It's been more than 50 days since a small group of students set up tents on land inside the Jubilee Campus at the University of Nottingham. Quite how long they expected to be there is unclear; some on the outside gave it a week, or maybe two.
She speaks with a fervour that could only be ascertained by a deep-rooted feeling of injustice. To preserve her anonymity, she does not explain what she studies."If I don't do something, I feel silent and complicit," he explains. On the campsite are the residential tents, as well as two larger tents for food and rest, and a gazebo. Within the rest tent there are two people sleeping; people also use it to pray and to revise in.
Children with their families are also frequent visitors. "There was one boy who told us it makes him sad that he's from Palestine when we first met him," explains Jay. Later on, a man, who Leila says has had a "rough time of it", stops by with a letter for her. The contents of it are private. "There have been tears," adds Jay. "It's created a battle within me. I need to do what I know is right but at the same time, I don't want to end up homeless or losing my degree."
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