Amendments to ‘Defend Education’ Motion @ EAN National Conference, Sunday October 31st
Please see the motion which is being put forward for debate at the last session of the conference.
1. After “our task is to build this resistance”, insert: “We must rally our forces to combat the cuts and the ideology that promotes them. At all times we must articulate our alternative vision of a different education system and society, where the profit-driven logic of capital is consigned to the dustbin of history.”
2. After bullet point “We will hold Education Activist Network meetings this term…” insert the following bullet point: “In the new year we will convene a democratic conference, open to all left groups and individuals, where we can collectively work out a radical programme for students and education workers to fight capitalist austerity and articulate a vision of another, higher society – socialism.”
3. After the final paragraph, insert:
“We demand:
· An end to tuition fees
· A living grant, at a level based on the actual needs of students to educate themselves and live fulfilling lives: in present conditions, at least £300 per week
· The direct participation of students and staff in the affairs of the university – open the books!”