Tomorrow is Decision Day here at which means Demo Day!
Alice
plans to restructure the university, join the march to save Humanities
at Crichton Campus, DACE (Adult and Continuing Education), nursing and
slavonic studies. From 12 noon in University Gardens. Full details
below.
Tomorrow, at Strathclyde university our fellow students will be
marching as their senate meets to discuss plans to slash applied
music, geography, sociology and community education. They're meeting
at 1pm at the Rotten Row Gardens on Richmond St.
20 weeks into our occupation its crunch time on the reason we're here
- to fight for free, accessible, democratic education where decisions
are made by and for academic reasons, not just to suit the interests
of the few. Please join us if you can.
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Tuesday June 21st 2011
It’s the longest day of the year.
18:00-20:00 - Upstairs
World Development Movement Glasgow group meeting
Wednesday June 22nd 2011
Noon - Meet at the Free Hetherington
13:30 - Join with UCU at the flagpole
March on the University Court: stop the cuts!
AS THE UNI COURT VOTES ON THE CUTS, JOIN THE MARCH TO SAVE NURSING,
DACE, SLAVONIC STUDIES & HUMANITIES AT CRICHTON CAMPUS!
Although many of the destructive cuts that the University of Glasgow’s
senior management proposed in February have been defeated, the
country’s only centre for Slavonic Studies, the only humanities course
available in Dumfries, the Centre for Drug-Misuse Research are all
still threatened with closure, while the Department for Adult and
Continuing Education faces losing its public funding and Nursing has
merely been granted a year’s reprieve thus far.
These proposals, the first £3m of planned £20m 'savings' over the next
three years, will change the face of the university forever, and
sparked uproar across Scottish society when they were announced, with
2000 joining a demonstration at the uni.
Following a flawed consultation process - which was slammed by the
SRC, the University Senate, trade unions and even the Scottish
Government - the University Court will make its final decision on what
courses, jobs and departments are to be cut at its next meeting at 2pm
on Wednesday 22 June.
It is essential that as many students, staff and supporters come out
for a huge show of force against the cuts on the day.
All out on 22 June!
17:00-19:00 - Upstairs
Occupation meeting
Thursday June 23rd 2011
19:00-21:00 - Downstairs
The non-philosophy department No. 3
Friday June 24th 2011
19:30 - 22:00 - Upstairs
Killing Us Softly 4 film Showing and Discussion
In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing Us
Softly series, the first in more than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a
fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive
ideals of femininity. The film marshals a range of new print and
television advertisements to lay bare a stunning pattern of damaging
gender stereotypes -- images and messages that too often reinforce
unrealistic, and unhealthy, perceptions of beauty, perfection, and
sexuality. By bringing Kilbourne's groundbreaking analysis up to date,
Killing Us Softly 4 stands to challenge a new generation of students
to take advertising seriously, and to think critically about popular
culture and its relationship to sexism, eating disorders, and gender
violence.
Saturday June 25th
13:00 - 19:00 - Upstairs
Everyone! Let's think about the future of the Free Hetherington
*free dinner, cake and tea/coffee*
Want to talk about the Free Hetherington?
Have you been in for a tour or an event?
If so, we value your opinions! This space is yours too.
We want to hear everyone’s experiences, hopes, fears.
...If you’ve left the space, we’d like to know a bit more about that.
25 June is to share and celebrate what we’ve learned, and decide what
to do next. We are all going to decide the future of the Free
Hetherington.
Suggested agenda (please note timings may change on the day)
1:00 - 1:30 intro– small groups, getting to know each other
Break
2:00 – 3:30 history of the occupation. Successes, lessons learned -
from different perspectives.
Break
4:00 – 5:30 decision about what we should do next
Dinner
6:15 – 7:00 discussion about how we could achieve that
(You can drop in to whichever parts of the day interest you)
Feel free to come along and listen, you don’t have to know all about
the FH beforehand. There will be an anonymous suggestions box where
you can write questions or thoughts to be included in the discussion,
and we would welcome written anonymous contributions from those who
cannot attend. Contributions could cover your experiences in the early
days of the occupation, or what you think the occupation should be
doing in the future, or anything else you’d like to say.
Sunday June 26th
12:00 - 19:00
Gaming Fundraiser
Here's an opportunity to get some gaming in while raising money for a
good cause!
There'll be 3 main themes for the day:
BRING IT!
...Bring your games - board games, RPGs, card games – whatever you want to play!
Bring your spare change! There'll be chances to put it to good use!
Bring your home baked goods! Gamers need fed and funds need raised!
Bring your old games you want rid of! Donate them and clear some cupboard space!
TRY IT!
There'll be all sorts of gaming on the go. Why not come along and try
something new out?
Check out all the great stuff going on at the Free Hetherington!
There's a whole lot of help and opportunities that the venue can
provide to you and the local community.
My Mum's even promised to make her wonderful home-made cheesecake.
It's to die for!
MEET NEW PEOPLE!
Come along and spread the good word about your club or gaming group!
Find out about different groups in the area and share good practice!
Use it to tell like-minded gamers about clubs and projects you would
like to start-up!
All funds raised will go to Barnado's charity who help needy kids in
whole host of ways. For more details on the great work they do check
out their website here: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/what_we_do.htm.
Looking forward to seeing you there! And remember, there's cake...
Monday June 27th
17:00-19:00 - Upstairs
Occupation meeting
19:00-21:00 - Upstairs
Emma Goldman birthday / Anarchism 101
Everything You Wanted to Know About Anarchism
In the movement against the state's cuts and, in particular, in the
context of the student demonstrations Anarchism has become something
of a hot topic.
And that it should be!
Unfortunately the various people talking about anarchism tend to be
either extremely ignorant of what it is or have a vested interest in
misrepresenting it.
If you would like to find out more about what anarchism is, what it is
that anarchists want and how they intend to get it then come along to
the Free Hetherington to find out.
All genuinely interested people are more than welcome.
21:00-23:30 - Downstairs
Mind Yo’ Quizness!
Brain-boxes of the Occupation Unite! You have nothing to lose but your
reputation, your dignity, and your ability to look your friends in the
eye when you draw a blank on the one question on your subject that
comes up, but DAMMIT, IT'S ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE!!!
This week: The bizarre, the factual... and rhythmic babble.