Alfred Stevens and Julian Langevin report on a cold yet inspiring protest in Manchester that demonstrated a growing radicalism and a thirst for politics. Over 1500 students from schools, colleges and universities marched through Manchester as part of the second national day of action against the cuts in education and the rise in fees. The police ...
CS member Mark Harrison is standing as an NUS conference delegate during this week's election at Manchester Metropolitan University. All MMU students can vote for him from 9am on Monday the 29th of November until 5pm on Friday the 3rd of December by clicking 'Student Login' on the student union website, after entering your details ...
Report by Alfred Stevens Around 80 students occupied of a lecture theatre in the University of Manchester's Roscoe building with around half staying overnight. The occupiers come from The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, workers form UCU and even some students from local colleges The occupation is in protest against cuts and any rise in ...
Curtis McLellan from Manchester Labour Students explains why students from schools, colleges and universities marched through the city against the cuts. Over 3,000 people marched in Manchester to protest against the Governments reckless approach to higher education. Who were they? There were students from both the University of Manchester, ...
Mark Harrison (CS Exec and The Commune) writes his personal reflection on the protests in Manchester. Fortunately today I slept in and missed my 11am lecture and decided to go to what I expected to be a piddly little demo. What a pleasant surprise awaited me! By 12:30 approximately 3000 people had gathered at the designated ...
Leaflet distributed in Manchester today during the national day of protest against tuition fees and education cuts.
On Monday (22nd November) members from Communist Students joined around 50 students from Manchester Metropolitan University in the occupation of a lecture theatre in the University's Geoffrey Manton building. The occupation was in protest against the cuts to higher education both on a national scale and at their university specifically. ...
Bulletin being distributed by members of Manchester Communist Students this week. Click below to see the PDF. 900 copies of this issue were handed out. We would love for more students and staff to get involved!
Wednesday February 11, 14.00 to 20.30 : Teach-in, Manchester Metropolitan University, Geoffrey Manton Building, Oxford Road, Manchester. Speakers include: Nahella Ahsraf (STWC), Rae Street (CND), Moshé Machover (Hopi). Organised by MMU UCU branch: www.ucu.org.uk http://www.new.facebook.com/events.php#/event.php?eid=48708296305