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Demonstrate: support London Met Student Occupation at Commercial Rd 5.30pm today

Save London Met Uni | 12.05.2009 12:23 | University Occupations for Gaza | Education

From UCU and UNISON's Save London Met campaign committee:

Students in the Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design have occupied rooms in Commercial Rd in protest at the proposed cuts to staff. We understand that they are demanding that Management drop the proposals to make staff redundant and that managers come to explain to students what is happening.

It is encouraging to find such levels of support among our students and to see them so active in defence of education. We sympathise with their frustration and with the sense that management will not listen to any arguments, however well reasoned or constructive.

Rumour has it that, unlike all the other universities occupied earlier this year, London Metropolitan will not allow this to run its course and that management is taking the students to court to regain possession of the coffee bar. No classes are being disrupted as far as we know.

We are therefore calling for a brief demonstration outside Commercial Road at 5.30 today. Please come and show students that solidarity works both ways!

See here for location details:
 http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/about/commercial-road.cfm

COMMERCIAL RD, CITY CAMPUS 5.30 – 6PM TUESDAY 12th MAY


For further information see BBC news story:
 http://savelondonmetuni.blogspot.com/2009/05/students-occupy-campus-over-funds-bbc.html

Statement from the students:
 http://savelondonmetuni.blogspot.com/2009/05/student-occupation-at-london.html

Joint statement for UCU and UNISON to the students:
 http://savelondonmetuni.blogspot.com/2009/05/to-students-in-occupation-at-london.html

UCU national press release:
 http://savelondonmetuni.blogspot.com/2009/05/student-occupation-at-london_12.html

Save London Met Uni
- Homepage: http://savelondonmetuni.blogspot.com/

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good stuff

12.05.2009 14:03

it's a great breath of fresh air to see students and lecturers acting in solidarity with each other. as a part-time student and a part-time lecturer, it gives me some hope in this absurdly divided and mismanaged education system we are working/studying in. i'll probably make it down to the demo for a while...

lolwob


Top work.

12.05.2009 21:12

Stay strong and keep us up to date, will try make it over for aome support at some stage.

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