31-03-2016 23:00 via theartnewspaper.com

No Moore! Columbia students protest public sculpture

In 1968, students at Columbia University in New York occupied buildings on campus to protest the Vietnam War. In 1985, they convinced the school’s board of trustees to divest fr om Apartheid South Africa. Today, students are carrying on the school’s tradition of civic engagement by organising a sit-in to protest the installation of a two-tonne Henry Moore sculpture on campus. As of this writing, 200 students have confirmed their attendance on Facebook to the 31 March protest. Meanwh
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