SCHNEWS IN BRIEF 743

* Representatives from the Wildkatz squatted social centre outside Brighton (see SchNEWS 740) were up in court on Monday (11th) after being served with a possession order. The judge found in favour of the application and the Wildkatz crew are now waiting for an eviction order. In the month the space has been opened it has been used to stage an alternative freshers week, film screenings, benefit gigs, free meals, kids days and as the Smash EDO convergence space for Wednesday’s demo. See wildkatzproject.org.uk

* Edinburgh students stormed a university careers fair last Wednesday (6th) in protest against the presence of every Saudi prince’s favourite deathmongers, BAE. Around a dozen students from Edinburgh University Students for Justice in Palestine burst into the fair with banners and headed straight for the BAE stand. After being asked to leave by security, the students staged a die-in, which continued until they were threatened with arrest. See www.sjp.eusa.ed.ac.uk

* The police officer who shot and killed Greek teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos (see SchNEWS 659) in 2008 was found guilty of manslaughter with direct malice while another officer was sentenced to 10 years for his complicity in the killing. The killing sparked the riots and civil unrest that tore through Greece at the end of 2008.

* As part of a global week of action for climate and environmental justice, Bristol and Bath Rising Tide activist group dropped a banner reading ‘Import CO2AL, Export Poverty’ from Avonmouth bridge near one of the largest coal import docks in the UK. See http://risingtide.org.uk