Glasgow University protest continues with Senate building occupied following Free Hetherington eviction
Alice
A hundred students are currently occupying the senate rooms of Glasgow
University in an ongoing protest against the cuts both at the
university and nationally.
Earlier today the occupiers were, without warning, forcibly evicted
from the Free Hetherington which had been held by students and staff
since 1st February, making it the longest running anti cuts student
occupation in the UK. Approximately 80 police, canine units and a
helicopter were involved in what has been described by witnesses as a
heavy handed response to the occupation.
Immediately following the eviction from the building several hundred
then marched from the Hetherington to the main Glasgow University
building and at 2:15pm entered the Senate building where they
currently remain.
Liam, a first year Glasgow University student, says “I was dragged out
of the Free Hetherington by three police officers. It was completely
disproportionate. All we were doing was protesting against cuts at
our university”