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Students occupy Samuel Alexander ahead of the World Academic Summit

Students occupy Samuel Alexander ahead of the World Academic Summit

Manchester Leftist Action occupied the Samuel Alexander building on October 4, in a demonstration against the World Academic Summit
“Rent hike, rent strike”: UoM Rent Strike protestors take to Oxford Road

“Rent hike, rent strike”: UoM Rent Strike protestors take to Oxford Road

The University of Manchester Rent Strike took to the streets, marching down Oxford Road continuing to fight for their demands
Occupiers leave Sam Alex and Engineering Buildings

Occupiers leave Sam Alex and Engineering Buildings

UoM Rent Strike and Manchester Leftist Action groups have departed the Samuel Alexander and Engineering buildings
Samuel Alexander occupation ends: In pictures

Samuel Alexander occupation ends: In pictures

The occupation of the Samuel Alexander building ended with a protest by Nancy Out, UoM Rent Strike, and Cops off Campus – here’s what it looked like
UoM Rent Strike reject University offer for 5 per cent rent reduction

UoM Rent Strike reject University offer for 5 per cent rent reduction

They described the University and SU agreement as ‘patronising and insulting’ and are calling for further discussion
UoM and the SU commit to reviewing investment portfolio

UoM and the SU commit to reviewing investment portfolio

This commitment came as a result of pressure from a week-long student occupation in protest of Manchester University fossil fuel investment
Inside the UoM People and Planet occupation

Inside the UoM People and Planet occupation

Students have no access to news food supplies and the group has been split in half, meaning two protestors are currently occupying a corridor with no access to toilets

Happy Birthday Occupy Movement!

Since it’s birth one year ago, the Occupy Movement has spread across the world, writes Eve Fensome

Occupy Everything

In the wake of the much-publicised Roscoe occupation, Jak Dyehouse assesses the rationale behind the seemingly unstoppable spread of occupations to cities across the world

Squatters are not criminals

Maya Oppenheim rejects government proposals to criminalise squatting in the context of a housing crisis in an era of rampant unemployment

Best of luck to Manchester occupation – Noam Chomsky

High-profile figures, including Noam Chomsky and Billy Bragg, have sent messages of support to the students occupying a University of Manchester building.