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01-12-2010 22:22
Student walkouts against tuition fees and education cuts on the 24th and 30th November have mobilised tens of thousands, and sent shivers down the spines of the Con-Dem politicians out to wreck our education.On Thursday 9th December MPs will vote on increasing tuition fees.
This is IT people! The day has come!
The date for the parliamentary vote on fee increases has been announced!
9 DECEMBER 2010
We all need to start mobilizing, organizing, publicizing... the works!
Talk to your student unions, guilds, societies so you can come on a coach down to London and make some noise at Parliament!
They wanted big society? They'll see big society!
Bring your friends, family, lovers, brothers, carers.
Bring your nan and your neighbours, bring noise and creativity!
FEES?
CUTS?
NO THANK YOU!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173878782641548&r...f=ts#!/event.php?eid=136567579732280
NOW DEMO IS MOVED TO Dorchester Hotel London Park Lane W1A 2HJ.
01-12-2010 21:58
Demonstration front of The Oxford Union has been cancelled as the speech will not be taking place.Frewin Court
Oxford
OX1 3JB
on 2nd Dec 2010 5pm to 8pm
Bristol Evening Post Parrot Police Line -Shocker
01-12-2010 21:47
Sheffield University: Occupation Demands
01-12-2010 21:43
We are a peaceful and non-violent occupation. We see ourselves as part of a broad and united movement that has sucessfully mobilised against the ConDem attack on education and the rest of the public sector.Wikileaks kicked out of Amazon's cloud - BOYCOTT AMAZON
01-12-2010 21:24
Amazon took less than a day to bow to pressure and stopped hosting Wikileaks. The best response is to boycott Amazon in response.vote on tution fees will be on 9 December
01-12-2010 21:22
Several news channels have reported that MPs are to vote on the raise of tuition fees on Thursday 9 December.
sources:
BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11892634
SKY: http://blogs.news.sky.com/boultonandco/Post:6ec3e8cb-9a04-495a-a675-a87884801343
call out for protest:
Thursday, December 9 · 12:00am - 11:30pmEverwhere
Student walkouts against tuition fees and education cuts on the 24th and 30th November have mobilised tens of thousands, and sent shivers down the spines of the Con-Dem politicians out to wreck our education.
On Thursday 9th December MPs will vote on increasing tuition fees.
NUS has promised to build a national day of action with a lobby of Parliament, and representatives of university occupations and campaigns have called for parents, workers and trade unionists to do everything in their power to join in.
We will let the Con Dems know that education is a right and that we are prepared to fight for it!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148974651817209#!/event.php?eid=173878782641548
IRAQi war news..
01-12-2010 21:05
Rockets Strongly Hit Kalso Occupation BaseKatyusha Rockets Aim US Base in Kirkuk
Katyusha Rockets Felt in the Green Zone
Roadside Bomb Targets US Oil Tanker
US Occupation Wheel Destroyed in Bakuba
And if there was a leak from the Chinese Embassy...
01-12-2010 20:49
While secrets from WikiLeaks were splashed all over the American newspapers, I couldn’t help but wonder: What if China had a WikiLeaker and we could see what its embassy in Washington was reporting about America? I suspect the cable would read like this:D Day - March on Parliament - 9th December
01-12-2010 20:28
This is IT people! The day has come!The date for the parliamentary vote on fee increases has been announced!
9 DECEMBER 2010
FEES VOTE SET FOR 9TH DECEMBER
01-12-2010 20:27
NINE DAYS TO STOP THE FEESMore CCTV slipped into Nottingham
01-12-2010 20:23
As part of a scheme to improve road safety on Alfreton Road, yet another CCTV camera is to be slipped into our community. We have enough cameras spying on our everyday lives as it is - we don't want any more!
Yesterday I received a letter from Jennifer Williams of Nottingham City Council's Traffic & Safety team. It details changes to the road junction between Alfreton Road, Bobbers Mill Road and Churchfield Road. On the surface the changes seemed quite sensible to improve road safety. But then the word CCTV caught my eye and I looked again. As part of this 'road safety' development a CCTV camera will be installed to survey the junction. Typical City Council trying to put surveillance into every community 'safety' scheme they come up with.
The area already has too many cameras and we don't want any more thank you very much, especially when disguised as a beneficial road safety improvement.
A recent Big Borther Watch report found that local authorities spent £314m on installing cameras between 2007-2010. You can bet that's an area of spending that won't be affected by the cuts. As unrest in our communities starts to foment the authorities want to keep a close eye on us all.
I suggest that other concerned residents get in touch with jennifer.williams@nottinghamcity.gov.uk (0115 950 60 70) to let her know that her CCTV cameras aren't welcome.
Parliament Fees Vote on Thurs 9th Dec - Scramble!
01-12-2010 20:22
The parliament vote on tuition fees has been confirmed as being Thursday 9th December.
Commentators are saying that by quickly scheduling it for Thursday evening MPs from Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland will miss the vote.
Student protests against the fees were already being planned but will have to be accelerated. NUS president has responded saying NUS will organise national day of action & lobby of Parliament.
