Guardian UK: Students walk out in countrywide protest

[marmar]

from the Guardian UK:



Student protests: national walkout live

• Thousands of university students in tuition fees protest
• Schoolchildren around the country join day of action
• Violent scenes in London as police 'kettle' protesters
• Follow live updates here



Student protest Students protest in central London against an increase in university tuition fees last week. Some 20,000 students are expected to walk out of lessons today Photograph: Fernanda Nalin for the Guardian

2.07pm: Students at the University of East London have emailed to announce that they have occupied part of their institution, and have even set up a "ueloccupation2010" Gmail address from which to send it.

They are demanding the full support of university managers "to put pressure on the government on the issue of HE cuts and tuition fee rises".

The email adds: "The space we are occupying is going to be used as a community space where students and local people can exchange ideas and skills in the true spirit of learning, NOT as consumers." ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/nov/24/student-school-pupils-protests-walkout

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1. recommend

[Reader Rabbit]

2. This is awesome.

I wish this kind of thing could happen in our country. Sadly, everyone is too mind-numbed from watching Dancing with the Stars.

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3. Update

2.15pm: I've just spoken to James Russell, a 28-year-old international student at Durham University who hails from Massachusetts, in the US.

He said more than 700 students marched from Durham marketplace to the green in front of Durham Cathedral, and they were a mixture of protesters from Durham University and from colleges and sixth form colleges in the city.

"It was really peaceful," he said. "I was very impressed by the sixth-formers – they were really mature and very concerned about their future.

"I'm protesting because I'm concerned about the cuts to arts and humanities teaching funding, especially when you think that Britain is a nation defined by its literature – that's what the government is cutting.

"When word spreads that Britain is cutting funding to arts and humanities, it will stop others like me from coming."

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4. k&r

Also following on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23demo2010

[reggie the dog]

5. this is great

i hope they can get the liberal dems to pull out of the coalation and stop these reforms from going through

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6. I think the Liberal Dems need to drop Nick Clegg

nt

[reggie the dog]

7. not if he comes out and says

i cannot recommend that members of the liberal dems support this shit... the coalition is over... otherwise yeah....kick him to the curb

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8. Update w/more pics from the Guardian