I work at a university. More than that: I am an international student – a migrant, in fact – who stayed after getting my diplomas. I am protesting against the budget cuts to higher education in the Netherlands and against the Wet Internationalisering in Balans[1] because it’s personal: the budget my salary and office are paid from is being cut, a group of people (international students) I once belonged to is being told they’re not welcome.
It is personal, yes, but it’s so much more than that.
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AM Waltermann 