{"id":147356,"date":"2022-11-30T14:56:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=147356"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:32","slug":"sanders-building-occupation-easy-going-atmosphere-no-show-from-executive-board-riot-police-on-the-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/11\/30\/sanders-building-occupation-easy-going-atmosphere-no-show-from-executive-board-riot-police-on-the-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders building occupation: easy-going atmosphere, no-show from Executive Board, riot police on the scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

OccupyEUR, the group of staff and students occupying the Sanders building, had the coffee ready shortly before 6 p.m. for talks with the Executive Board. The Executive Board, rather than showing up for those talks, had the building cleared.<\/span><\/p>

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One of the activists takes a nap before dinner.<\/span><\/p>

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After a day of slogans, panel discussions and speeches, the protest in the Sanders Building was brought to a sudden end at 6 p.m. on Monday. The atmosphere had been easy-going up to that point, and the campaigners of OccupyEUR were looking forward to talks with the Executive Board. Those talks never happened, as security staff ordered everyone out, saying that anyone who did not leave voluntarily would be escorted out by the police not long after. Ten activists were eventually removed by the police. The university also cleared all the other buildings on the campus, much to the irritation of students.<\/p>\n

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The police arrests the ten remaining attendees. <\/span><\/p>

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It is Monday morning, and things are busy around the entrance to the Sanders Building. Protest group OccupyEUR is \u2018occupying\u2019 the central foyer and demanding that the university cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. The demonstrators also demand an end to the precarious situation of researchers and teaching staff, an end to student debt and improved accessibility to teaching facilities. Banners are on display, and a large speaker has been set up next to the staircase, ready for a packed programme over the course of the day.<\/p>\n\n\t

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