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P.C. Hoofthuis, Amsterdam
P.C. Hoofthuis, Amsterdam - Credit: Photo: Vysotsky / Wikimedia Commons
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dividend tax
Geert ten Dam
Fred Weerman
Spuistraat
P.C. Hoofthuis
Autonomous University Postcolonial House
Binnengasthuisstraat
Friday, 28 September 2018 - 11:50
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Students occupy Amsterdam Univ. building

A group of students occupied the P.C. Hoofthuis of the University of Amsterdam on Friday. They are protesting against government budget cuts and the "erosion of education", ANP reports.

The students, calling themselves Autonomous University Postcolonial House, barricaded the entrances of the building on Spuistraat and hung a red banner from the roof. The banner reads: 'Autonomous University'.

A protest march is also happening in Amsterdam on Friday. The March for Education 2.0 will start on Binnengasthuisstraat at noon. In addition to Amsterdam students, students from other cities are also expected, according to the news wire.

Several lectures had to be canceled on Friday, as the occupation includes a number of lecture halls. According to two of the protesting students, many lecturers are positive about this protest because they are struggling under a high work load.

The university asked the students to "leave voluntarily", but the occupiers said that they will not leave until their demands are met. Among other things, they want the government to scrap their plan to abolish dividend tax and use that money to benefit the public sector.

University of Amsterdam chairman Geert ten Dam and Dean of Humanities Fred Weerman are on their way to talk to the protesting students.

Over the past week several universities campaigned for more money for science education. Action group WOinActie wants the government to invest 1.15 billion euros into academic education and reverse a budget cut of 183 million euros.

Ben vandaag bij de bezetting van het PC Hoofthuis. Hier live: https://t.co/DAxggIoKLQ pic.twitter.com/HCZ2yDMZPL

— Sterre van der Hee (@SterrevdH) September 28, 2018

Ook de Landelijke Studentenvakbond @studentenbond heeft laten weten de bezetting van het P.C. Hoofthuis te steunen. ‘Studenten pikken het niet langer.’ https://t.co/lntQeVUe1h pic.twitter.com/qZQGTaSCb6

— Folia (@Folia) September 28, 2018

https://twitter.com/MrChristianWebb/status/1045573206340440065

Studenten bezetten gebouw Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://t.co/zDX9xDai2b

In Amsterdam heeft een groep studenten van de UvA een gebouw van de universiteit bezet. Ze hebben de voordeur van het P.C. Hoofthuis in de Spuistraat gebarricadeerd met stoelen.
De studenten... pic.twitter.com/e4ghm9eMKj

— NL Nieuws (@NieuwsNu123) September 28, 2018

Bij de ingang aan de Spuistraat wordt, in aanwezigheid van de politie, overleg gepleegd tussen actievoerders en een vertegenwoordiger van de #UvA. #hoofthuis #bezetting pic.twitter.com/pyEboUKIaL

— Folia (@Folia) September 28, 2018

Beide ingangen van het P.C. #Hoofthuis zijn geblokkeerd door bezetters. @UvA_Amsterdam #uva pic.twitter.com/VmLg6bsQSa

— Folia (@Folia) September 28, 2018

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