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Police evict students from SCA Dean’s office sit-in

After 65 days of occupation, police have been called in to break up a protest at the Sydney College of the Arts.

25 Oct 2016

Gina Fairley

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Photo courtesy Mikala Dwyer

At 6.15am today 15 police officers and 20 security guards ‘broke down the door to the occupation and dragged the occupiers out,’ an eyewitness told ArtsHub.

Today was Day 65 of the occupation of the Office of the Dean of Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) by students in reaction to recent announcements by the University of Sydney that it would close the school’s Rozelle campus.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina