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Nottingham Students Protest Fees and Cuts - Press Release

Nottingham Students Against Fees and Cuts | 29.11.2010 20:10 | Education | Globalisation | Other Press | Public sector cuts

Despite heavy snow, 500 students have pledged they will attend the National Day of Action against Fees and Cuts on Tuesday the 30th of November in Nottingham.*



Students from both Nottingham and Trent University will fight the proposed 80% cuts to the university teaching budgets. Many students are angered by the proposal to treble fees with one student arguing that "the bankers can pay to clean up their own mess. I don't see why students or anyone else should have to."

Will Vickers, the president of the University of Nottingham's Students Union, supports the demonstration and will be speaking at the rally on the University Park Campus.

One of the groups organising the protest, Nottingham Students Against Fees and Cuts, has recieved the support of teachers, lecturers and the "Nottingham Save our Services" campaign.***

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Notes to Editors

*At the time of writing 481 have confirmed their attendence on the facebook group and scores of others have made verbal pledges to attend. See Nottingham SU's news article with link to facebook event:  http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/news/article/6001/2325/

** Mr Vickers asked the author of this press release if he could speak at the rally.

*** Please see  http://nottssos.org.uk/2010/11/26/the-student-revolt-is-on-in-nottingham-get-info-via-website-facebook-twitter-email/

Nottingham Students Against Fees and Cuts
- e-mail: nsafac@gmail.com
- Homepage: http://nsafc.wordpress.com/

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Why not post your news on the Nottingham site

30.11.2010 08:11

...and then it will appear here as well. Two birds, one stone.
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