Slade Occupation @ The Long Weekend
What is happening is an awakening of the so-called apathetic generation. We have been provoked by the failures of the politicians and financial systems that claim to govern us.
What is happening is alternative. We are talking and thinking differently. We are learning quickly. It is an experiment into how we create our education and our politics.
What is happening is not isolated to individuals or occupations.
It is happening in how we connect, how we communicate, and how we build outwards.
It is happening when thousands of school students march on Whitehall, walk out and sit in.
It is happening when trade unionists join students in occupation.
It is happening when students join underground workers on the picket line.
It is happening when thousands of people march on the British embassy in Athens, in international solidarity.
Students are the first; we are able to respond fastest. We are the first wave. We are not the last.
Now we must discuss our ambitions.
- Slade Occupation 4/12/10
