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| Students prepare for mass protest against police on campus | Students prepare for mass protest against police on campus |
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| Students across the country are expected to take part in a mass demonstration against police presence on campuses on Wednesday afternoon. | Students across the country are expected to take part in a mass demonstration against police presence on campuses on Wednesday afternoon. |
| The protest, which has close to 2,400 attendees on its Facebook page, is planned for 2pm at the University of London Union (ULU), and demonstrations will take place on other campuses around the UK. | The protest, which has close to 2,400 attendees on its Facebook page, is planned for 2pm at the University of London Union (ULU), and demonstrations will take place on other campuses around the UK. |
| Labelled a "national day of action", the protest is a response to police violence against student campaigns. | Labelled a "national day of action", the protest is a response to police violence against student campaigns. |
| Those involved are angry at the 41 arrests made by police at a ULU protest last week, and at the university's responding injunction, which banned students from protesting on campus. | |
| Hannah Webb, of the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts which organised the demonstration, says: "Last Wednesday, protesting students were met with disproportionate police brutality. | Hannah Webb, of the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts which organised the demonstration, says: "Last Wednesday, protesting students were met with disproportionate police brutality. |
| "People were arrested, they were kettled, and they weren't fed for 11 hours. Even though it's scary to go back out there and oppose this, we've got to stand up for ourselves and others who face attacks. We can't let this continue to happen." | "People were arrested, they were kettled, and they weren't fed for 11 hours. Even though it's scary to go back out there and oppose this, we've got to stand up for ourselves and others who face attacks. We can't let this continue to happen." |
| On Facebook, a description of the event, speaks of "students beaten, strangled, having teeth punched out, dragged across roads, and violently bundled into vans". | On Facebook, a description of the event, speaks of "students beaten, strangled, having teeth punched out, dragged across roads, and violently bundled into vans". |
| Tensions between students and the police have grown in the past few months, after police were caught on camera trying to recruit students to spy on activists in Cambridge. | Tensions between students and the police have grown in the past few months, after police were caught on camera trying to recruit students to spy on activists in Cambridge. |
| Michael Chessum, who has played an organising role in the ULU demonstration, says: "We've reached a critical mass with the 'cops off campus' campaign. | Michael Chessum, who has played an organising role in the ULU demonstration, says: "We've reached a critical mass with the 'cops off campus' campaign. |
| "The turnout will certainly be in the hundreds, and could be in the thousands. It's going on in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Aberdeen, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester and Preston." | "The turnout will certainly be in the hundreds, and could be in the thousands. It's going on in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Aberdeen, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester and Preston." |
| The demonstration is the latest in a string of student protests. Over the past few months, students have campaigned against the privatisation of university jobs and facilities, the low pay and poor conditions of workers and the recurrent presence of police on campus. | The demonstration is the latest in a string of student protests. Over the past few months, students have campaigned against the privatisation of university jobs and facilities, the low pay and poor conditions of workers and the recurrent presence of police on campus. |
| It comes just a day after Sussex University unexpectedly lifted its ban on five students – known as the 'Farthing Five' after the university's vice chancellor – who had taken part in protests. | It comes just a day after Sussex University unexpectedly lifted its ban on five students – known as the 'Farthing Five' after the university's vice chancellor – who had taken part in protests. |
| The National Union of Students (NUS) – whose last national rally ended with its then-president being pelted with eggs by marchers – says that while it is in support of the protest, it is taking a back-seat this time. | The National Union of Students (NUS) – whose last national rally ended with its then-president being pelted with eggs by marchers – says that while it is in support of the protest, it is taking a back-seat this time. |
| A spokesperson says: "We've come out in support, told our members, and someone will be there on the day. However that's as far as our role goes with it this time." | A spokesperson says: "We've come out in support, told our members, and someone will be there on the day. However that's as far as our role goes with it this time." |
| A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police says that the police will have an appropriate presence at the demonstration. | A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police says that the police will have an appropriate presence at the demonstration. |
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