The Colombian police have just threatened to attack and dismantle the peaceful camp set up in the main Popayan square.

Students have been spending days and nights in the camp talking about the university and secondary education they want.

Thousands of students have been demonstrating and staging actions since 10 October to demand public universities and the right of education for all. On 17 October thousands marched to demand education for all. This time it was not only students who took to the square but minority sections of society as well, so the march was attended by peasants, afro-discendents, left groups and other sections alienated by successives neoliberal and right wing Colombian governments.

Likewise during the past week with the establishment of camps like that in Popayan, students have been claiming for justice and dignity, two qualities which, the students say, also are an issue of education and politics.

Now police is threatening the camp in Popayan, but students said they will resist.