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Clare Solomon
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Clare Michelle Jane Solomon is the president of the University of London Union.
Solomon was born to Michael and Noreen Graham in Wikipedia:Winchester, Hampshire.[1] Her father served in the Royal Military Police before emigrating to New Zealand with the family. She later returned to England to give birth to a son, taking the name Solomon from the boy's father. She moved to London and married Mohammed Bazlur Rahman, setting up a café near King's Cross railway station.
Solomon joined the Socialist Workers Party in 2005, but was expelled in 2009 following an "internal dispute".[1] She is now affiliated with the Counter Fire group, "a network of activists who are Marxist, anti-capitalist, anti-war, anti-cuts while campaigning for equality and workers' right. She has said she wants to cause "maximum disruption" to the higher education system. [2]
Solomon began studying religion at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London when she was 31, becoming involved in student politics and holding several positions over the years. She has served as a ULU delegate at NUS conference, is on the steering committee for the NUS LGBT campaign,[1] and is the current president of ULU, having been elected in 2010.[3]
Solomon was outspoken during the 2010 UK student protests against the cuts to education, and was a vocal critic of National Union of Students leadership,[4] calling for the removal of its president Aaron Porter.[5] She appeared on the BBC's Newsnight programme alongside Porter and Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes.[6] Solomon led the 24 November protest march against Parliament,[2] and was one of twelve students invited to a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on the day the Browne Review was published.[7] Following the passing of the parliamentary bill to increase fees, she called for students to "take the action up a notch" with "more vigorous occupations".[8]
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Solomon is a critic is Israeli policy on Palestine and has been criticised for antisemitic comments on Wikipedia:Facebook she wrote, ‘The view that Jews have been persecuted all throughout history is one that has been fabricated in the last 100 or so years to justify the persecution of Palestinians." and added, 'To paint the picture that all Jews have always had to flee persecution is just plainly inaccurate.’[9][10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Patrick Sawer, Ben Leach. The student firebrand behind wave of protests. The Daily Telegraph. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paul Lewis, Matthew Taylor. Student demos in Twitter age: no leaders, only chatter. The Guardian. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ Mandate for resistance: Clare Solomon elected ULU President. Counterfire. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ James Meikle, Vikram Dodd and agencies. Royal car attack: Cameron calls for 'full force of law'. The Guardian. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ No confidence in Aaron Porter!. National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ Richard Pendlebury. Riot rabble who targeted Tory HQ: Unmasked, the hardcore leaders of the student mob. The Daily Mail. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ Students protest at Nick Clegg’s office. Coalition of Resistance. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ Jessica Shepherd. Students plan more protests over tuition fees and cuts. The Guardian. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ Richard Gold. AWL statement on Clare Solomon’s antisemitic comments. Engage Online. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
- ↑ Calls for 'anti-Semitic' student leader to quit after Facebook message about Jews. The Daily Mail. URL accessed on 2011-01-18.
