Careers fair corporate invasion of University of Nottingham
NSPM | 12.10.2005 11:47 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | Globalisation
A careers fair takes place on Mon & Tue at which BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Caterpillar, Shell & others will attempt to recruit graduates. Help us give their whole stories.
On Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th Oct, AIESEC are holding a careers fair in the Portland Building of the university (10.30am-3.30pm). Companies invited include BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Caterpillar (arms dealing companies), Shell (environmental and human rights abuses), and many others. A full list can be found on AIESEC's site: 
http://www.careersfairs.org/module/student/fairs/view/74
Members of Nottingham Student Peace Movement, People & Planet, and the Environment & Social Justice (E&SJ) committee will be handing out our own materials to fill in the gaps in students' knowledge, that these companies will invariably leave them with. This will follow on from a successful leafleting last year, and will be backed up by increased pressure from the E&SJ committee to ban the worst offenders from our campus.
E&SJ have organised an ethical careers fair that will take place later this year.
This is a call for students to come and take part, and for those who have material relevant to campaigning against these companies to pass it on. Please email the address below.
http://www.careersfairs.org/module/student/fairs/view/74 Members of Nottingham Student Peace Movement, People & Planet, and the Environment & Social Justice (E&SJ) committee will be handing out our own materials to fill in the gaps in students' knowledge, that these companies will invariably leave them with. This will follow on from a successful leafleting last year, and will be backed up by increased pressure from the E&SJ committee to ban the worst offenders from our campus.
E&SJ have organised an ethical careers fair that will take place later this year.
This is a call for students to come and take part, and for those who have material relevant to campaigning against these companies to pass it on. Please email the address below.
NSPM
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sunspm@gwmail.nottingham.ac.uk
Homepage:
http://su.nottingham.ac.uk/~nspm
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So which ones ?
12.10.2005 15:50
I ask because I can find objections to nearly every single company that was here at Bristol last year, does that mean I should work for nobody when I leave ?
student
the way forward?
13.10.2005 08:17
Hi Student,
It's an interesting point you're making... Maybe it's worth looking into individual companies to see how bad their record on environmental and human rights issues really is. I have worked for some of the big 'corporations' a few years ago, but now I'm more aware of the issues, I wouldn't think of going back. I work in a workers cooperative at the moment. Working on a horizontal level, with shared responsibilities and a good collaborative working environment. It's the way forward !
kl
Meeting Time and Place
13.10.2005 09:17
Nottingham Student Peace Movement
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don't work for any companies!
13.10.2005 09:20
don't think it's really about which are acceptable, it's more a case of which are the most unacceptable. to my mind those that manufacture weapons designed to cause mass slaughter are fair game
"I ask because I can find objections to nearly every single company that was here at Bristol last year, does that mean I should work for nobody when I leave ?"
you could work for yourself if you can. you might also try joining or starting a workers' co-op, where you'll get a say in what the company does.
dan
HI Student.
14.10.2005 15:31
-I think you might be on to somthing there!
L
top marks
17.10.2005 09:49
Basil