Tag Archives: Occupation
Bloomsbury Social Centre evicted
The Bloomsbury Social Centre – a political space occupied largely by students from SOAS and UCL was violently evicted this morning (22/12). The disused University property at 53 Gordon Square was used as a hub of organising for students, workers and residents in the Bloomsbury area. Below is a their initial statement on the eviction:
Universities occupied!
Nov 23rd Day of Action in support of education Students across the UK occupied a number of universities as part of the national day of action called by National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) in support of free education and against privatisation. The day of action followed on from N9 national student demonstration and [...]
Occupy London
Stock Exchange takes it to the City Saturday 15th October Assemble in front of St Pauls Cathedral at Midday – please try to be on time and not early or late. When you are there be ready and attentive. Make sure to follow @OccupyLSX on twitter for updates on the day. If you don’t have [...]
Edinburgh University Occupied
Students across Scotland came together to occupy George Square Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh campus as a protest against the rise in tuition fees and have vowed to remain until their demands are met. Some 100 students from Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews universities took the lecture theatre on Friday 16th September angered [...]
Student occupation of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
After the successful occupation of the George Square Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh [see the new monthly issue of Freedom newspaper for full story] in protest at Scottish universities charging £9,000 in tuition fees, students occupied the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in Glasgow on Friday 23rd September. The action came after [...]
Occupation of Wall Street
The dawn of a new American uprising, or a formulaic reaction bound to fizzle out? The belly of the beast, the finance capital of the world’s richest country, is experiencing some uncomfortable rumble. Wall Street (the equivalent of London’s City) has been directly targeted by protesters as the focus of their anger. On 17th of [...]
London Met Occupation Interview
Freedom talks to occupying students about the education cuts Can you introduce yourself? We are the occupiers! Our statement introduces us as “an autonomous, democratic, united group of students” – I think that pretty much covers it. We don’t really have a group identity, and we’re not affiliated to any group or party – just [...]
UCL Occupation
An insider’s account of one of the London university occupations The University College London (UCL) occupation quickly became more than a local protest. It flowered into something of a national hub of activism, against Higher Education cuts in particular but also against the austerity agenda in general.
A New Student Movement
Protests, riots, occupations – the defiance of a new generation takes hold Wednesday 24th November was the National Walkout and Day of Protest Against Tuition Fees. The co-ordinated mobilisation, dubbed Day X, saw thousands upon thousands of students from cities across the UK walk out of class and attend demonstrations in the biggest wave of [...]
UPDATE: Students in occupation
A list of universties and colleges who occupied on November 24th (some remain in occupation – check the links for updated info): SOAS Manchester Metropolitan University University of West England Royal Holloway University of Birmingham University of Plymouth London South Bank University University of Warwick Essex University Newcastle University Sheffield University Cardiff University University College [...]
