Einar Thorsen

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Three-D Issue 16, April 2011 – Higher Education Funding Cuts

April 4, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

I have just published the April 2011 issue of Three-D, the MeCCSA’s newsletter. Hope you enjoy it – any questions or comments, please do let me know.

Three-D, issue 16 (PDF, 2.5 Mb) – LatestMeCCSA Three-D newsletter cover

In this issue:
1 HE cuts: refuse, resist (Einar Thorsen)

Features
2 What are we fighting for? (Michael Chanan)
4 Young people, protest and education (Lee Salter)
7 Student occupation against the cuts (Anthony Killick)
9 Funding crisis: the view from Scotland (Raymond Boyle)
11 Manifesto for the Public University (Gurminder K. Bhambra, Michael Farrelly, John Holmwood, Lucy Mayblin)
12 BFI relocation (Heather Stewart)
12 BFI National Library: modernising or mothballing? (Ian W. Macdonald)
14 Media Studies 1.0: Back to Basics (Dan Laughey)

MeCCSA Annual Conference
17 Salford 2011 (George McKay)

Reports and initiatives
18 Chair’s report (Sue Thornham)
19 Membership and Treasurer’s Report (Karen Ross)
20 Climate Change Network (Neil Gavin, Einar Thorsen, Jenny Alexander)
23 Policy Network (Máire Messenger Davies)
24 Practice Section (Joanna Callaghan)
25 Race Network (Sarita Malik)
26 Women’s Media Studies Network (Heather Nunn)
27 Postgraduate Network (Ashley Woodfall, Andy Tedd, Vincent M. Gaine)

Filed Under: Blog, MeCCSA Tagged With: Andy Tedd, Anthony Killick, Ashley Woodfall, cuts, Dan Laughey, George McKay, Gurminder K. Bhambra, Heather Nunn, Heather Stewart, Ian W. Macdonald, Jenny Alexander, Joanna Callaghan, John Holmwood, Karen Ross, Lee Salter, Lucy Mayblin, Máire Messenger Davies, meccsa, Michael Chanan, Michael Farrelly, Neil Gavin, Raymond Boyle, Sarita Malik, Sue Thornham, three-d, Vincent M. Gaine

We will march: Staff and students from Bournemouth protest against education funding cuts

November 10, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

We Will March – Fund Our FutureStaff and students from Bournemouth University, Arts University College Bournemouth and Bournemouth and Poole College will take to the streets of London today (Wednesday, 10 November) to protest against cuts to education funding and higher student fees.

The National Union of Students (NUS) and the University and College Union (UCU) are jointly organising the mass demonstration in the wake of huge cuts to colleges and universities and the government’s plans to raise tuition fees and charge students more interest on that debt.

Bournemouth University UCU branch secretary, John Brissenden:

The planned cuts to further and higher education will have a devastating impact on learning in Bournemouth. It is essential that staff and students take a stand against these regressive plans that will put the future of local education provision at risk and that we speak out against saddling future generations with thousands in debt.

Bournemouth University students’ union president, Toby Horner:

Students and lecturers here at Bournemouth University are making the journey to London in order to defend education against the disastrous cuts that are being imposed on our community. Together we will let politicians know that we will not tolerate their failure to fund our future or force students to pick up the bill for others’ mistakes.

More information on the demo can be found at www.demo2010.org

Protestors will assemble at Horse Guards Avenue from 11:30 and the march will begin at 12:30 through Central London and past the Houses of Parliament.

A rally and speeches will take place on Millbank outside the Tate Britain from 13:15.

Note: above text from UCU Bournemouth University branch press release.

DEMO2010

Filed Under: Blog, Events Tagged With: cuts, demonstration, highereducation, nus, spendingreview, ucu

National demonstration – ‘Fund Our Future: Stop Education Cuts’ on 10th November [updated]

October 28, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

We Will March – Fund Our FutureNUS and UCU are jointly organising a national demonstration – ‘Fund Our Future: Stop Education Cuts’ – to take place on Wednesday 10 November 2010.

Assemble at Horse Guards Avenue from 12noon. The march will begin from 12.30pm through Westminster and past the Palace of Westminster.

The rally and speeches will take place on Millbank outside the Tate Britain from around 13.15pm.

Messages of support on the day- branches and members can either email messages to demo2010@ucu.org.uk or you can tweet by adding #demo2010 to your tweets.

Write to your MP

Take photos of you and your family holding one of the following posters. Don’t forget to upload it to the supporter gallery.

I want to attend uni – but I can’t afford the debt
I am attending the demo – poster
I am supporting the demo – poster

DEMO2010

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Filed Under: Blog, Events Tagged With: cuts, demonstration, highereducation, nus, spendinreview, ucu