Over the course of the day, the newly appointed regional organisers worked with association representatives on how to mobilise for the demo and raise funds for transport.
Download the contact details for the regional organisers.
One of the main topics of the day included fundraising. Ideas included:
- Having UCU members sponsor a student
- Online sponsorship forms so that students can also ask friends and family to sponsor them
- Door/entertainments money from commercial unions, perhaps of a special event, or if unions would prefer not to use this then adding an extra £1 on to entry prices and the £1 going towards the funds.
- Car wash
- Targeting alumni associations to ask alumni members to sponsor a student/donate money
- Asking local businesses to sponsor buses
- Sponsored sporting events (also a good way to get sports teams involved)
- Asking RAG groups to help fundraise
- Events in student halls (taking fundraising/mobilising outside of unions)
- Benefit music events
- Old fashioned sports days
- Cake sales
- A 10p premium on drinks served in Association bars over a weekend
- Other groups – unions like Unite, Unison and GMB; the Fabians
- Benefit gig with debate after a day of action
- Doorstepping lecturers in their office
Download the contact details for the regional organisers.
These volunteers exist to help co-ordinate mobilising and fundraising efforts between associations in the same region of Scotland. If you are a sabbatical and your union hasn’t been in touch with your regional organiser, or you are not a sabbatical but would like to get involved in the campaign, please get in touch with the assigned regional contact.