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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Esteemed Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We, your colleagues from the VU University Amsterdam, need your help. We seek international solidarity to stop our Executive Board from implementing a Strategic Plan based on a strict business model that has recently
 been rejected by the VU University’s Works Council and the Trade Unions. This plan aims at changing our university into a commercial knowledge industry.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please support our cause and sign the petition! Klik on the button below for further information about our situation and your signature.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We urge you to distribute this international call for support as widely as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Concerned VU Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">‘Verontruste VU’ers’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-sell-out-of-the-vu-university-amsterdam"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="130" height="129" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD807B.0FA7A470"></span></a></span><span lang="NL" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kli</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">c</span><span lang="EN-US">k
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">here to sign</span><span lang="EN-US"> the petition!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-sell-out-of-the-vu-university-amsterdam">https://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-sell-out-of-the-vu-university-amsterdam</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">More details on </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://verontrust.wordpress.com/">http://verontrust.wordpress.com/</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/379785065389962/">http://www.facebook.com/groups/379785065389962/</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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