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10 March 2010

Young people fight against unemployment and attacks on education

28 November , photo Sarah Wrack

28 November , photo Sarah Wrack

Come on the demonstrations March 13 and March 18 : Fight for jobs no to racism ...


9 March 2010

Defend the right to protest in universities

Police attack demo  - photo Anja Bergland

Police attack demo - photo Anja Bergland

Model student union motion below : FOLLOWING A demonstration of hundreds at Sussex University against education cuts, 80 students occupied the main administration building on Wednesday 3 March... By Sussex Socialist Students


8 March 2010

Socialist MEP Joe Higgins demands the reinstatement of the Sussex 6

Sussex Demo  - photo Anja Bergland

Sussex Demo - photo Anja Bergland

Sign petition in defence of activists : Here http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nosummarysuspensions/ ...


8 March 2010

Youth Fight for Jobs

Brighton demo March 6  - photo Sarah Wrack

Brighton demo March 6 - photo Sarah Wrack

Saturday March 13 demonstrations in Barking and Manchester : We want decent jobs and free education ...


5 March 2010

International Women's Day

28 November , photo Sarah Wrack

28 November , photo Sarah Wrack

Updated list of Socialist Students meetings across the country : Tuesday 9 March, 7.30pm, Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 7, with Jackie Grunsell Socialist Councillor, Barbara Jackson Women against pit closures, Beth McMillen Socialist Students ...


5 March 2010

EMA inadequacy impacts badly on students

A MAJOR issue for a lot of students studying at college level is funding. At the moment, 16-18 year-olds living in low-income households are entitled to... By Christopher Rawlinson, Southampton Socialist Students


5 March 2010

Anti Cuts fight back at Portsmouth, Leeds and Brighton universities

Leeds demo feb 13  - photo SP

Leeds demo feb 13 - photo SP

Build for the national day of action on March 18 : After last minute ACAS talks and an emergency Leeds UCU meeting on 24 February, a series of three UCU strikes at Leeds University have been called off...


3 March 2010

Sussex students anti cuts occupation ends after brutal police intimidation

Riot police at Sussex , photo Sarah Wrack - photo Sussex Occ

Riot police at Sussex , photo Sarah Wrack - photo Sussex Occ

Send protests against the use of riot police on campus against students to university management : The occupation of around 70 students of the administration building, Sussex House that began this afternoon has been ended by riot police intervention...


3 March 2010

Anti cuts occupy key administration building at Sussex University

Police surround building, messages of solidarity needed now : After a protest of hundreds of students against cuts at the university following months of occupations and protests...


3 March 2010

Anti cuts occupy key administration building at Sussex University

Police surround building, messages of solidarity needed now : After a protest of hundreds of students against cuts at the university following months of occupations and protests...


2 March 2010

Fight Fees and Cuts March 18 national day of action

28 November  - photo Sarah Wrack

28 November - photo Sarah Wrack

Support the protests and sit in at Westminster : On Thursday 18 March the higher education funding council for England (HEFCE) will announce more detailed plans for university cuts...


1 March 2010

Join the March 18 day of action

28 November  - photo Sarah Wrack

28 November - photo Sarah Wrack

The politicians are planning to slash £2.5 billion from higher education. Hundreds of millions are being cut from teaching budgets and university facilities....


26 February 2010

Young people deserve a future

Student contingent - 28 November , photo Sarah Wrack

Student contingent - 28 November , photo Sarah Wrack

Join the march for jobs in Manchester on 13 March: Demonstration supported by Manchester TUC, Salford TUC, Manchester NUJ, Manchester South RMT ...


26 February 2010

Youth Fight for Jobs action across the country March 13

Protest at Welsh Assembley , photo Dave Reid

Protest at Welsh Assembley , photo Dave Reid

March for Jobs not Racism : ...


26 February 2010

Fight the cuts at Leeds University

Leeds demo feb 13 , photo Iain Dalton

Leeds demo feb 13 , photo Iain Dalton

Update and analysis on strike cancellation soon : The lecturers' union, UCU, see this as a litmus test for what is to come as every department is told to balance its books...


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 Socialist Students Fights For:

 

A fully funded publicly owned and democratically run  education system at all levels

No to all top up and tuition Fees

For universal free education from nursery to university

The introduction of a living grant for all students

For an immediate raising of the EMA to £60 a week as a step towards an EMA which all students can live on

Write off all student debt

No to a graduate tax

No to the privatisation of education

No to city academies and trust schools

For fully funded comprehensive schools with decent class sizes

Support of struggles of education unions and workers for better conditions and pay

No to cuts and closures of courses, departments and facilities

Affordable, decent quality housing for students and all sections of society

Affordable provision of transport, libraries and other services in education institutions

Decent food at decent prices in canteens for students and education workers

A campaigning, democratic National Union of Students

The fight against cuts and closures to be co-ordinated nationally by fighting student unions

No to low pay, raise the minimum wage to the trade union minimum of £6.50 per hour as a step towards a living wage for all. For Trade Union rights at work

No to sexism, racism, homophobia and all forms of discrimination. No platform for fascists

Defend democratic rights and civil liberties

No to ID cards and police racism

For the right to protest and organise politically and at all levels of education

For a fully funded National Health Service and no to the privatisation of public services

For a new mass party of workers and youth. Support the Campaign for a New Workers Party

No to war and occupation build a democratic anti war movement in schools, colleges, universities, workplaces and beyond

No to terror, unity of workers and youth against racism, terrorism and imperialist wars

For an end to capitalism and environmental destruction. For a democratic Socialist world where major corporations are publicly owned and democratically planned by the working class

 

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