Occupation_of_the_Student_Union_Building

Occupation of the Student Union Building

Occupation of the Student Union Building

1968 protest in Sweden


The occupation of the Student Union Building (Swedish: Kårhusockupationen) was one of the most talked about events in Sweden in 1968.[citation needed] Students at Stockholm University decided to occupy the Stockholm University Student Union's building at Holländargatan in Stockholm on 24–27 May 1968 to send a political message to the government.

Swedish leftist student uprising – occupation of the Student Union Building in Stockholm. The then minister of education Olof Palme came and tried to persuade the students to embrace reformism and liberal democratic values.[1]

The students were inspired by the protests of May 1968 in France but used less violence. This was one of many political protests in 1968.[2]

Borgerliga Studenter – Opposition '68 was created as a reaction against the leftist students. The building itself is today part of the Stockholm School of Economics.

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Sources

  1. Claes Fredelius: Kårhusockupationen. From the book Det är rätt att göra uppror – Om klasskampen i Sverige. Stockholm 1970, Bonniers.

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