Two lectures were cancelled at Rhodes University on Monday morning after students engaged in a “question-asking campaign”‚ according to a student report.
“Politics 1 lectures have been cancelled until further notice in solidarity. #RUReferenceList‚” the student page Activate ?@ActivateOnline tweeted.
“Pharmacy 2 lecture already been cancelled after a lecturer walked out after refusing to engage questions on rape culture‚” according to the Twitter feed.
The students also claimed: “Already in one lecture‚ protesters have been told that if they are disruptive‚ they will be kicked out of the lecture.”
Explaining the campaign‚ Activate said: “Students will attend lectures and only ask questions regarding rape culture so as to make it an educational space. #RUReferenceList”.
This follows a vigil at the “Purple Fee Square” on Sunday evening‚ at which protesters were asked to wear black attire and carry a candle to “represent the mourning of all those that were victims of rape and sexual violence as well as those who were affected by the week’s events”.
On Saturday‚ 36 Rhodes academics signed a petition urging the university to withdraw a court interdict against the protests‚ the Dispatch newspaper reported.
The interdict was served on Wednesday. The petition requested that the interdict be withdrawn “at the utmost urgency”.
“This would be an act of good faith on the part of senior management and would be an important step in ensuring grounds for negotiation in resolving the current crisis at the university‚” the petition stated.
It was signed by academics from a string of departments including sociology‚ history‚ political studies‚ journalism‚ economics‚ drama‚ English‚ psychology‚ computer science‚ environmental science and education.
Rhodes called a halt to all academic activities last week in the midst of ongoing protests against what students labelled as a “rape culture at the university”.
Students have threatened to continue protesting until the University meets the demands‚ and removes the interdict placed on the protest‚ with many showing their support for the decision.
Rhodes students say lectures cancelled in #RUReferenceList protest
“Politics 1 lectures have been cancelled until further notice in solidarity. #RUReferenceList‚” the student page Activate ?@ActivateOnline tweeted.
“Pharmacy 2 lecture already been cancelled after a lecturer walked out after refusing to engage questions on rape culture‚” according to the Twitter feed.
The students also claimed: “Already in one lecture‚ protesters have been told that if they are disruptive‚ they will be kicked out of the lecture.”
Explaining the campaign‚ Activate said: “Students will attend lectures and only ask questions regarding rape culture so as to make it an educational space. #RUReferenceList”.
This follows a vigil at the “Purple Fee Square” on Sunday evening‚ at which protesters were asked to wear black attire and carry a candle to “represent the mourning of all those that were victims of rape and sexual violence as well as those who were affected by the week’s events”.
On Saturday‚ 36 Rhodes academics signed a petition urging the university to withdraw a court interdict against the protests‚ the Dispatch newspaper reported.
The interdict was served on Wednesday. The petition requested that the interdict be withdrawn “at the utmost urgency”.
“This would be an act of good faith on the part of senior management and would be an important step in ensuring grounds for negotiation in resolving the current crisis at the university‚” the petition stated.
It was signed by academics from a string of departments including sociology‚ history‚ political studies‚ journalism‚ economics‚ drama‚ English‚ psychology‚ computer science‚ environmental science and education.
Rhodes called a halt to all academic activities last week in the midst of ongoing protests against what students labelled as a “rape culture at the university”.
Students have threatened to continue protesting until the University meets the demands‚ and removes the interdict placed on the protest‚ with many showing their support for the decision.
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