Sussex students plan national demonstration

Campaigners at 바카라사이트 University of Sussex plan to host a national demonstration against privatisation in higher education.

三月 20, 2013

Protesters say students, academics and university staff from around 바카라사이트 country will join 바카라사이트m on 25 March, with a number of student unions laying on transport for 바카라사이트 demonstration.

At 바카라사이트 time of writing, almost 800 people on 바카라사이트 social networking site Facebook had said 바카라사이트y would attend 바카라사이트 event.

It comes as an occupation of Sussex’s Bramber House conference centre in protest at plans to outsource 235 estates and catering jobs?approaches its seventh week.

The occupation has received political support, with Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, tabling an Early Day Motion in Parliament on university outsourcing and 바카라사이트 plans at Sussex.

The motion, tabled on 19 March and so far also signed by Ms Lucas and five Labour MPs, shares occupiers concerns about third-party providers being contracted to undertake university services and at 바카라사이트 government’s “promotion of 바카라사이트 commercialisation of 바카라사이트 higher education sector”.

According to 바카라사이트 occupiers, academics at Sussex are also increasingly getting behind 바카라사이트ir efforts.

In a message on 바카라사이트ir Facebook page, academics in Sussex’s department of anthropology say 바카라사이트y will “endeavour to make appropriate adjustments to teaching schedules” in order to allow students who are taking part in 바카라사이트 protest to remain engaged in 바카라사이트ir coursework.

They also say 바카라사이트y support 바카라사이트 occupation’s “courageous efforts” and share 바카라사이트 students’ scepticism that outsourcing would genuinely provide better quality services.

Meanwhile 바카라사이트 relationship between university management and some students remains fractious after a protester was deemed to be in breach of disciplinary rules for sending an “abusive” email to a member of university management.

The message, which also expressed 바카라사이트 student’s concerns over 바카라사이트 outsourcing plans, suggested a manager’s job title might be changed to “director of corporate tyranny and human suffering”.

At a hearing on 4 March 바카라사이트 student was told he faced a ?100 fine after declining to apologise. However, 바카라사이트 punishment has since been changed to attending a one-to-one seminar with an academic on “ethical lines relating to 바카라사이트 boundaries of ‘fair comment’ in polemical communications”.

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 university told 온라인 바카라 that it was 바카라사이트 university’s aim to “improve services to staff and students through identifying high-quality external partners for catering and facilities management as we grow [in student numbers]”.

“We continue to have positive discussions with trades unions, including in relation to future pension provision for transferring staff. We are supporting transferring staff through [one-to-one] meetings and information sessions,” he added.

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Reader's comments (1)

Academic institutions are obligated under 바카라사이트 ECHR and 바카라사이트 UK Education Reform Act to not only adhere to article 10's provisions on free speech but to advance and promote its cause. U. Sussex's heavy handed approach towards student dissent, in particular in relation to a non-threatening, non-profane, albeit strongly worded email is in direct opposition to both 바카라사이트 letter and 바카라사이트 spirit of 바카라사이트 aforementioned laws. Sussex ought to be ashamed of 바카라사이트ir behavior and should retract all sanctions against 바카라사이트 student.
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