The Socialist 17 February 2009

Fight back now to stop job cuts

Anger as jobs slashed with an hour's notice

Car workers' jobs slaughter - begin the fightback!

Defend every job on the tube

Construction workers protest: Staythorpe power station

Isle of Grain picket

Meeting on Lindsey oil refinery dispute: Workers strike back

Why the bosses don't want an organised workforce

Stop fees

Students protest against attacks on Gaza

'Books not Bombs' at Nottingham

Concessions won at Queen Mary university

New Labour in blind panic

Regulators resign over financial meltdown

London Olympics battered by economic crisis

Yahya must stay Defend Saudi Arabian trade unionist from deportation

Coventry: Hands off our youth services!

Political vendetta against Tommy Sheridan

Wirral cuts: Fighting 'cultural terrorism'

Fast news

Defend the welfare state

Israel: Election results indicate a deepening political crisis

Costa Rica: Urgent solidarity action for unionists

Manchester Unison elections: Left candidates well supported

Usdaw presidential election: The campaign they tried to hide

Usdaw Activist public meeting

Fight the Unison witch-hunt

Launch of new broad left for Unite

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'Books not Bombs' at Nottingham

Two weeks ago an occupation at Nottingham University in solidarity with the people of Gaza was forcefully ended by the university authorities.

On 6 February, amid hostile circumstances, students organised a rally on campus under the title of 'Books Not Bombs'. The campaign demands that the university use some of the money it receives in research sponsorship from weapons development companies, including BAE systems, to provide academic aid and scholarships to students from Gaza.

The rally was attended by over 200 students and members of the local community who marched with banners and books held aloft to deliver a letter to the vice chancellor of the university.

After the march, local MP Alan Simpson gave a speech supporting our actions. We are now waiting to see if the university will respond in its usual intolerant, threatening and undemocratic manner, or meet our demands.