05-12-2009 15:39
Sussex University’s budget for 2009/10 seeks to reduce costs by £3m, with additional savings of up to £5m in 2010/11. These cuts will take the form of (among others), 115+ staff redundancies, the closure of the creche and the closure of the sexual health advice centre.
Students and staff fighting cuts at University of Sussex
Whilst Vice Chancellor Michael Farthing is sitting pretty on a salary of £227,000.Sussex University’s budget for 2009/10 seeks to reduce costs by £3m, with additional savings of up to £5m in 2010/11. These cuts will take the form of (among others), 115+ staff redundancies, the closure of the creche and the closure of the sexual health advice centre.
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13-11-2009 10:27
Sussex Uni boycott of Israel receives international support
Students at the University of Sussex have received messages of support from Palestinian grassroots organisations and Israeli and Jewish academics, following a decision by ballot to boycott Israeli goods.[Full Story | 3 comments ]
29-10-2009 19:57
Climate Emergency Conference
There will be Climate Emergency Conference at South Camden Community School on November 7th 2009. Vegans have pointed out the the meat and dairy industry contribution to Cliamte Chaos has not been included on the agenda for the meeting. So please attend if you have any contribution on the subject of carbon emissions via animal methane etc. 12 noon to 6pm, MEP speakers etc.[Full Story ]
29-09-2009 12:56
We took action to battle this unfair fact by occupying this space and turning it into a form of autonomy an active , creative space where people feel free from the monster called capitalism ......... while being completely surrounded by it.
squatted art centre in the belly of the beast.
This building has been abandoned and left to rot for over 1 year .We took action to battle this unfair fact by occupying this space and turning it into a form of autonomy an active , creative space where people feel free from the monster called capitalism ......... while being completely surrounded by it.
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27-09-2009 17:02
While Labour began its Party conference, Brighton seafront hosted thousands of people calling for ‘Jobs, Education and Peace’.
Jobs, Education, Peace: Protest at Labour Party Conference
While Labour began its Party conference, Brighton seafront hosted thousands of people calling for ‘Jobs, Education and Peace’.
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26-09-2009 14:55
Maurice Kirk has been incarcerated for 3 months
Arrested and sectioned for bringing charges against South Wales Police, now held at a secure medical facility against his will and drugged daily, under 24 hour observation.[Full Story ]
25-09-2009 11:26
Academy Schools; The Sinister Programming of Children
Something nasty is at work in education. Billed as a radical NuLabour rethinking of how to educate children, 47 schools are to be run as privately sponsored Academies with international corporations such as weapons giant Vosper-Thornycroft.[Full Story ]
06-07-2009 17:53
ADHD - Petition to increase NHS provisions and funding for Adults with ADHD
We are asking the Prime Minister to ensure that NHS service provisions and funding arrangements for services for adults with ADHD are reviewed and revised urgently.[Full Story | 3 comments ]
29-06-2009 03:50
Ark Academies, Ron Beller and Subprime Mortgages
Ron Beller, trustee of Ark Academies, finds it appropriate to make a fortune from the subprime mortgage disaster, and act as a 'philanthropic' trustee for Ark Academies, at the same time.[Full Story | 1 comment ]
15-06-2009 14:33
Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University Accused of Misappropriating Public Funds
According to a public interest disclosure filed with the Higher Education Funding Council of England, Kingston University's Vice-Chancellor allegedly used public funds reserved for education and research to pay for his personal legal action against a former staff member. The disclosure alleges that Sir George Scott, aka Sir Peter Scott, utilized his position as Vice-Chancellor to get the University to pay for his failed complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organisation against former Senior Lecturer, Dr Howard Fredrics.[Full Story | 2 comments ]
29-05-2009 09:05
The protest camp outside the management offices of Sussex University, which has now been established for over a week, yesterday recieved a letter from the management warning of potential disciplinary action being taken against the student demonstrators.
Sussex Uni Protest Camp Threatened By Management
The protest camp outside the management offices of Sussex University, which has now been established for over a week, yesterday recieved a letter from the management warning of potential disciplinary action being taken against the student demonstrators.
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25-05-2009 11:28
Sussex Students Set Up Protest Camp
Students from the University of Sussex have been camped outside the main administration building since Thursday night in protest against the cutting of the linguistics course, the lack of democracy in university decision making and the ongoing marketisation of education.[Full Story | 7 comments ]
08-05-2009 14:01
Plymouth Squatted Mansion
A group of artists and political activists have secured a squatted mansion in Plymouth, Devon.[Full Story | 4 comments ]
05-05-2009 18:50
Demo at occupied school in Lewisham
Parents and other community campaigners around the Defend Education in Lewisham campaign have been occupying the roof of Lewisham Bridge school in south London since 23 April.[Full Story ]
23-04-2009 11:57
*Call Out* Temporary School of Thought June 22nd-28th
Announcing the 2nd Term of The Temporary School of Thought, a week long freeschool to be held in London in the last week of June.[Full Story ]
06-04-2009 22:41
Activist Tat Training Session 8th and 9th May
Come and get skilled up, learn practical skills for putting on large scale convergences and find out more about the Activist Tat Collective!! 8th May-9th May, Nottingham, email for more info.[Full Story | 4 comments ]
04-04-2009 12:22
Professor David Ray Griffin, renowned author of a series of eye-opening books that recount his painstaking research into the attacks of September 11, 2001, begins his new European tour in London on 14th April. Stressing the fact that the time has come for a second look at the events of that fateful day, the tour will include stops in Paris, Brussels and Madrid, and several other cities. 
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9/11: Time for a Second Look by Prof. David Ray Griffin
Professor David Ray Griffin, renowned author of a series of eye-opening books that recount his painstaking research into the attacks of September 11, 2001, begins his new European tour in London on 14th April. Stressing the fact that the time has come for a second look at the events of that fateful day, the tour will include stops in Paris, Brussels and Madrid, and several other cities. http://timeforasecondlook.com
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10-03-2009 12:28
Kingston University has filed action with the World Intellectual Property Organisation on behalf of its Vice-Chancellor, Sir Peter Scott to wrest control of the domain name, sirpeterscott.com from a former whistleblower employee.
Kingston University Files Action to Silence Whistleblower
Kingston University has filed action with the World Intellectual Property Organisation on behalf of its Vice-Chancellor, Sir Peter Scott to wrest control of the domain name, sirpeterscott.com from a former whistleblower employee.
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20-02-2009 17:33
Meet 12pm on the corner of Thornhaugh Street and Russell Square.
Libertarian bloc on student fees demo, Feb 25th
Call-out written by anarchist group at Goldsmiths Uni. All social anarchists and (left-)libertarians welcome.Meet 12pm on the corner of Thornhaugh Street and Russell Square.
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19-02-2009 14:35
A Campus Sit-in against Israeli Occupation: An Interview with Three Participants
On Friday, February 6, the University of Rochester-SDS (UR-SDS) organized an occupation of Goergen Hall at the University of Rochester for peace and solidarity with the Palestinians. The action was partially inspired by the wave of occupations across the UK in support of Palestine the past few weeks. UR-SDS made a list of demands of the administration (including divestment from weapons manufacturers, educational and humanitarian aid to Gaza, and scholarships for Palestinian students). In a related event, on Thursday, February 12, 2008 Hampshire College of Amherst, MA. became the first US school to divest from corporations profiting from the Israeli occupation of Palestine.[Full Story ]