The National Union of Students, Britain’s main national student organization, is calling for an end to the nation’s wave of student sit-ins protesting Israeli policies toward Gaza.
“The protesters need to find new ways to campaign vocally without causing disruption to students on campus,” NUS president Wes Streeting told CNN.
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February 3, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Tom Wright
Mr. Streeting does not represent students in the UK. He is a young politician who graduated (IIRC) in 2004. Additionally, the NUS has become a toothless training circuit for aspiring politicians and regularly takes an almost anti-student stance on thorny issues like fees. Unfortunately, it’s the only national ‘representative’ association we have, so we’ll have to put up with it.
Anyway… As a current student at the University of Sussex in the UK, I recently bore witness to an occupation like those the NUS is objecting too. I can categorically attest that, at least at Sussex, no disruption to students occurred. Lectures took place as normal, with only the presence of a token 15 occupiers on the back row of seats.
One fears that Mr. Streeting is more sensitive to the values of his potential future employers than those he is supposed to represent.
April 2, 2009 at 9:44 am
ahmed younis
Post this date on your calendars! April 6, 2009 there will be a GENERAL STRIKE AND DAY OF RAGE against Egyptian Mubarak capitalistic dictatorship. All Comrades world wide, let’s join in our struggle to spread the news everywhere! Encourage the people to join the strike! Organize a protest in front of Egyptian Embassy! What ever you can do, JUST DO IT! Spread this message now! We must be able to count on each other and support one another! Now is the time! NOW IS OUR CHANCE!
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Yours Ahmed
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Your struggle in London is also our struggle we wish we were with you good luck and you can support us in anti g20 rallies they have to put people first