WONDERFUL NEWS continues to spread. Students across the U.K. are occupying universities in solidarity with the people of Gaza and in protest against Israel’s war and its war crimes. These students are making history, and the near simultaneous wave of occupations, with the number of universities occupied doubling in number over one night (from 8 to 16), puts to rest any notions of self-absorbed, self-seeking students who have no concern to become active in changing the world. For that: 3,000 cheers!

From the media:

Storm of student protest over Gaza gathers force

Sit-ins at 16 universities spell return to radicalism, fuelled by social networking and blogs

Anthea Lipsett & Alison Benjamin
guardian.co.uk, Friday 23 January 2009

Protests over Gaza spread to eight English universities

LSE director Howard Davies issues joint statement with demonstrators

Anthea Lipsett
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 22 January 2009

King’s students stage sit-in over Gaza

Protesters demand university revoke doctorate bestowed on Shimon Peres, Israel’s president

Anthea Lipsett
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 21 January 2009

STUDENT OCCUPATION BLOGS & PAGES:

• BIRMINGHAM U. SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA

• CAMBRIDGE OCCUPATION IN SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA
  

• ESSEX: DEFEND GAZA (Facebook)
  

• KING’S COLLEGE OCCUPATION IN SOLDARITY WITH GAZA

• LEEDS UNI OCCUPATION
  

• LSE SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA

• MANCHESTER MET. U.: STUDENTS IN OCCUPATION FOR GAZA
  

• OXFORD OCCUPATION IN SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA
  

• SOAS STUDENTS IN SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA

• SUSSEX OCCUPATION

• THE WARWICK SOLIDARITY SIT-IN

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