Category: Statements
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Radboud, we DO hold you responsible!
This week, a public transport bus in Nijmegen going from the university to the city centre was stopped, and everyone wearing a keffiyeh was arrested. The university had reported property damage to the police, and for completely unclear reasons there was an assumption that this “damage” – which seems to amount to screw holes –…
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We have no other choice than to strike
If these budget cuts go through, whether it’s 2 billion or a compromise of several hundred millions, it will be a demolition of higher education and research. 0.7 knows who will carry the burden. It will be the teachers, and not the managers. It will be the students, although they might not know it. It…
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We will talk about Palestine
What is happening in Palestine is genocide. There is an irrefutable moral truth that has been taught to us, you don’t keep quiet during a genocide. We pledged never again, but the lie behind that statement has never been more apparent. We ask Dutch academia to start talking about Palestine. Because you haven’t, you really…
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About the 14th
In our statements of Wednesday (here and here) 0.7 has tried to communicate – as it happened – what happened when our demonstration against the budget cuts was cancelled. The pressure under which we under was impeding our communication, so a quick update on what passed that 14th, who to blame, and what must be…
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We will not be silenced
After a very concerning day, during which the demonstration has been de facto canceled by the triangle of the municipality Utecht, the mayor of Utrecht, and the police, we are here to report on what 0.7 has observed, advises, and will do themselves. In our previous statement we have made clear that these budget cuts…
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Protest cancellation
In our previous statement about tomorrow’s protest against the budget cuts in higher education, we stated that we need to protect our democracy. The demonstration where we wanted to stand for our democratic rights has now been cancelled, based on a threat from “pro-Palestine activists from outside academia” who supposedly intended to hijack the protest…
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Protest of November 14th
Democratize academia, protect our democracy! Through this statement 0.7 fully endorses the coming mass demonstration on the 14th of november in Utrecht. But, there is more that we want to say: After decades of underfinancing higher education and research, our government plans to deliver a final blow to our sector. This is not just any…
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Protect the right to protest
Dear academics, students, minister Dijkgraaf, university boards 0.7 is sounding the alarm bells. We must ensure freedom of speech and freedom of protest at Dutch Universities! Do NOT censor students who are protesting war crimes! Do NOT call the police on them. Do NOT expose them to far-right accusations and vigilantes! Protect your institutions by…
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Joint statement on the draft Collective Labour Agreement
Find our joint statement here: