Saturday 4th December 2010, 1-5pm

Day of action on student fees and education cuts in Nottingham. oh, and corporate tax evasion.

The day started with a protest at the Vodafone store in Clumber Street at 1pm.  In common with many other cities, people marched onto Topshop and Boots stores then continued onto the Square.

This is where folk linked up with the anti-fees/cuts action demo that was being taken by Nottingham students and staff at both Nottingham Trent University and University of Nottingham today (now supported by UCU and NUS locally), This a Third Day of Action Against Cuts to Education had been called to take place in the Market Square, Nottingham city centre,

An improptu march then started up visiting a number of other businesses to express their concerns.  All working through the Boots in Parliament Street and though the Victoria Centre and through Topshop.  Much the amazement of customers and staff there :-)  The march then continued to the Conservative Party HQ [replete with it's previously broken window, were folks chanted at an empty building. Well, it was Saturday.

The organisers said they were keen that this was not only involving students but all who will be affected by the education cuts and fees increases and encourage creative methods of protest,

“The student occupations at Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cambridge and UCL universities, and the Royal Holloway Against Cuts group have all voted to call for a day of local demonstrations across the UK against cuts in education. We need to draw in all the other groups who are fighting against cuts, and who want to support our fight to save education and defend EMA. In Nottingham we are holding a rally in the city centre, for everyone affected by the cuts to the public sector. This isn’t just for university students, it’s also for teachers, staff, lecturers, college students, secondary school pupils, primary school pupils, parents, workers in the public sector, trade unionists."

Nottingham Students Against Fees and Cuts!
http://nsafc.wordpress.com

Notts Save Our Services
http://nottssos.org.uk


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ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham.  UK
Email:                 tash@indymedia.org
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"It is not enough to curse the darkness.
                                   It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"
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