| Adele Eisenstein (by way of Pit Schultz <[email protected]>) on Thu, 13 Feb 97 16:44 MET |
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>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 13:06:21 +0200 (MET) >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: protest >Subj: Student Protest >ANNOUNCEMENT > >The Students of the University of Novi Sad > >We, the students of the University of Novi Sad (the 2nd largest University in >Yugoslavia) are already into the seventh day of our boycott of classes and our >blockade of the university's facilities. It is 168 hours into operation >"Student Blockade" and the students of our eight faculties (Philosophy, >Technical Sciences, Agriculture, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Technology, >and the Academy of Arts) are still going strong. We are not leaving the >University! We spend the whole day at our respective faculties. Some of us go >without sleep for 30 hours at a time. Even without hot food and proper heating >our resolve remains strong and we are set to see our demands carried out to >the last letter. > >In this way we are protesting against events in Belgrade over the last few >days. The police have brutally beaten scores of protesters (including >students) - all of whom have been engaging in completely peaceful protest. >And that is not all! On the night of February 2-3 the police stormed the >Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade and attacked our fellow students, looking >to provoke bloodshed and violence. These actions by the government and police >are completely unwarranted, and go against all normal conventions of human >and civil rights. In response, we have organized our blockade of the >university, to support our colleagues in Belgrade and to voice our outrage. > >Today is the 69th day of Student Protest in Novi Sad. We began on December 3, >with a march against the government's nullification of the local election >results of November 17, 1997. Since then, we have carried out a variety of >actions, including a 24 hour - 50 mile non-stop march from Novi Sad to >Belgrade ( 150 students braving the cold and rain.), daily rallies and >marches through the city, and our current blockade. We carry out all these >actions in support of democracy, human rights and the rule of law; and for >a better future for the people of our country. > >Our major demands include: > >- The recognition of the people's will in the elections of November 17 > >- Freedom of Media and the Press > >- Returning Autonomy to the University > > >We appeal to you, the citizens of the world, for your help in any form. >Technical support would be of great help. We would also be very receptive >to official letters of support from Universities, Student Organizations, >and other institutions. Even a telegram, email, or personal letter of support >would mean a lot to us. Let us know that the world is watching what is going >on here in Serbia, and that you are with us in our struggle for Democracy >and Freedom. > >Please send all forms of aid and letters of support to: > >Student Protest >University of Novi Sad >Faculty of Technical Science >Trg Dositeja Obradovica 6 >21000 Novi Sad >Yugoslavia > >email: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] >Check out are web site at: > >http://solair.eunet.yu/~neb > >Or the Belgrade Student's sight at: > >http://galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/~protest96 > > ......................................... Adele Eisenstein <[email protected]> check http://muu.lib.hel.fi/me Adele Eisenstein, Program Coordinator C3: Center for Culture & Communication Soros Foundation Hungary http://www.c3.hu <[email protected]> Orszaghaz u. 9, Budapest 1014 Pf. 419, Budapest 1537 Hungary tel: 36.1/ 214.6856 fax: 36.1/ 214.6872 .......................................... -- * distributed via nettime-l : no commercial use without permission * <nettime> is a closed moderated mailinglist for net criticism, * collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets * more info: [email protected] and "info nettime" in the msg body * URL: http://www.desk.nl/~nettime/ contact: [email protected]