Comments on: Students protest sudden deportation of SOAS cleaners http://www.london-student.net/2009/06/12/students-protest-sudden-deportation-of-soas-cleaners/ Europe's largest independent student newspaper - the voice of 120,000 students Sat, 19 Mar 2146 04:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: DaveG http://www.london-student.net/2009/06/12/students-protest-sudden-deportation-of-soas-cleaners/comment-page-1/#comment-70927 DaveG Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:36:49 +0000 http://www.london-student.net/?p=623#comment-70927 As a Birkbeck student, I had some sympathy with the plight of the workers, but I am now utterly fed up with the behaviour of the moronic protestors. Yesterday evening there were a significant number of students revising for and taking examinsations in the Birkbeck buildings. For this group of students to organise an extremely noisy protest outside buildings where exams are taking place almost defies belief. As a Birkbeck student, I had some sympathy with the plight of the workers, but I am now utterly fed up with the behaviour of the moronic protestors. Yesterday evening there were a significant number of students revising for and taking examinsations in the Birkbeck buildings. For this group of students to organise an extremely noisy protest outside buildings where exams are taking place almost defies belief.

]]> By: SOAS Student Protest in Central London 16th June 2009 « Bradley L. Garrett http://www.london-student.net/2009/06/12/students-protest-sudden-deportation-of-soas-cleaners/comment-page-1/#comment-70922 SOAS Student Protest in Central London 16th June 2009 « Bradley L. Garrett Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:54:50 +0000 http://www.london-student.net/?p=623#comment-70922 [...] the ISS had detained or deported a number of the University’s cleaners when it was found they were in the country illegally. Apparently these demonstrations have been taking place every day and are gaining [...] [...] the ISS had detained or deported a number of the University’s cleaners when it was found they were in the country illegally. Apparently these demonstrations have been taking place every day and are gaining [...]

]]> By: Solidarity with SOAS cleaners! « The Inside McJob™ http://www.london-student.net/2009/06/12/students-protest-sudden-deportation-of-soas-cleaners/comment-page-1/#comment-70909 Solidarity with SOAS cleaners! « The Inside McJob™ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:59:59 +0000 http://www.london-student.net/?p=623#comment-70909 [...] London Student article here. [...] [...] London Student article here. [...]

]]> By: SOAS deportations « Harpymarx http://www.london-student.net/2009/06/12/students-protest-sudden-deportation-of-soas-cleaners/comment-page-1/#comment-70906 SOAS deportations « Harpymarx Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:26:08 +0000 http://www.london-student.net/?p=623#comment-70906 [...] Members of the Living Wage campaign don’t believe them, and students from SOAS have mounted protests over the raids with a number of members of staff have supported [...] [...] Members of the Living Wage campaign don’t believe them, and students from SOAS have mounted protests over the raids with a number of members of staff have supported [...]

]]> By: Guy Taylor http://www.london-student.net/2009/06/12/students-protest-sudden-deportation-of-soas-cleaners/comment-page-1/#comment-70901 Guy Taylor Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:02:23 +0000 http://www.london-student.net/?p=623#comment-70901 I'm Birkbeck Student and I work at SOAS. For SOAS to claim this raid was carried out in a "sympathetic manner" is a downright disgrace. How does scores of riot cops charging into an early morning meeting of migrant workers constitute 'sympathetic"? I am angry about a School that rests on a reputation of study and assistance for the poorer people of the Global South to be complicit in this appalling treatment of some of these self same people is terrible. Perhaps this first hand experience might appear as a case study on the syllabus of the MSc Migration, Diaspora and Development next year? I’m Birkbeck Student and I work at SOAS. For SOAS to claim this raid was carried out in a “sympathetic manner” is a downright disgrace. How does scores of riot cops charging into an early morning meeting of migrant workers constitute ’sympathetic”?

I am angry about a School that rests on a reputation of study and assistance for the poorer people of the Global South to be complicit in this appalling treatment of some of these self same people is terrible.

Perhaps this first hand experience might appear as a case study on the syllabus of the MSc Migration, Diaspora and Development next year?

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