Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) students and supporters crashed the University of Sydney鈥檚 Vice Chancellor Michael Spence's Christmas party on December 13.
Singing carols and stripping down, they held up a banner 鈥 鈥淯SYD stripping us of our art school鈥 鈥 as people entered before going inside and jumping on the main stage.
The action was part of the ongoing campaign to save the SCA from being amalgamated with other arts schools and having courses cut. The campaign nvolved a 65-day occupation.
The campaign鈥檚 key demands are that: the arts college stay at Callan Park in Rozelle; there be no staff cuts; and the Bachelor of Visual Arts degreere be reinstated.
Here are photos and the carols sung:
An SCA Christmas
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Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells, Spence smells, Garton go away.
They want to close our school but we say no way.
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Michael Spence and Garton are closing down our school.
We are here to say that is just not cool!
We鈥檝e pushed the deadline back but there is still a fight.
Raise up your hands and clap and sing for SCA tonight
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CHORUS
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We love our Callan Park, it鈥檚 where we want to stay.
We want our teachers too and studios all the way!
Art can change the world, so bring enrollment back!
Remember we have power, we gave the Dean the sack!
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CHORUS
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We stand here tonight to save SCA.
Closing down our school just is not the way!
We鈥檒l be back again , we will not go away!
Until then, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years Day!
Silent Night
Help save SCA, please tell us you will.
We鈥檒l shout it from each window sill.
We do听 not want to move.
We just want to save our school.
Save SCA, Save SCA
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Spence and Garton don鈥檛 care, it is clear.
They will end what we hold so dear.
They want studios gone and our teachers out.
But money is not what life鈥檚 all about.
Save SCA, Save SCA
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We will not be moved.
We will stay till you keep our school.
All we want is to practice arts.
We ask you from the bottom of our hearts.
Save SCA, Save SCA
Every body Pauses and stares at me
My university鈥檚 failing me as you can see
I know just who to blame for this catastrophe!
But my one wish on Christmas Eve is as plain as it can be!
All I want for Christmas
is my Art school saved
my teachers saved
see my studios saved!
Gee, if I could only
have SCA!
then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas."
It seems so long since I could say,
"My uni values education over money!鈥
Gosh oh gee, how happy I'd be,
if I could only make art freely!
All I want for Christmas
is my art school saved,
my teachers saved
see my studio saved.
Gee, if I could only
have SCA,
then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas!"
