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Power of student action forces university to divest its holdings in major arms companies
Feb 27 2009 by Lisa Jones, South Wales Echo Power of student action forces university to divest its holdings in major arms companies A THREE-DAY sit-in by students protesting against their university”s investment in major arms companies has ended. Cardiff Students Against War yesterday finished its occupation of the Shandon Lecture Theatre in Cardiff University”s […]
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Plymouth University Occupied!
Plymouth Occupation | 25.02.2009 10:46 | Around 20 students from the University of Plymouth have occupied room 202 of the Smeaton building, in the middle of campus. Our demands are as follows: 1. That the University of Plymouth issue a statement condemning the recent and continuing atrocities perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza strip. The […]
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ST ANDREWS STUDENTS DECLARE VICTORY ON SEVENTH DAY
The students of the occupation of United College in St Andrews have announced victory after receiving a statement and accompanying assurances to review and investigate ties with Israel in light of the recent conflict in Gaza from the University today. The statement, which was delivered to the 80 occupying students in attendance at 1 PM […]
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Movement to Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment From Israel
This week on Voices of the Middle East and North Africa 2/25/09 Guests: Professor Lisa Taraki, associate professor of Sociology at Birzeit university in Ramallah Dr John Chalcraft, lecturer in the History and Politics of Empire AT THE London School of Economics. A conversation Torange Yeghiazarian, Artistic Director of Golden Thread production. GTP is presenting […]
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Worcester to become first city in Britain to be twinned… with Gaza
By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:01 AM on 26th February 2009 One is a picturesque cathedral city in the heart of England, famed for its china and the tangy sauce that shares its name. The other is a grief-stricken war zone in the Middle East run by a group listed as a terrorist […]
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Motion passed UNANIMOUSLY by the Manchester Metropolitan University
branch of University College Union, 14 January 2009. 1. MOTION SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GAZA This branch notes: 1) The appalling loss of life, injuries and destruction caused by the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza; 2) The particular damage done to educational establishment as a result of the Israeli government’s bombardment. This branch condemns: […]
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Victory for student movement: Strathclyde University to end complicity with Gaza conflict
A vibrant and wonderful student movement has flowered a the Strathclyde University which has scored two major victories for peace and justice within this month. We at PULSE salute all the students, in particular Strathclyde Stop the War, Action Palestine, and the Strathclyde University Muslim Students Association (SUMSA) for their indispensable work. In today”s excellent […]
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Support St Andrews University Students in Occupation
Please send your messages of support to the students at St Andrews University who have just began their occupation in protest at the University’s complicity in Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people: campaign [at] scottishpsc.org.uk Student are also asking for anyone living or working in the area to visit them – show your support! Having […]
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Edinburgh University Student Occupation Wins Demands
PULSE The times they are a-changing. Following is a press release from the Edinburgh University Student Occupation for Gaza. We at PULSE and Strathclyde University congratulate the Edinburgh students on their victory. At 8:45 on the morning of Monday 16/02/2009 the student occupation of George Square Lecture Theatre will come to an end. We, the […]
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Students angered by Gaza revive sit-ins
* Alexandra Topping * The Guardian, Saturday 14 February 2009 A new wave of student activism sparked by events in Gaza has seen dozens of university buildings occupied in Britain, with some of the UK’s top educational establishments agreeing to set up scholarships for Palestinians or disinvest in arms companies linked to Israel. Though the […]
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