▁for ▁a ▁national ▁demonstr ation ▁for ▁free ▁education . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁General ▁Me eting ▁of ▁students ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁call ▁for ▁Free ▁Education ▁should ▁be ▁the ▁campaign ▁priority ▁for ▁the ▁academic ▁year ▁and ▁voted ▁to ▁allocate ▁over ▁one ▁thousand ▁pounds ▁to ▁the ▁cause . ▁ ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁Gaz a ▁— ▁After ▁the ▁Union ▁made ▁two ▁dem ands ▁for ▁support ▁of ▁Gaz a ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁students ▁occupied ▁the ▁University ▁board room ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁further ▁dem ands ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁Gaz a . ▁they ▁claim ▁to ▁have ▁achieved ▁some ▁success ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁a ▁Brad ford ▁Student ▁Kh aled ▁al - M ud all al ▁became ▁tra pped ▁in ▁Palest ine . ▁The ▁union ▁ran ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁support ▁Kh aled ▁and ▁to ▁aid ▁his ▁return . ▁It ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁U C U , ▁the ▁L ect ures ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁N US ▁the ▁National ▁Stud ents ' ▁Union . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁L SE ▁Stud ents ' ▁Union ▁and ▁released ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ ▁Blood ▁Don ation ▁— ▁U BU ▁has ▁supported ▁the ▁right ▁for ▁gay ▁men ▁to ▁give ▁blood ▁with ▁its ▁L GB T ▁society ▁campaign ing ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁ban