Bristol is set to be the South Western focus for a national day of action against education cuts and proposals for increased tuition fees. Please join us!
Students from the University of the West of England and University of Bristol, schools and colleges as well as other community groups are expected to protest together at the University of Bristol’s Senate House and the iconic Wills Memorial Building. ‘We want the protest to be fun’ says Nick, of Bristol Against Education Cuts, ‘but there is a very serious issue behind it. As the London demo showed, a huge number of people are concerned about education cuts and are frustrated that their voices are not being heard’.

Bristol Against Education Cuts are coordinating those from Bristol’s Universities, schools and communities who are opposed to Higher/Further Education and EMA funding cuts and to raised fees. We argue that education in the England is facing a multi-faceted problem that affects current staff, students and future generations. In Bristol’s Universities we are already seeing departments and individual staff members under threat and under the Coalition’s proposed plans this will only get worse. For those approaching decisions about post-16 education, cuts to Universities, along with the abolition of the Educational Maintenance Allowance will narrow the opportunities open to them. The situation in Bristol’s Universities is just one example the detrimental impact of a nationwide program of cuts in all public sectors.

On the 24th:
11:00 UWE Walkout across all campuses
12:00 UoB Walkout
12:30 Assemble opposite Senate House, Tyndall Avenue
13:15 Walk to Wills Memorial Building, Queens Rd

More info:
Bristol Against Education Cuts on Facebook
Facebook Event Page for action on the 24th
Email aec.gmail@gmail.com