[imc-sheffield] Suspended for supporting Gaza! Stand in solidarity with Matt Vicary

[Sheffield Hallam]

*Suspended for supporting Gaza!**
*Sheffield Hallam Students' Union is victimising Matt Vicary, Equal
Opportunities officer for supporting the protests and occupations against
the siege of Gaza. Matt is a dedicated and committed activist trying to
force his Union to take up political campaigns and has been suspended by
dictat of the President without being informed of the complaints or charges
against him.

*Accusations*
The only accusation put to Matt was that he was "in breach of conduct" for
taking part in a stage protest at NUS conference over its refusal to condemn
Israeli aggression and for supporting the occupation at Sheffield Hallam.
The student occupations have found support from around the world and we must
make sure that some of our most committed activists are not victimised as a
result. We are calling for the disciplinary to be postponed until Matt
receives details of the evidence against him.

*Lewie Morris - a second victimisation*
On the same day at 5pm the Union will discuss formalising its removal of
another leftwing officer from its executive Lewis Morris, Union Welfare
officer for opposing constitutional reform. That the victimisations of all
the Unions leftwing representations should happen on the same day over
unconnected charges is a farce.

Several students at Sheffield Hallam University have been threatened with
suspension because of their participation in the recent occupation of the
university. The student union has refused to condemn this and refused to
fight for its own members. We should fight for the type of union that
promotes student activism - not bans it.

Stand in solidarity with Matt and the students by protesting:

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE VICTIMISATION OF STUDENTS TAKING PART IN
SOLIDARITY ACTION OVER GAZA CRISIS:

Assemble 2:30pm Thursday 12th Feb at the HUBS, Sheffield Hallam Students
Union, Paternoster Row.

You can also email Russ Swannack, the union president, to express your
sentiments: r.swannack at shu.ac.uk, uuspresident at shu.ac.uk

And also join the 'FREE GAZA; Stop victimisations at Sheffield
Hallam!'  Facebook
group and send messages of solidarity:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=54289401540&ref=mf
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