The protest was held in response to Lawford-Smith’s widely-publicised transphobic views as well as her participation in the Melbourne ‘Let Women Speak’ rally, where the attendance of neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network was reported. Speakers from staff, student and community groups criticised Lawford-Smith and the University’s invitation.
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Swinburne University campus security have allegedly reported pro-Palestine students to the police for leafleting and collecting signatures to call for a Student General Meeting (SGM).
We must remain vigilant in supporting and protecting the right for students to assemble, protest, and advocate for themselves against institutions geared towards preserving the power of a select, elite few.
On August 1, the University of Sydney branch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), held a protest outside F23…
The CAP is opposed by “even just us silly people who play board games”
“They’re not made by us, they’re not made by you or their members, they represent the millionaires,” Lees continued. “What we need in this country is a real working class movement that will stand up against genocide.”
The NSW Council for Civil Liberties have stated that they oppose this policy “in the strongest terms,” with President Lydia Shelly calling for its “immediate reversal.”
The policy dictates several “activities that require prior approval,” including the use of megaphones or amplifiers, projecting words or images onto buildings, and attaching banners to university buildings.
The University of Sydney Gaza Solidarity Encampment has announced in a statement that it is ending after occupying the Quadrangle Laws since April 23.
In a statement to Honi on Monday, a University spokesperson declared that “political messaging has been removed from Graffiti Tunnel for a number of years, irrespective of the content; recently that has involved both pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine graffiti.”
