On the 26th of January we saw students taking direct action against the ridiculously high hall fees imposed by the University.
The march took place across campus to deliver a petition signed by over 2000 members of the Guild of Students. I spent a lot of time last week helping with preparations for the campaign.
This included door knocking halls of residence- I visited Elgar Court, Aitken Wing, Tennis Courts and Victoria Halls. I also created the e peition and Facebook event, in addition to making calls to gain media coverage.
I did a bit of banner painting and placard making as well (and spilt purple paint over my new trousers (gutted.)
The march was a big success... it was great to see the number of students prepared to come out and campaign. There were some brilliant chants led by key activists in the campaign and the atmosphere was fantastic. Ed Marsh from NUS came along to the event to show his support and I know was very impressed with the level of enthusiasm displayed.
Well done everyone who got involved!
Local MP supports the campaign here
Coverage from the Birmingham Post here
Coverage from the Birmingham Mail here
Coverage from Kerrang Radio here (go to afternoon/drive with Kate Lawler and listen out for the news bulletins)
NUS Coverage of the event here
No comments:
Post a Comment