LHSU at the NUS National Demo #Nov19

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ARE YOU DEMO READY?

Education is under attack like never before. FE colleges have closed, jobs have been lost and students are being forced deeper and deeper into debt by a government happy to see companies making profit off the back of student poverty. It’s time to take a stand.

With just under 4 weeks to go until #Nov19, students’ unions across the country are busy preparing to hit the streets of London and Unite for Education. Are you ready?

 

 

WHAT IS THE DEMO ABOUT?

Free, good quality education is a right for all, regardless of ability to pay and more than at any time before we have to fight for that.

FE colleges have been cut to the core, with huge job losses and course closures, and a desperate need for investment that simply isn’t being provided.

In HE, tuition fees are rising and the government is forcing universities to run like businesses. Students are facing higher debt than ever before with maintenance grants and NHS bursaries scrapped, student loan terms changed and tuition fees set to reach £12,000 by 2026.

We cannot sit idly by whilst education is undermined. We have to take action.

 

HOW CAN STUDENTS GET INVOLVED?

Join us! By marching in large numbers, united with staff, we’ll send a clear message to Theresa May that we are a force too powerful to ignore.

Email union@hope.ac.uk letting us know you'll be joining us, transportation will be arranged for all interested students.

We will show our support for international students and staff who are suffering disproportionately in this post-Brexit climate of heightened xenophobia. We will also demonstrate that we are United for Education across the world, as our demo is part of a series of student-led events taking place globally during November.

 

 

WHAT ARE OUR POLICY ASKS?

We have three key asks:

• To invest in our FE colleges and sixth forms and stop college mergers

• To write off student debt and stop private education companies profiting from student fees

• To scrap the HE Bill, halt the rise in tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants

 

 

WHAT ELSE IS PLANNED TO SUPPORT THE DEMO?

This demo is one tactic in a wider strategy, which involves constructive engagement and lobbying as well as direct action, to help us win a better deal for students. It will:
 

• Send a clear message to the government and Prime MInister Theresa May to invest in further and higher education.

• Be part of a longer term campaign and help to recruit activists.

• Show solidarity with international students and staff

• Contribute to a series of student-led events taking place globally during November
 

"Fund our colleges. Stop rising fees"