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Ant-cuts demonstration outside Sotheby's

50 anti-cut activists staged their own auction and sell-off of public institutions, teachers and nurses outside Sotheby's aution house in Mayfair, London. At the same time a dozen activists disrupted the auction inside through 'an orgy of orgasms'.The press release by 'Orgy of the Rich" states..."The Sotheby's Contemporary Art auction features secondary market artworks expected to fetch upwards of £30million. Pieces from Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol ad David Hockney were among the works on offer to the highest bidder. 'Most of these works will end up in the hands of private collectors or used as tax havens, while vital public provisions such as Education and Health Care, get the shaft' says a protestor...'This evening's take of 30 million pounds would pay the annual salary of 1389 new teachers, 1765 qualified nurses or the budget of 150 libraries for a year.'..The organisers of the demonstration are from a broad coalition of artists, students, public servants and creative workers formed in 2010 in reaction to the coalition government's announcement that the arts and educational institutions will have to produce more on a lot less..."

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50 anti-cut activists staged their own auction and sell-off of public institutions, teachers and nurses outside Sotheby's aution house in Mayfair, London. At the same time a dozen activists disrupted the auction inside through 'an orgy of orgasms'.The press release by 'Orgy of the Rich" states..."The Sotheby's Contemporary Art auction features secondary market artworks expected to fetch upwards of £30million. Pieces from Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol ad David Hockney were among the works on offer to the highest bidder. 'Most of these works will end up in the hands of private collectors or used as tax havens, while vital public provisions such as Education and Health Care, get the shaft' says a protestor...'This evening's take of 30 million pounds would pay the annual salary of 1389 new teachers, 1765 qualified nurses or the budget of 150 libraries for a year.'..The organisers of the demonstration are from a broad coalition of artists, students, public servants and creative workers formed in 2010 in reaction to the coalition government's announcement that the arts and educational institutions will have to produce more on a lot less..."