You remember back in November, that the guild promised to run with the NUS a series of “town-takeovers”, the first of which is happening in Birmingham this Thursday. It is organised by the NUS and BCU student union, Birmingham guild have dropped out....
apparently the council expressed that they were very unhappy with this going ahead, perhaps not surprising considering it is conservative led….
The guild of student’s receives grants from the council to run various schemes including the community wardens, which it cannot jeopardize by taking part in something that would risk its relationship with the council long term.
The guild is, sometimes for the better, part of a symbiotic relationship with the institutions that it is meant to monitor, while we get the benefits of community wardens and student mentors we lose political independence of expression.
When it comes to a campaign like this at Birmingham guild, more than most other student unions, it is up to us to organise it.
We are also building a phone tree, to announce the time and location of the “town takeover” this Thursday. So send your mobile number to the creator of this group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=185206133550 … Freddy Free
help get the word out anyway you can
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