all support from me!!:)

[Sam_b]

greetings from the occupation. A quick update is that we will be staying the night and building for the Glasgow and Edinburgh Day X events tomorrow. We have secured freedom of access in and out of the theatre, and are currently holding workshops and more planning meetings. So far we have been visited by lecturers and trade unionists as well as the press.

Again, for better updates join the Facebook group - all messages of support welcome!

Organise and occupy!

en visi

[Rakhmetov]

Sodomize them with revolution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's some video feed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/blog/2010/dec/08/student-protests-live-coverage?INTCMP=SRCH

[RED DAVE]

greetings from the occupation. A quick update is that we will be staying the night and building for the Glasgow and Edinburgh Day X events tomorrow. We have secured freedom of access in and out of the theatre, and are currently holding workshops and more planning meetings. So far we have been visited by lecturers and trade unionists as well as the press.

Again, for better updates join the Facebook group - all messages of support welcome!

Organise and occupy!

en visiHere are some suggestions: tactics used in student occupations in the USA during the Sixties:

- Try, as much as possible, to get people who are not students to come visit you during the occupation, including union people, local residents. If you can snag a celebrity, like a folk singer or two, all the better.

- Hold a "free school." Hold classes on various subjects: history of freedom; democracy and education; schools should belong to the people, etc. Invite nonstudents in to the classes. Get them to participate. Get them to teach.

- Challenge every public statement of the authorities. They will tell ubelievable lies about violence, destruction of property. They will try to undermine you by questioning your motives and your class origins (just a bunch of rich kids who don't want to go to class).

- Widen the struggle. Try to get union workers not to cross picket lines.

- Widen the struggle. Draw the political conclusions about the economic crisis, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Do not narrow your politics to attract interest or support.

- From us back then, to you now: TAKE UP THE TORCH. SOLIDARITY FOREVER!

RED DAVE

[oldest-friend]

Sending solidarity to you! Keep up with the occupation!

[Admiral Swagmeister G-Funk]

Solidarity! The movement continues to build momentum, tomorrow is going to be a big day.

[Sam_b]

Hi all,

Glasgow occupation is still gonig until our breakup tomorrow morning - it is a symbolic occupation which will finish with a rally of all students and workers in the city centre at noon, beofre we march on Parliament in Edinburgh later. Thankfully, we have been able to broaden the struggle to address public service cuts and the wider economic crisis. Speakers who joined the occupation today included lecturers from Drama/Theatre Studies/Sociology and Anthropology/Modern Languages/Adult Education/English Literature and others; and we have had speakers from the University and Colleges Union and the President of the National Union of Journalists. We have also received solidarity messages from UNISON, nationally and at branch structure, and colleges and universities across Europe.


OUR PRELIMINARY DEMANDS:

Occupation


1.

Freedom of access.
2.

No disciplinary action or victimization against occupiers.
3.

Access to basic human rights, heat, light, water, sanitation, food
4.

To appoint our own security team in liason with security.

No police on campus.
5.

Press access on our own terms.
6.

No closing of departments or courses.

Democratic decision-making within the university.
7.

We will respect the spaces of colleagues.


Educational


8.

No privatization of our university, or any universities.
9.

No businessmen on the Senate.
10.

Support for students victimized by the police.


National


11.

A statement of active lobbying for completely free education, education from tax, not personal contribution.
12.

The the Universtiy provides a forum for discussing and fighting the logic of cuts.
13.

That the University acts on behalf of students and staff, not as their unelected managers.

We have issued press releases and been fielding media enquiries with much of the press.

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Messages of support or info to 07580885751 & [email protected]

Search "Glasgow Uni Occupied" on Facebook and 'like' us.


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Unfortunately, i'm not one of the hardcore that is staying overnight as i've been up for about 36 hours and have an exam to study for. But anyone in our neck of the woods, i'll see you at the rallies tomorrow! Thanks so much for your support so far.

TORY SCUM HERE WE COME!

[IndependentCitizen]

My college group "Varndean College Stop the cuts" sends messages of solidarity to you guys!

[IndependentCitizen]

greetings from the occupation. A quick update is that we will be staying the night and building for the Glasgow and Edinburgh Day X events tomorrow. We have secured freedom of access in and out of the theatre, and are currently holding workshops and more planning meetings. So far we have been visited by lecturers and trade unionists as well as the press.

Again, for better updates join the Facebook group - all messages of support welcome!

Organise and occupy!

en visi

Fantastic work guys!

[bricolage]

Anyone know how many occupations there have been now?

[IndependentCitizen]

Anyone know how many occupations there have been now?

I believe there's currently 23 occupations in Britain right now.

[bricolage]

I believe there's currently 23 occupations in Britain right now.
Is that just ongoing ones or does it include ones that have finished/been evicted?

[IndependentCitizen]

Is that just ongoing ones or does it include ones that have finished/been evicted?
That's the current standings I believe, I believe there has been 30?