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Template email: Use empty student halls for homeless people!

Please send this email to the accommodation department of your university to find out whether it is using empty student halls to protect homeless people from the virus! Councils across the UK have been given funding to house homeless people in hotels, halls, and empty flats, but people are still on the streets. Homeless peopleContinue reading “Template email: Use empty student halls for homeless people!”

“We won our first demand!”- News from the Cambridge occupation

On Tuesday activists taking part in occupations and other activism around the UK in solidarity with the UCU strikes got together for a zoom call. As well as discussing how we can coordinate nationally, we also heard reports from the occupations. Here’s what the Cambridge occupation reported: “The Cambridge occupation has been going on sinceContinue reading ““We won our first demand!”- News from the Cambridge occupation”

Cambridge occupiers: “We want our action to be a spark for new wave of student activism”

Josh spoke to Poppy and Khaled from inside the Cambridge Occupation Early on Tuesday this week around 50 students at Cambridge University seized the “Old Schools” building – the central site of university management decision making – in solidarity with the ongoing UCU dispute. This is the second occupation of this site in two yearsContinue reading “Cambridge occupiers: “We want our action to be a spark for new wave of student activism””

“Scotland’s VC’s haven’t heard the last from us”: Glasgow students step up the fight!

By Paul Inglis, Glasgow University Solidarity Collective Friday 21 February marked the second day of the UCU’s fightback against poor working conditions, gender inequalities and falling pay. In Scotland, the day’s events were particularly dominated by the bumbling attempt of vice chancellors from universities all across Scotland to dodge the strike pickets and hold aContinue reading ““Scotland’s VC’s haven’t heard the last from us”: Glasgow students step up the fight!”

Defend the right to protest: Stop the Stirling suspensions!

By Paul Inglis, Glasgow University Last year’s UCU strike saw a wave of sit-ins and occupations at campuses up and down the country, all in support of striking University staff. Stirling University was just like many others in this regard, with brave student activists taking action to help the workers win their demands. What setsContinue reading “Defend the right to protest: Stop the Stirling suspensions!”

Support the Sixth Form College strikes!

National Education Union (NEU) members working in 34 sixth forms colleges across the country are on strike today, Wednesday 12 February. Today is one of three strikes taking place between now and Budget Day. The other dates are Thursday 27 February and Tuesday 10 March. The strike is over pay, conditions and job security throughContinue reading “Support the Sixth Form College strikes!”