See lists of scheduled demos:
http://london.indymedia.org/articles/6266
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/11/469072.html
Anti Fascist Benefit
01-12-2010 20:22
Anti Fascist Benefit 10th Dec @ the Plough- Fresh Milk -
- Belladonna -
- This Ends Here -
- Neon Space Dogs -
- Dub Tom -
Inna Minute Innit Presents
ANTI FASCIST BENEFIT NIGHT
Benefit for defendent arrested during counter demonstration in Brighton
Friday 10th December
The Plough, Easton
£3
FRESH MILK
West country hardcore/punk/metal
BELLADONNA
Strange perverse stoner-noise
THIS ENDS HERE
Easton's D-Beat supergroup
NEON SPACE DOGS
Punky filthy noise
DUB TOM
DJing dub/reggae/ragga
Against the reform, another revolt!
01-12-2010 19:05
In Italy last night the Chamber of Deputies approved the Gelmini reform. 307 votes in favour, 252 against, 7 abstained. The reform will be passed over to the Senate on 9th December for its 3rd reading, then to the Chamber of Deputies again for the final vote.Uni of Nottingham Occupation: Update
01-12-2010 18:23
‘Nottingham Students defy the freeze to continue their fight for Higher Education’
Despite the snow and the heating being turned off, Nottingham Students are occupying the Great Hall in the Trent Building of Nottingham University, for a second day since Tuesday afternoon. Following a general meeting at 1pm today, the students are organising a programme of alternative education, film screenings, workshops and talks, while encouraging regular classes to continue within the space. The occupiers claim that they have doubled in number over the past 24 hours.
This action is part of a larger national student campaign taking place on campuses across the country, against proposed cuts to HE funding and fee hikes. The students are demanding that their university lobby the Russell Group and the government to change their stance and to issue a statement condemning all cuts to Higher Education, EMA and the rise in tuition fees. They have also demanded that The University implement a complete open book policy with regards to existing budget constraints, and ensure no redundancies for teaching, research or support staff.
After an unsuccessful attempt by the campaign to have a face to face meeting with university management last week, the students decided that they had no alternative but to pursue further action in an effort to defend Higher Education and the right to education for all. Since the Registrar made a statement yesterday, no further communication from the university management has been received, despite ongoing attempts by the students to initiate a dialogue.
They have been joined by students from Nottingham Trent University, Bilborough College, Djanogly City Academy and Sixth Form, and New College Nottingham. Tom Anderton from Bilborough College said that he is here because “I’ve received hundreds of emails from students on EMA who are afraid that without it, they will be unable to go to college and tuition fee rises to £9,000 would make it impossible to go to university.”
Ends
Email: nsafac@gmail.com
Website: nsafc.wordpress.com
Facebook: Nottingham Students Against Cuts and Fees
Twitter: @nsafc
Voices from occupied Nottingham
01-12-2010 18:23
I popped down to the University of Nottingham today to see how the student occupiers were getting on. I found a well organised group making use of the space for workshops, meetings and catching up with their coursework. In between these activities a few of the occupiers found time to chat about what it's all about.
As soon as I arrived at the Trent Building the enhanced security presence was obvious. Two guards were stood outside the main entrance (near the VC's office) and a few more were prowling about.
In spite of the snow some of the occupiers were enthusiastically handing out flyers for their 1pm general meeting and encouraging groups of students to come and check out the space.
The Great Hall is a great space for the students to have taken. It is just down the corridor from the offices of the main administrators of the university, including the Vice Chancellors office. It is also mainly used for corporate functions so a) the students aren't disrupting much teaching and b) they're hitting the university where it hurts, in the pocket.
The occupiers are well organised, taking it in turns to do door duty, which mainly involves keeping security away. Security seem to be keeping a low profile at the moment, although one guy did turn up when he saw some lads from Beeston come in for food. He seemed very concerned that they were going to nick all of the occupiers' stuff!
The occupation is well stocked for food and other provisions. Apparently one lecturer turned up with a shopping trolley full of stuff for them. They say they have had a mixed reception from the student body, who are mostly apathetic, but have had a great reception from members of staff.
There is a whiteboard on the wall which is being used to timetable events. While I was there there were a number of workshops scheduled including a speaker from Venezuela, activism and the media and one about staff involvement with the campaign. There was also a general meeting planned which was to be a decision making forum about how to continue the protests and the occupation.
Yesterday the students had a march and rally before starting the occupation. They said it was several hundred strong and included local sixth formers and students from Nottingham Trent.
The occupiers would really like more people to come and support them, so please come along and keep the space occupied!
Meanwhile, in Calais...
01-12-2010 17:49
In Calais and Dunkerque, 'sans papiers' people are still stranded, still needing support and solidarity, still showing incredible spirit in the face of police oppression and the terrible cold. Please come over and make a difference to their lives and yours.Newcastle students take direct action to make themselves heard
01-12-2010 17:41
Today, students from the Newcastle University Occupation took peaceful direct action in the finance building of the university.Hundreds take to the streets of Cambridge on Tuesday (Part 2)
01-12-2010 17:24
Some DayX2 Demo Pictures
01-12-2010 17:22
A few pics uploaded to flickr from yesterday's DayX2 student fees/anti-cuts demonstrations in London.
(Pics are Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs or Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic CC license)
Pics from:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cianobasmith/tags/students/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamaracraiu/5221954975/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucloccupation/
Other sets published on flickr include:
Demo x 2. 30 November 2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsesu/sets/72157625499893140/
Student demo: Dayx2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blinkofaneye/sets/72157625376051493/
Student Demo, Trafalgar Square, London November 30, 2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjb22222222/sets/72157625503843658/
London students protest on Day X2 - 30th November 2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaanphotos/sets/72157625381231359/
Third London Student Protest. 30.11.2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wobblyturkey/sets/72157625377127053/
