Travellers on Lancaster Uni rugby pitches

[Wookey]

There has been some oppostion to some of the reactionary attitudes, with two facebook groups opposed to the racism that has been expoused, and the Women's Officer for the Student's Union was at the beginning of last night's People and Planet meeting asking us if we suppoted a statement condemming the racism against the travellers, which we all did.

Not very visible opposition, though?

 

[Tom A]

The worst stuff I have seen has been though Facebook, I haven't head anyone IRL saying racist shit towards the travellers, the worse I have heard has been that they are making a mess, and they shouldn't be there, but then, if there was proper provision for travellers, then they wouldn't be resorting to squatting Lancaster Uni's rugby pitch. Also the only thing I can see LUSU doing is putting a statement in SCAN, our student newspaper, regarding this, and it will probably contain some errors as well, they aren't known for their revolutionary left-wing attitude.

However, several "Autonomous University of Lancaster" (local anarchists and hippies) have written in e-mails to the University authorities criticising the University for stirring up a "them and us" meantalitiy between the Travellers and students by saying "we are trying to get them removed" and advising students "not to approach the travellers".

 

[EddieMec]

Roma resting up on their way to Appleby Horse Fair. Quite rightly they don't give a fuck about your playing field. Their claims to access to the land go way back.

 

[Tom A]

A lot of the aggro was based on the fact that rugby players (not known for their progressive attitudes at the best of times) have been unable to play rubgy, and have been kicking up a stinking hoo-hah over it. FFS, is that really such a terrible inconvience to be without your rugby pitches for a few days???

Anyway, they left yesterday, and when I passed the rugby field on the bus, as they were leaving, the worst was a bit of rubbish strewn along the ground (which was wrong, but they are many in the university who probably also have a cavalier attitude to dealing with litter), and the field was churned up a bit by tyre tracks, but then a game of rugby in the pouring rain would have the same effect.

 

[nosos]

Good luck to any student who thinks he can take on a load of Gypsies or Irish Travellers

Yeah I'd fucking love to hear some cunts tried and got the shit kicked out of them!

 

[Kidda]

for fuck sake, dont students have better things to whinge about

id rather be a poly than a cunt