Student occupations expected to increase

[Joanne98]

Source: Guardian

Sit-ins at sites including Oxford, Manchester and Edinburgh gather pace ahead of next national day of action

Linked by Twitter, mobiles and old-fashioned printed flyers, 15 student occupations continued over the weekend and are set to grow before the national day of action on Tuesday

Part of the Bodleian library at Oxford, a major lecture theatre at Manchester and Appleton Tower at Edinburgh are among sites taken over for good-natured and inventive protests against the planned university fees rise and education cuts.

Art exhibitions, debates and invitations to local people to meet and discuss the issues are part of the activities at the sites, which also include Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Plymouth and London. Edinburgh students called on outside supporters to stage snowball fights in solidarity, while Oxford's Facebook page features support from sympathisers, but also anger from English and theology students unable to get hold of books and data for this week's essays.

The sit-ins and sleepovers are likely to increase between regular days of action, to maintain a high profile for the protest movement and allow time for discussions. Most of the occupying groups sent representatives today to a national planning meeting at London University, which discussed future steps in the campaign.



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/nov/28/student-occupations-increase-sit-ins

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. Are these the Harry Potter generation I read about in another paper?

Young and politically active for social causes?

[Joanne98]

2. Yep!