Verklaring van de bezetters van de Londense Universiteit LSE

We join the ongoing struggles in the UK, Europe and the world to reject this system that has changed not only our education but our entire society. From the occupations in Sheffield, Warwick, Birmingham and Oxford, to the ongoing collective takeover of the University of Amsterdam– students have made clear that the current system simply cannot continue. We are not alone in this struggle. Why Occupy? In this occupation we aim to create an open, creative and liberated space, where all are free to participate in the building of a new directly democratic, non-hierarchical and universally accessible education: The Free University of London. The space will be organized around the creation of workshops, discussions and meetings to share ideas freely. Knowledge is not a commodity but something precious and valuable in its own right. And we hope to prove, if only within a limited time and space, that education can be free.This liberated space should also be a space for an open discussion on the direction this university and our educational system as a whole is heading. We want to emphasise that this process is not only for students, and we encourage the participation of all LSE staff, non-academic and academic (…) We demand that LSE changes its harassment policy, and to have zero tolerance to harassment. We demand that LSE does not implement the Counter Terrorism Bill that criminalises dissent, particularly targeting Muslim students and staff. We demand that the police are not allowed on campus. We demand that LSE becomes a liberated space free of racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia and religious discrimination. We demand that the school immediately reinstates the old ethics code and makes it legally binding, in line with the recently passed SU motion. We demand that the school ensures the security and equality of international students, particularly with regards to their precarious visa status, and fully include them in our project for a free university.

In Why we are occupying (Occupy LSE)