“The University is supposed to be the centre of discussion and ideas, not only within the University but the entire country,” Movement Graffitti wrote after explaining its confusion to walking up to an empty stand this morning.

“However, the KSU think they are some kind of moral dictators, and that they should dictate what students discuss or do not discuss. What’s next? Burning books?”

Photos shared by Moviment Graffitti yesterday morning show that the stand contained at least one image from former pro-choice rallies as well as one t-shirt with an abortion-related message.

Comments under the NGO’s post are all blasting the student organisation for “censorship” with LGBTQ+ rights activist Clayton Mercieca even saying, “The idea that these might probably be our future politicians sends chills down my spine”.

KSU preemptively shared a status not long before the NGO shared the news. It said that this year, KSU decided not to allow any abortion related entities to participate at Freshers’ week – whether they are pro-life or pro-choice.

Its reasoning is that the event doesn’t provide an adequate platform for the discussion, saying it should take place with the gravitas it deserves.

” KSU fully supports discussions on critical and contentious issues, but believes that these conversations must be approached with the time, space and depth they deserve, something that considering the limited scope of engagement that can be achieved on the stands, cannot occur properly during this week.”

It continued to say that despite this, Moviment Graffitti chose to show pro-choice content.

“It is essential that the distinction between censorship and ensuring that controversial topics are discussed in a setting that respects their complexity be made clear. KSU has never sought to avoid these conversations.”

Do you think this move was an act of censorship or an attempt to treat the discussion appropriately?