Doing my part to spread the word

Of interest primarily to local people, but I highly encourage those of you who are academics outside of Toronto to send letters of outrage. The university has no leg to stand on, and knows it, so it's engaging in a completely bizarre course of action--charges, investigations under the Code of Conduct, and harassment and intimidation--in order to curtail activism on campus.

(It will come as no surprise to you that several of the people being charged are friends of mine.)

URGENT CALL FOR SUPPORT – PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY**

UofT PRESSES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST 14 STUDENTS AND ORGANIZERS MOBILIZING TO FIGHT FEE HIKES
University's level of hostility and repression against students unprecedented in the last decade

( Meeting information )

Dear Ally,

Over the past several weeks, a wide coalition of students, alumni and workers at University of Toronto have come together to protest and organize against proposed fee hikes and to demand accessible education. This coalition has organized public meetings, a sit-in and demonstrations which have received wide community support. Students have also conducted extensive research on the effects of fees and the fiscal policies of the university administration (see www.fightfees.ca).

Due to a peaceful sit-in, organized to protest against tuition fees on March 20, students are being subjected to an intense campaign of intimidation by the UofT administration and Toronto Police. Students have been followed by campus police, both on and off campus, as well as being monitored and photographed during meetings. UofT has pressed charges against 14 students and organizers, who have now had to turn themselves over to Toronto Police. They have been released on strict bail conditions, which ban them from associating with one another outside of courts and classes, as well as being barred from protesting anywhere on UofT property. In addition, several UofT students, staff and alumni have been completely banned from UofT property. One organizer, Oriel Varga, is currently being held in custody overnight. Additionally, UofT is investigating 12 students under the Code of Student Conduct. This crusade of intimidation comes at a time when the administration is publically lobbying for the deregulation of fees, and is thus undertaken to prevent students from continuing to organize around university fees.

( What you can do )

Doing my part to spread the word

Of interest primarily to local people, but I highly encourage those of you who are academics outside of Toronto to send letters of outrage. The university has no leg to stand on, and knows it, so it's engaging in a completely bizarre course of action--charges, investigations under the Code of Conduct, and harassment and intimidation--in order to curtail activism on campus.

(It will come as no surprise to you that several of the people being charged are friends of mine.)

URGENT CALL FOR SUPPORT – PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY**

UofT PRESSES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST 14 STUDENTS AND ORGANIZERS MOBILIZING TO FIGHT FEE HIKES
University's level of hostility and repression against students unprecedented in the last decade

( Meeting information )

Dear Ally,

Over the past several weeks, a wide coalition of students, alumni and workers at University of Toronto have come together to protest and organize against proposed fee hikes and to demand accessible education. This coalition has organized public meetings, a sit-in and demonstrations which have received wide community support. Students have also conducted extensive research on the effects of fees and the fiscal policies of the university administration (see www.fightfees.ca).

Due to a peaceful sit-in, organized to protest against tuition fees on March 20, students are being subjected to an intense campaign of intimidation by the UofT administration and Toronto Police. Students have been followed by campus police, both on and off campus, as well as being monitored and photographed during meetings. UofT has pressed charges against 14 students and organizers, who have now had to turn themselves over to Toronto Police. They have been released on strict bail conditions, which ban them from associating with one another outside of courts and classes, as well as being barred from protesting anywhere on UofT property. In addition, several UofT students, staff and alumni have been completely banned from UofT property. One organizer, Oriel Varga, is currently being held in custody overnight. Additionally, UofT is investigating 12 students under the Code of Student Conduct. This crusade of intimidation comes at a time when the administration is publically lobbying for the deregulation of fees, and is thus undertaken to prevent students from continuing to organize around university fees.

( What you can do )