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Oxford students occupy historic building, gain University support for Gaza 2009

Country
United Kingdom
Time period
22 January, 2009 to 22 January, 2009
Classification
Change
Cluster
Economic Justice
Human Rights
Peace
Total points
7 out of 10 points
Name of researcher, and date dd/mm/yyyy
Emily Kluver 20/03/2014

In January of 2009, protests broke out worldwide to condemn Israel’s military actions in Gaza. The weekend of the 10th and 11th of January, crowds gathered in cities worldwide for demonstrations of up to 250,000 people. In London, 100,000 people gathered to protest the war in Gaza.

British Students Gain London School of Economics Stand Against Israeli Military Action in Gaza

Country
United Kingdom
Time period
15 January, 2009 to 22 January, 2009
Classification
Change
Cluster
Economic Justice
Human Rights
Peace
Total points
8 out of 10 points
Name of researcher, and date dd/mm/yyyy
Emily Kluver, 15/02/2014

In January of 2009, protests broke out worldwide to condemn Israel’s military actions in Gaza. The weekend of the 10th and 11th of January, crowds gathered in cities worldwide for demonstrations of up to 250,000 people. In London, 100,000 people gathered to protest the war in Gaza. 

A couple of days following these demonstrations, student occupations at universities in the United Kingdom (UK) began to break out, starting with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on 13 January.