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Catching up. What has happened so far?. a new government . ... and their proposals. Budget Deficit. Teach in. history of modern university national deficit in international comparison highest periods of funding with much higher national debt
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Catching up What has happened so far?
Teach in • history of modern university • national deficit in international comparison • highestperiods of fundingwithmuchhigher national debt • actualstate of theeconomy (as mentionedabove) • UK to havethe least publicspendingworldwide • firstdirectactionby academic staff • http://ukcvisanth.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/education-academic-autonomy-and-the-cuts-teach-in/
Defend Kent staffsupportingstudents
Occupation demands response
peaceful and openprotest • safespace • non-partisan • decisionmakingbyconsensus
Campaigns “I wouldn‘tbehere“ – the Visual Petition
Campaigns Vodafone
Campaigns Library
Occupationover Christmas • no access to downstairsrooms • no access to kitchen • no heating • access to internetcut off • no access to buildingincluding private security • headcounts • Court Summons
Occupationover New Year Press
UEL Camberwell London Met UCL Birmingham SOAS UC Falmouth Brighton Bradford Slade School of Fine Art Newcastle Leeds Plymouth Cambridge Goldsmith‘s King‘s College Nottingham LSE Sheffiel Exeter York Occupationsall overthe UK St. Andrews UWE Manchester UEA Bristol SPLITTERS! Edinburgh
Whatkeptussaneinsidejokes Splitters Millwall FC “theWire“ Alpha 1
Steve Stevenson Weare all Steve
End of Occupation It‘snotoveryet
Nowwhat? • Archbishop of Canterbury • national demonstrations in Manchester and London on 29th January • National AssemblyforEducation in London on 30th January (educationassembly.wordpress.com) • thismeeting
demands WedemandthattheViceChancellorretractherself as signatory of theletterpublished in the Telegraph (8th Dec) supportingthegovernment‘sproposal in educationcuts and to publiclyaplogise on theUniversity‘swebsite to all students and staff WedemandthattheViceChancellorpubliclycondemnstheproposedrise in fees and cuts in educationthroughtheUniversity‘swebsite Wedemandthatthereis no victimisation of anystafforstudentsinvolved in anypeacefuldirectaction Wedemandfreeaccess in and out of the Senate buildingfor all duringour time of occupation Wedemandthattheuniversityimplement a completeopenbookspolicywithregards to existingbudgetconstraints