England

LSE Students Stage Occupation In Protest At ‘Profit-Driven Education’

March 19, 2015 Nadia Khomami, www.theguardian.com Resist! Education, England, Privatization

Students at the London School of Economics have occupied a central administration room at the university in protest at what they call the marketisation of higher education. The group of about 40 students used bicycle locks to barricade themselves in the Vera Anstey Suite of LSE on Tuesday night and have remained there since. Organisers say the occupation they call the “Free University of London” aims to create an “open, creative and liberated space, where all are free to participate in the imagining of a new directly democratic, non-heirarchical and universally accessible education”.

Oxford Alumni Occupation For Carbon Divestment

March 18, 2015 Oxford University Fossil Fuel Divestment, www.oxfordunifossilfree.wordpress.com Resist! Divestment, England, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Student Activism

Oxford alumni have occupied a university administration building to demonstrate their anger over today’s announcement that the university has deferred until May its decision on whether to divest from fossil fuels. The student campaign would like to issue a statement of solidarity with the alumni who have gone into occupation over the issue of fossil fuel divestment. We share their concern that the University is moving too slowly on this vitally important issue. Today’s events indicate the wide ranging support for divestment from University members past and present. We hope that today’s occupation will inspire others to express their support for meaningful climate action from Oxford University.

Anti-Austerity Protesters Occupy Liverpool Cathedral

February 9, 2015 Olivia Rudgard, www.liverpoolecho.co.uk Resist! Austerity, England, Faith, Poverty, United Kingdom (UK)

A group of “concerned citizens” occupied Liverpool’s Anglican cathedral to protest about wealth inequality and benefit cuts. The group of around 20, including some children, protested near the altar at the front of the church. They came with a banner which read “We Need Sanctuary”, which they hung from a balcony high up in the cathedral. The group protested about benefit sanctions, wealth inequality, and new legislation regulating protests which was introduced last year. They want the church to speak out against austerity, and a repeat of 1985’s “Faith in the City” report into urban poverty. Organiser Ruby Sands said: “It’s really important because there’s people dying right now in this city. “There’s massive wealth division, it’s not being touched upon. People are killing themselves, and we need sanctuary.”

Swedish Prosecutor Rejects Questioning Assange In London

November 2, 2014 David Crouch, www.theguardian.com Educate! Ecuador, England, Julian Assange, Sweden

Backtacking from an earlier suggestion described by the Guardian below, the Swedish prosecutor has once again rejected questioning Assange in London. Telesur reports: "Sweden’s chief prosecutor Marianne Ny has ruled out questioning Julian Assange in London ahead of a court ruling in Sweden on whether to lift the warrant for his arrest, she stated on Wednesday. "This comes despite suggesting earlier this week that she was considering taking advantage of the offer made by Ecuador to facilitate the interview at its London embassy." An earlier report: Sweden’s chief prosecutor said on Tuesday she was seriously considering an invitation by the British government to question Julian Assange in London, before a court ruling in Sweden on whether to lift the warrant for his arrest. The Foreign Office said on Tuesday it would welcome a request by the Swedish prosecutor Marianne Ny to question Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy and would be happy to facilitate such a move, which is seen by Assange’s lawyers as an important step towards breaking the deadlock surrounding the case.

Tens Of Thousands Take Streets In Pay Protest

October 20, 2014 Chris Johnston, www.theguardian.com Resist! England, Labor Unions, Living Wage, Protests

Tens of thousands of union members have marched through central London to highlight their calls for pay rises. Members of Unite, Unison, the National Union of Teachers, the Communication Workers Union, the Royal College of Nurses and Equity took to the streets in the capital on Saturday, while other protests were held in Glasgow and Belfast. Pensioners and anti-nuclear activists also took part. The TUC, which organised the Britain Needs a Pay Risedemonstration to mark the end of industrial action by public sector workers, including nurses, midwives and civil servants, said up to 90,000 people were on the march. Midwives went on strike for the first time this month to protest against the government’s decision not to pay a recommended 1% increase to all NHS staff. Hospital radiographers and prison officers are due to take action next week.

Protesters Stage ‘Occupy’ Protest By British Parliament

October 18, 2014 AFP, www.news.yahoo.com Resist! Democracy, England, Great Britain, Occupy

London (AFP) - Some 200 anti-government campaigners rallied in front of the British parliament on Friday, saying that they were planning to set up an "Occupy Democracy" camp without official permission. The protesters, some wearing Anonymous masks and holding up a large banner reading "Real Democracy Now", gathered on the eve of a trade union march expected to draw tens of thousands. They were watched by about 25 police officers. "We are here in front of Westminster to say we want real democracy, and we want it now," said activist John Sinha, one of the organisers, as he addressed the crowd.

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