It was broadly noted that the campus security has been friendly, but that there is a feeling that the university will want them to be moved on by the end of the week. Questions loom over graduations which begin next Wednesday, and how that will affect the camp’s continuation.
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The rally railed against the proposed merger of the Politics and IR degree with Global Studies, as well as 50% of Philosophy units that will be cut.
The monotony of Sydney’s nightlife was enlivened last Saturday night as protestors, drag performers, and LGBTQIA+ activists marched along the rainbow parades of Oxford Street to reclaim the historically queer space.
The steps of Sydney’s Town Hall were crowned in red, yellow, and black on Saturday as protesters reunited under the banner of the Black Lives Matter movement that captured the world three years ago.
Originally billed as a protest against Donald Trump Jr. who was previously scheduled to speak in Australia, speakers at the snap rally highlighted issues faced by transgender people in Australia and overseas and emphasised the detrimental effect of Trumpism on trans people.
“USyd is not safe. It is not safe for survivors, it is not safe for women and gender diverse people,” SRC Education Officer Ishbel Dunsmore said.
In a show of strength, essential health workers congregate in Sydney and across NSW against stagnating pay and working conditions in hospitals.
Protestors gather for the Trans Day of Resistance rally.
There was almost no police presence at today’s rally, in stark contrast to recent months.
Despite groups remaining under 19 in total attendees, police began clearing the various actions within 10 minutes of speeches beginning.
