Campus Repression

Fight Fees 14

In April 2008, the University of Toronto’s administration had fourteen student and campus activists arrested for their alleged involvement in a sit-in against fee hikes that took place a month earlier on March 20.

• Myths and facts about the Fight Fees 14
  Deliberate misinformation and many misconceptions have been spread concerning the events of the March 20 protest and concerning the alleged involvement of the fourteen people arrested. Learn about the facts.
• Petition: Free the Fight Fees 14
• Letters of Support
  Look through letters of support for the Fight Fees 14 sent from hundreds of individuals and organizations.
• In the news
  A selection of articles about the Fight Fees 14 in the media.

Campus Repression

The political persecution of the Fight Fees 14 is not an isolated incident, but fits into a broader pattern of the repression of dissent at UofT. Additionally, repression of dissent is not limited to UofT – students at other universities have met similar repression. CJE calls for a discussion on the appropriate role of the security and police apparatus on campus, as well as the appropriateness of the Code of Student Conduct.

• Suppression of dissent at UofT
• This isn’t the first time that some of the Fight Fees 14 have had their freedom of expression suppressed by the University of Toronto’s administration. Read more about some of the recent history of repression of campus dissent.
• Lock Them Up and Throw Away the Public University: Cracking Down on Dissent against Corporatization of Universities
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• Police Repression of Students: Another Brick in the Wall
  Whenever it comes out

• Non-academic Codes of Conduct
  Links to learn more about campaigns against non-academic codes of conduct.