Strathclyde Solidarity Collective

We are students at the university of Strathclyde who support staff going on strike! #ucuRISING

[Strathclyde Solidarity Collective @strath_occupied]

Students 🤝 Workers
Today at @UniStrathclyde management tried to intimidate us. It didn’t work and we got them round the table again. AND exams affected by strikes have a no detriment policy. Get the workers fair pay and get rid of the rotten exam system! #StrathLife

[Glasgow Stop the War @GlasgowStopWar]

STW student activist Patrick Wakefield & @STWscotland student officer Coll McCail at the emergency rally today 🇵🇸

Students stormed through campus to stop the shut down of an occupation at Glasgow University by the police.

#FreePalestine @STWuk

[Glasgow Stop the War @GlasgowStopWar]

The police has been called on to campus to kick the students out of the building. A serious escalation of repression against Palestine protests on campus. All out to Charles Wilson building!

[David Miller @Tracking_Power]

Open Letter to Stand Up To Racism

If you are marching today, please ensure that the genocide in Gaza is not sidelined or censored. Zionism is racism. It's racism in Palestine and its racism in the UK. Zionists are a key element of the push for Islamophobia.

Introduction to the open letter:

Why the Fight Against Racism and Fascism is Integral to the Fight Against Zionism and Israeli Apartheid:  Challenging Stand Up to Racism Is Necessary

In England and Wales, Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) has repeatedly failed to stand up against all forms of racism, particularly anti-Palestinian racism. For years, SUTR has shown a reluctance to address the issue of Palestine, with some local branches even avoiding the word altogether.

This refusal was the reason Brighton & Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign disaffiliated from SUTR in 2022. In Scotland, SUTR welcomes and liaises with Zionist, pro-Israel organisations, in particular Glasgow Friends of Israel, which attended their marches waving Israeli flags. This has now resulted in a more popular and better supported anti-racism mobilisation led by Glasgow Genocide Emergency Committee.

Far Right Links with Zionism

Many prominent figures within the broader anti-racist movement have highlighted the inconsistency of fighting racism in the UK while turning a blind eye to the oppression of Palestinians. Jeremy Corbyn, for instance, has described the Palestinian solidarity movement as, “the backbone of anti-racism in the UK.’’ This statement is particularly relevant given the current alignment of far-right figures like Tommy Robinson, the English Defence League, and Britain First with Zionism. These groups view Israel as a defender of Western civilisation and an ideal anti-Muslim state. As Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders once said, “If Jerusalem falls into the hands of the Muslims, Athens and Rome will be next.”
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Recent Examples

SUTR has shown little concern for the discrimination faced by Palestinian students and academics. For instance, in Oxford, a Palestinian woman was silenced at an event following the fascist riots, with organisers claiming, “this is not a Palestinian demonstration.”

Similarly, during an anti-racism march in Wakefield, participants were told that Palestinian flags were not welcome to avoid “offending Jews in the local synagogue.” No meaningful justification was provided for these actions, nor was any formal apology issued by SUTR.

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[Adam @AdameMedia]

“Israel has the right to defend itself…Iran should not respond.”

He said the same about cutting off water to 2 million people.

Kier Starmer belongs in The Hague.

[Unity Books @unitybookshop]

Unity Books is BACK! The Communist Party bookshop is home to over 5,000 books, pamphlets, and periodicals from across the worker’s movement 📚

Check the shop and catalogue: https://t.co/4k1zu3gTer

More books each month and site on the way. We've got big plans, stay tuned! 👷‍♂️🚩

[David Jamieson @David_Jamieson7]

'These people had opinions on their country's foreign policy - now look at them scream in pain. Here's a close up.'

Sick freaks.

[National Students for Justice in Palestine @NationalSJP]

Messages of support and strength from Rafah to the student movement ❤️ this is who we fight for

[Strathclyde Solidarity Collective @strath_occupied]

@alexgill_ And even more so - a militarist who tried (and failed) to join the British army… truly no friend of Scotland or it’s students.

[Strathclyde Solidarity Collective @strath_occupied]

@SolCuthbertson Better question is why is the Labour Party enabling militarists to speak on behalf of the youth wing of the party?

[Strathclyde Solidarity Collective @strath_occupied]

@MhairiHunter Liberal panic! 😱

[Strathclyde Solidarity Collective @strath_occupied]

@MhairiHunter Maybe remove your US backed Ukrainian flag first eh? Ukraine voted against the ceasefire.

[Glasgow Stop the War @GlasgowStopWar]

Too little , too late

[Glasgow Stop the War @GlasgowStopWar]

More from today’s student walkout at Glasgow University. @STWuk

All out again for this Saturday’s protests.
#FreeGaza #StopGenocideInGaza #EndApartheid

[Eric Laurier @Eric_Laurier]

“It would not be right to stand here and not acknowledge staff who have been fighting for not more than the bare minimum”. How can we thank you enough for this brave and moving oration at Edinburgh Graduation today. @ucuedinburgh @ucu @sssn_edi

[Staff-Student Solidarity Network Edinburgh @sssn_edi]

Big up Alex Mohan Morzeria-Davis for their spectacular speech at LLC graduation today !! 🔥🔥

[Strathclyde UCU @StrathclydeUCU]

Alas,

This is what @UniStrathclyde are doing

Every gets a pass no matter how hard they have worked.

No recognition of additional challenges.

Utter shambles.

#StrathLife

#ucuRISING