Cops Off Campus

With recent events calling attention to the brutality rained down upon peaceful protesters by the police at the University of London, yesterday afternoon students and staff convened at the University of Leicester to support the second national ‘Cops Off Campus‘ day of action.

Around 30 students marched through the campus, and then held a rally in the main square, where staff and students spoke out in defence of education and basic economic and human rights.

Students and trade unionists alike drew attention to the intolerable violence of the Con-Dem government, be it through their vicious cuts agenda or through their support of authoritarian police violence.

Connections were also made to the fight for a living wage for all employees of the university, and the importance of students and workers continuing to stand in solidarity in future protests and strike actions.