The first parliamentary vote might have gone through, but this is not the end! That is why, in the absence of action by NUS, the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts has called a second national demonstration in London, on Saturday 29 January.
In the New Year let’s take back the streets of London in defence of education and our public sector! Please start mobilising transport etc from your university, school, workplace or union branch for this demonstration now.
* Withdraw the lifting of the cap on fees – free education for all
* Instead of the scrapping of EMA, a living grant for every student
* No cuts to jobs, services or benefits – tax the rich to fund public services
* Student-worker unity and action to beat the government
We call on NUS to officially support this demonstration and use its resources to mobilise for it.
MORE INFO SOON AND PUBLICITY SOON – or email againstfeesandcuts@gmail.com or ring 07775 763 750
(Facebook event here.)
About Ed
Quote from James Perrin’s comment above:
‘Ways to get such an outcry would revolve around parents bringing their children to the protests, elderly members of society being involved in the protests, as well as ill and disabled people showing their support. If the police kettled these groups of people then people would finally open their eyes to the barbaric actions of the police’
James will of course accept (?part) responsibility if any member of the named groups (elderly, disabled, childen) get injured or maimed during proposed protests. If not he’s a coward. BTW, I am a liberal and socialist since about 1960: Keep laughing, James. it’s all the barbaric police’s fault, of course.
Reinhard Wentz
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This is a Saturday demonstration – the information about it should be widened to include secondary school students and thier parents who are also concerned but struggle with mid week demos. School students are not as easily reached as college students with no local organisations. As parent have not been on a demo since late 80s so need a bit of reassurance and guidance.
This a good opportunity for all section of people who are suffering or going to suffer from the government’s cut policy, to get together and push back the government and demand well paid jobs or sufficient benefits for all. It is a good time for people to stand up for their rights and unite to make a big change in this land.
Bringing future generations into these practical demos is essential. Effective [sic] Asch Sash demo control is proven as effective and is less overshadowed by the general boredom violence from uninterested parties.
To all who will take part in the demo tomorrow, think of Egypt and the Egyptian people that are making history.
and if you can sing by the Egyptian embassy.
Best wishes,
Karem
Young people should be encouraged to study. I believe, it’s good thing that students have become politicised by this issue of tuition fees. And these protests will continue, because they are not just about (undergraduate) fees. The opportunity to get a degree should be for everyone who has the ability, otherwise it could lead to a real talent drain from the UK’s universities. I was the only one in my family to get a degree, and the opportunity definitely had a huge impact on my life — and surely affected the life of many others that way. Lucky me, I’m a social paedagogue, who has studied during the 1980′s in Germany. Today, I might not be able to afford university, I’m afraid.