From the Manchester Uni occupation blog
VIVA VIVA - PALESTINA!
We have come back from the university to declare that the students of Manchester University have voted overwhelmingly to PASS THE MOTION!!!! This is a victory for the student movement and brings us another step closer to achieving our aims for the people of war torn Gaza.
The opposition used every trick in the book during the meeting. They submitted 16 amendments to change the nature of the motion, attempted to overthrow the chair but the students said NO, WE ARE HEAR TO SUPPORT THE PALESTINIANS, WE ARE HEAR TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST WAR CRIMES.
The rally before was hugely successful. Academics and activists alike spoke resoundingly in support of the student occupation and the motion. This was then capped of my a poem musically rapped by acclaimed UK Hiphop artist Lowkey. We began marching toward the meeting and even before the meeting commenced, quorum had already been met. Students rammed the council chambers and the lunar cafe alike. After the slimy tricks of the oppostion and the successful vote, students marched side by side toward the Vice-Chancellor’s office. They are currently scaling the gates……
Today was a victory for the students but more importantly for the suffering people of Palestine. Soon they will they will talk, not about May ‘68, but Feb ‘09…..
LONG LIVE PALESTINE!!!!! more (inc. copy of passed motion) at the Manchester Uni occupation blog
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