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EMA Vote Set for 19th - action day and lobby tbc

anon@indymedia.org (update) | 12.01.2011 17:22 | London

Vote on EMA called for 19th January in Westminster

NUS calls National Day of Action on 18th & National Lobby of Parliament on 19th to save EMA

Save EMA have reported that the parliamentary backbench business day next week will be used to pass a motion in the house to make a vote essential.

James Mills, Campaign Director of Save EMA said:

“We are grateful to Andy Burnham and the Labour party for listening to our calls on this making sure that young people’s voices are heard on this matter in Parliament and the same attention given to tuition fees is shown also to the vital issue of EMA”.

“David Cameron told the Save EMA campaign at a Cameron Direct event in Hammersmith this time last January that he supported EMAs but now the Prime Minister has gone back on his word after the election and axed EMAs. The 19th January will be the time when we will know which MPs want to support his lie and those who want to stand up for the poorest teenagers in our country and Save EMA”.

In response to this demonstrations will be planned...

http://saveema.co.uk

anon@indymedia.org (update)
Original article on IMC London: http://london.indymedia.org/articles/6881