The last two weeks have been just as manic as Fresher’s’ week as we have decided to hole the Regional Day of Action on the 5^th November. With the majority of students telling us that we should be campaigning on Higher Education Funding what better way to do this than to hold a mass demonstration in the City who has two Universities at the extremes of Funding.

 

It is not just Anglia Ruskin involved students from Cambridge University, the University of East Anglia and University Campus Suffolk plus all local 6^th form colleges will be descending on Christ’s Pieces at 12pm on the 5^th November to hear speakers talk on the issue and following this a second demonstration behind Queen’s college at 1:20pm where NUS president Wes Streeting will be speaking on how unfair the system is.

 

This should be a fantastic day and the more people attending the better and the more we can make an impact- there will be plenty of ways to show your dissatisfaction with the system. We will be holding walls of debt in both Cambridge and Chelmsford for students to write how much debt they are in and also releasing biodegradable balloons on the 5^th November. For more information please email me n.evangelista@angliastudent.com

 

Targets for the coming weeks:

•           Day of Action related organisation

•           150th informal networking

•           Meet Lorna Kempster Re appeals

•           Meet Sharon Wuyts Re alumni

•           Meet Trevor Emmett Re NUT and Day of Action

•           Meet Tanya from Kiss FM

•           NUS Regional Conference

•           The next VCG meeting 30th October

Achievements for the weeks:

•           Meet with potential student trustees

•           Publicising environment comps

•           Meet with University and Council Re Cambridge development

•           Meet with Trudi Vout and Sandy Lynam Re future of commercial services

•           Took positives from Pre Reg Nursing Meeting to Faculty board – Plus John Smith

•           Held a Green Day

•           Spoke at the campus planning committee meeting

•           Met and finalised Student trustee recommendations

•           Judged Community awards

•           Met Trevor George Re Day of Action

•           Appeal Hearing + all the problems with it

•           Day of Action regional meeting

•           Alumni evening

On Going Projects:

•           Elections campaign

•           Environmental Campaign

•           SUEI – Participation

•           Day of Action