UK Indymedia - UK Public sector cuts Newswire Archive

Teach-in and sit-in at Warwick Uni today

30-11-2010 19:46

Warwick Uni students today held a day long teach-in followed by a sit-in protest occupying the busy public Art Centre foyer this evening, winning great public support.

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Lancaster student protest kettled

30-11-2010 19:22

A protest was held today (30th Nov) in Lancaster city centre by school students, adult college members and uni students.
Around 300 were there. March took place and participants were roughed up by the police and directed during this.
Protesters were kettled in Dalton Square with protesters who attempted to break out being roughed up and thrown back. Protesters were kettled again while attempting to march past Lancaster Royal Grammar School. Protesters were also denied (by the police) access to the University Of Cumbria campus.

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Leeds Cuts Cafe - a week of action on the cuts

30-11-2010 18:35

6th-11 December
Join us for a week of workshops, discussions and action focusing on the current ideology around Con-Dem government's cuts and the privatisation of public and social services.
There will be discussions on education and the cuts, NHS and privatisation, austerity and the housing crisis and more
We will provide free tea and coffee and help facilitate open spaces, workshops and evening events.

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Sheffield Marches on Clegg and Sheffield University Occupied Again!

30-11-2010 17:57

Report from Day X2 events in Sheffield.

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Oxford students occupy County Council and Castle Hill

30-11-2010 17:12

In the second day of student-led protests in Oxford against the public sector cuts and rises in University fees, a group from the Join Protest Group Oxford, largely led by sixth-formers from Cheney School occupied the offices of Oxfordshire County Council.

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Royal Holloway stage a Funeral of Education

30-11-2010 16:57

The Royal Holloway Anti-Cuts Alliance today took part in a funeral march to mourn the death of education.

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Day X2: Birmingham students occupy council chambers

30-11-2010 15:32

Around 50 students from different colleges and universities in Birmingham have occupied the Birmingham council chambers in the council house on Victoria square in protest at government plans to cut EMA and higher education funding, and raise tuition fees .

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Day X2: London live coverage

30-11-2010 13:47

Follow the cat and mouse game from London as protesters try to avoid being kettled by a massive police presence. Groups of people were walking, running etc around the main West End and Parliament areas. Cops seem to be kettling small groups.

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Notes from an Occupation

30-11-2010 10:54

On 24th November, as part of the first National Day of Action Against Fees and Cuts, the Radcliffe Camera, a central library of Oxford University, was stormed and occupied by around 200 people. The building was occupied for 28 hours until being raided and evicted by police. The occupation involved students from Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University, Ruskin, and many other educational institutions in Oxford. The intention of the occupation was to open the university library as a resource for the entire community. However, police and security colluded to deny access to anyone who attempted to enter. Below is a text begun within the Radcliffe Camera and completed after eviction. It was composed by a few not all of the those involved in the Radcliffe Camera Occupation, and neccessarily does not represent everyone's views.

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Sussex Police intelligence failure

29-11-2010 20:40

A press release from Sussex Police on the November 30 protest planned for Brighton shows their intelligence has failed - yet again.

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Cambridge Old Schools Occupation now in Day Four.

29-11-2010 20:21

Day four of the Old Schools student occupation, and it seems there have been a few changes.

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Nottingham Students Protest Fees and Cuts - Press Release

29-11-2010 20:10

Despite heavy snow, 500 students have pledged they will attend the National Day of Action against Fees and Cuts on Tuesday the 30th of November in Nottingham.*

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Against Cuts - Essex / East London

29-11-2010 20:06

New collective organising resistance against the cuts and government oppression.

Get involved.

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A Brief History of Kettling

29-11-2010 19:14

The police tactic of “kettling” was first used at N30, the anti-WTO summit protest at Euston station, London, November 1999. It was introduced after the disastrous policing efforts during J18 (Carnival Against Capital) some months previously where anti-capitalists and anarchist demonstrators roamed free throughout the city of London causing mayhem as part of the global protests against the G8 summit.

The process of kettling involves lines of police forcefully corralling people together into a space then surrounding the whole group on all sides preventing them from leaving the cordoned-in area. Any attempt by people to leave the cordon would result in physically being attacked by police (usually with batons, often with riot shields, boots and fists) in order to preserve the kettle. Detention in this manner would last several hours. After people have become bored, tired and cold they would be released in a controlled fashion, usually one person at a time, after being searched, photographed and had their names and addresses taken.

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The students are revolting again - tomorrow

29-11-2010 18:22

tomorrow (tuesday 30th) 11am college green there is a second student demo callled, as always solidarity is welcomed, here are the details for those without facebook....
Callout on facebook reads:
"EVERYONE TRY TO WEAR BLACK SO WE ALL LOOK LIKE A TEAM!

STARTS AT 11.. AND FINISHS WHEN IT FINISHS.. were all one team here.. a non violent team.

WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE CAMPAIGN - KEEP UP THE PRESSURE STUDENT STRIKE! ON TUESDAY 30th NOVEMBER!

DO NOT COME WITH THE INTENTION TO BE VIOLENT

It's not long now until the Con-Dems try to pass their education cuts through parliament, and if they do – we will keep fighting!

But in the meantime – ALL OUT FOR THE 30 NOVEMBER!

• No to fees
• No to cuts

(tax the filthy rich to fund education for all)

We say:
• No to every cut!
• Publish the financial records – we won't tolerate rich and bloated managers
• Teachers' unions – bring forward your grievances – we should strike together!"
(2,191 "attending" for those that want to know)

Hope to see some of you out in the streets tomorrow!

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Oxford Free School #dayx2 activity 30/11/10

29-11-2010 16:05

Well, when we occupied the Radcliffe Camera library we did our best to get it open for all Oxford residents, not just privileged students. But Oxford University decided it would rather have it open to nobody. Just goes to show that if you want education that's free, accessible and progressive you have to DO IT YOURSELF.

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One hundred arts organisations face destruction from UK budget cuts

29-11-2010 13:57

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government in the UK proposes slashing 29.9 percent from arts funding over the next four years. As a result, 100 arts organisations are threatened with losing their entire funding.

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Flashmob blockades Top Shop in support of UCL antiCuts Occupation

29-11-2010 13:55

"Philip Green, national thief, pay your tax or we won't leave!" and "Philip Green's taxation could pay for Education" are two of the chants causing Top Shop in Oxford Street to try turning up the music to drown out the protests in Oxford Streets TopShop flagship store.

One Top Shop employee begged flashmobbers to trash the store, explaining that even though Top Shop's profits have risen by 19%, employees are to receive a measly £5 bonus.

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