[WSF-Discuss] Fwd: URGENT PETITION TO KEEP UEL OPEN DURING G20 SUMMIT

[Moses Boudourides]

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Subject:        URGENT PETITION TO KEEP UEL OPEN DURING G20 SUMMIT
Date:   Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:18:07 +0100
From:   Open UEL <openuel at googlemail.com>
To:     undisclosed recipients



THIS IS URGENT!!

Please sign immediately at
http://www.petitiononline.com/openUEL/petition.html



Dear friends
the University of East London (UEL) was supposed to host an alternative
summit on April 1st in the context of the upcoming G20 meeting on April 2nd.
Following the media and police hype about possible disruptions to the city,
the University withdrew its support for the alternative summit.

Subsequently, management of the University decided to close down the
university all together on April the 1st and 2nd, cancelling lectures and
closing the library, effectively trying to turn the university into a
wasteland in the very moment when the university should instead be up to the
task of hosting critical debate and be a hub of creative energies.

As the text of the petition makes clear, this is not just about UEL, but
about reclaiming universities and education in these times of crisis.

PLEASE FORWARD  WIDELY -- PLEASE SIGN URGENTLY.



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