The anti-sweatshop sit-in at UNC is heading into its second weekend, with no end in sight.
Last weekend the UNC administration closed the administration building down over the weekend — they allowed students who were sitting in to stay, and they allowed students to leave at any time, but they refused entry to new students from Friday afternoon until Monday morning.
This week protest organizers have a new strategy to bulk up the weekend sit-in contingent — they’re throwing a dance party in the admin building rotunda on Friday night. Here’s the latest entry from their blog:
HEY ALL.
So tomorrow (Friday) we are throwing a slammin’ dance party at our new pad… South Building. At 6pm. But you must get there early! Before 5pm.
Our house is PERFECT for it… it’s got a rotunda-esque dance floor and great acoustics.
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS.
So here’s the deal… there is going to be really tight security at our place. We are hiring police to patrol the area. But don’t feel threatened. This is only a precautionary measure to ensure everyone’s safety. Also, we are expecting HUGE attendance, so security will help keep track of numbers.
THIS IS IMPORTANT…. EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO ATTEND THIS AWESOME PARTY HAS TO BE IN SOUTH BUILDING BEFORE 5PM ON FRIDAY. We are going to close down the place after 5, and no one else will be let in. So you better get here early, because it’s going to get crowded fast.
THE DANCE PARTY WILL BEGIN EXACTLY AT 6. It will end… never?
Heck. Stay the entire weekend if you like. We have plenty of floor space for you to crash with your friends. But if you want to leave early, you can. Although, we will feel sad.
SPREAD THE WORD. Join the facebook event for it. Much love. Buh bye.
(remember to get here before 5pm… Friday the 25th)
As of Friday morning, thirty people had confirmed for the dance party on Facebook, with another four hundred yet to respond to the invitation.

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