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Why are we having a national demonstration?
As a new term begins it is a time for mixed feelings. The new educational year should be a time for excitement about the possibilities and opportunities that lie ahead, and yet looming over us is a shadow that threatens our future.
You can barely have escaped discussion of government funding cuts to our education sector. Sadly, we do not have to wait for the Government to outline the next round of funding cuts to know that they will be both savage and deeply painful:
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more students crammed into lecturer theatres;
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course closures;
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staff redundancies;
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buildings such as libraries and computer rooms falling into disrepair;
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and less money available for student support.
It is time for us to stand up together and be counted. We can only do so by coming together.
Aaron Porter, NUS President said:
"The National Demonstration is an opportunity for students to raise concerns with government plans to cut savagely into the further and higher education budgets, which would undoubtedly be disastrous for both sectors. It is also an opportunity to raise concerns about the prospect of higher tuition fees - the march will be taking place soon after the publication of the independent review into higher education funding, and so we will be able to voice our concerns before the government responds. But we also hope that this will be a moment for the student movement to come together, as they have at key junctures over the past 100 years - many students will never before have attended a national demo, and I'm confident that this will be a fun and exciting experience for them."
Click here to read more about the national demo from Aaron Porter.
If you want any more information on what is happening in your area contact your students’ union or email fundourfuture@nus.org.uk
Join us as we march the streets of London and make history this November.