Report from the 26 Jan
lobby of Parliament
Read it here
Minutes of the 21 Jan General
Meeting now online
You can see them here
Lobby Parliament against
HE cuts on 26 January
Background
Just before Christmas, Peter Mandelson announced thatHEFCE’s budget
will be cut by £915m over the next three years, which prompted an article in the Guardian entitled 'Universities tell
Brown: cuts will bring us to our knees'. These cuts place the future of higher education in doubt, and could considerably
worsen the university experience for both staff and students in the
future.For more information, download this leaflet. Look here for info on 26 Jan on the national UCU website.
How do we respond?
We need to send a loud, clear message to government that there will be
serious consequences for their refusal to invest in in education. We also
need to put forth our ideas about what kind of education we want.
Marketisation should not be the price to pay for accessible education, and
skyrocketing fees should not be the price to pay for decent working
conditions for staff.
What can we do?
1.JOIN US AT PARLIAMENT ON THE 26TH OF JANUARY BETWEEN 2:30 AND 4:30PM.
2. LOBBY YOUR MP. You can email your MP asking to meet them by visiting http://www.writetothem.com. You can also write your MP at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA or call your MP’s House of Commons offce via the switchboard on 020 7219 3000. Look here for advice on lobbying your MP.
3. USE THE PRESS. Write op-ed pieces, letters, blog posts, etc. As the
situation for education funding is in part a battle of ideas, we need to
provoke public debate about the future of education.
4. SIGN THE PETITION here. It will be delivered to MP Joan Ruddock on that day.
PBSI Organising Meeting
Wednesday, 13 Jan. 5PM, RHB 142
For those of you who want to be involved in the campaign against the new immigration rules, join us at the meeting. Please spread the word. You can download a poster at this link
PBSI Campaign t-shirts
Get your t-shirts! They're £5 for staff and free for students. The ones for staff read 'we are not border agents', and for students read 'students, not suspects'. To order a t-shirt, email Kirsten at gucu-admin@gold.ac.uk with your size and let her know how you would like to pay.
More details about the campaign, including minutes from the public meeting here.
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