The demonstration comes at a time when executive pay is at a record high and the university is actively pursuing new international campuses, raising serious questions about the leadership’s priorities.

Newcastle residents protested to demand the closure of Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael, condemning the factory for supplying weapons used in the genocide of Palestinians.

Lowkey underscored the legal basis of people’s right to resist occupation and Israel’s genocidal war, and the need for the peoples of the world to stand with Palestine and speak out against imperialist propaganda which seeks to justify Israeli-US crimes in West Asia.

The mobilization organized by Stand Up to Racism garnered widespread support from trade unions and grassroots organizations.

We were on the ground in Newcastle to bring you the voices of the people resisting the right-wing onslaught.