Author Archives: Vsevolod

Samuel Butler’s novel, Erewhon, was published in 1872. It is an antipodean travel narrative, blended with techniques of utopian estrangement. In the land of Erewhon, as Butler’s protagonist discovers, it is a crime to suffer physical illness, or misfortune, whilst … Continue reading →

Today over five hundred Cambridge students and staff protested against the 2 ½ year suspension of a student. The student was suspended by a private university court – the “Court of Discipline” – after reading a poem in November 2011 … Continue reading →

Today the University of Cambridge suspended a junior member of the university until the end of 2014 for his part in a protest last November against David Willetts, government minister for Universities and Science. In a hearing that lasted six … Continue reading →

It is not often that CDE links to the Telegraph: “A Higher Education Bill, which was to be introduced in the forthcoming Queen’s Speech, has now been delayed indefinitely and is unlikely to be published before 2015.”

Another full day of events at the Lady Mitchell Hall occupation. We formed three working groups for organising against the Higher Education White Paper: an outreach working group (for making contacts with other occupations and student unions, as well as … Continue reading →

A WEEKEND FOR FREE EDUCATION! JOIN THE OCCUPATION AT LADY MITCHELL HALL TO HEAR ABOUT THE HIGHER EDUCATION SHAKE-UP AND JOIN THE DEBATE SATURDAY 9.30 a.m. Breakfast free for all! 11 a.m. What is the White Paper? Academics including Dr. … Continue reading →

Safer Spaces Agreement The purpose of this collective agreement is to create a safe space free from hierarchy, oppression and conflict. We welcome everyone who enters this space as an equal participant in our movement. We are working toward a … Continue reading →