This open statement from University of York students and alumni was drafted following ULU President Michael Chessum’s arrest on Thursday. To add your name, write in the comments box or email jm1053@york.ac.uk. Other university students and groups across the UK…
Yearly Archives: 2013
Statement: We Condemn the Crackdown on Campus Activism
Tagged with: activism, campaigns, campus, Chessum, demonstration, green, Green Party, HE, NCAFC, Protest, ULU, university, young greens
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The government think the student debt sell-off will go unnoticed. They’re wrong.
Originally published at The Economic Voice Here’s a shocking thought. By 2015, higher education could be almost completely privatised. After the shift from public funding to individualised funding through (tripled) tuition fees, most thought universities were already private enough as…
UoY Greens urge students to join picket lines and show solidarity
Young Greens groups across the country, including York, will be backing lecturers and other university staff on strike this Thursday, following a unanimous vote by the Young Greens National Committee to support the industrial action over pay and other issues.…
Tagged with: Green Party, Greens, Higher Education, Strike, UCU, Unison, Unite, University of York, York, young greens
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The People’s Assembly Against Austerity – University of York Green Party Report Back
Over 4000 gathered in Westminster Central Hall in London on Saturday for the People’s Assembly Against Austerity, the largest anti-cuts conference since the recession began. The day aimed to be one of ‘discussion and debate’ focusing on how to ‘turn…
Tagged with: Caroline Lucas, Josiah Mortimer, The People’s Assembly Against Austerity, University of York, UoY, UoY Green Party
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University of York Greens Call for U-turn on Brighton Pay Cuts
The University of York Green Party joins Brighton Green Party members and Caroline Lucas MP in calling for Brighton and Hove Council to rethink plans to cut refuse workers’ pay by up to £4000 per year, which could have a…
Tagged with: Brighton and Hove, Caroline Lucas, Green Party, living wage, University of York, UoY, UoY Green Party
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No Need for a New Left Party – It’s Time to Build the Greens
The following is a guest post by Nick Devlin, Chair of the University of York Green Party. Following the release of ‘The Spirit of ‘45’, filmmaker Ken Loach has made a call for ‘a new party of the left’ to…
Tagged with: Green Party, Greens, inequality, University of York, UoY, UoY Green Party
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UoY Greens Back Budget Day Protests and Strike Action
The University of York Green Party has voted to support the budget day strike action taking place this Wednesday, which will see thousands of members of the Public and Commercial Services union walk out over stagnant wages. The vote is…
Tagged with: 2013, Budget, cuts, Natalie Bennett, PCS, Protest, Strike, UoY Green Party
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University of York Green Party Spearheads TV Debate Campaign
For a party which polled third in the London Mayoral election last year, which has 140 Councillors, and which boasts an MP and two MEPs, it’s fair to say the Greens are widely ignored in the mainstream media. When it…
Tagged with: Campaign, Debate, General Election, Green Party, Greens, Lisa Camps, National, Petition, students, TV, university, University of York, University of York Green Party, UoY, UoY Green Party
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University of York Greens Add Support to New Anti-Austerity Initiative
The University of York Green Party voted on Wednesday to support the People’s Assembly Against Austerity, a newly launched initiative which aims to build a united anti-austerity movement in Britain. The launch of the project, headed by the Coalition of…
Tagged with: austerity, Caroline Lucas MP, Coalition of Resistance, cuts, Green Party, Greens, Natalie Bennett, People's Assembly, students, university, University of York, UoY Green Party, York
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York Young Greens 