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Student Gaza occupation gathering strength at Manchester University - send open letter to VC - still no news from Glasgow Uni


The waves of student occupations in solidarity with Gaza show no sign of stopping as Manchester university and Strathclyde university went into occupation this week.

Sundara, a student at Manchester university, told Socialist Worker, "This is the most exciting thing I've ever been involved in. I've never done anything like this before.

“We're having to make decisions very quickly and democratically. This mood has a lot of potential"

On Wednesday of this week around 500 students at Manchester University turned up to an emergency student general meeting to debate and vote on a motion resolving to support the people of Palestine and to pressure the university to divest its shares in arms companies...

Over 200 students went on to occupy the corridor outside the vice-chancellor’s office, refusing to move and discussing demands to put to the university...

Today, Friday, a second occupation started in the postal room within the same building. more and from the Manchester Uni occupation blog

Open letter to Vice Chancellor Alan Gilbert from the University of Manchester occupation in response to intimidation and refusal to open negoatiations:
Dear Mr. Gilbert,

As requested by you, the students occupying the administration corridor and the postal room have moved. Therefore, to continue our act of solidarity with Gaza, we are now occupying the Simon building.

You already know our demands. We honestly hope that now you can reconsider your, until now, very obstinate position.

In order for negotiations to continue we demand immediate free access for all those wishing to join us in our occupied space. Denying us this right, as you have seen, will only increase our determination. We will not bow to intimidation and we will not become isolated.

Tomorrow our supporters, together with the press, will gather outside the building to show their solidarity with us, our cause, and the people of Gaza.

You are also reminded that we have moved once, and can move again. Consider this just the beginning.

Yours sincerely,

The Manchester Uni Occupation link here
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  1. Anonymous7 February 2009 at 15:19

    Is this Glasgow thing for real. Where did Bradford get their info?

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