#demo2012

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DEMO 2012 Face A, by Amer

Un groupe mort mais on me démande après la cassette ici à Montréal ou j'habite maintenant, alors je voulais partager le lien au bandcamp. 

xo A

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Over 10 000 students from across the UK took part in a national demonstration, called #Demo2012 in London on Wednesday, November 21. The protest was against government cuts, university fees rises and high youth unemployment.

(audio from Radio newsdays)

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And we marched! #DEMO2012

On a cold, very wet Wednesday lunch time, a group of several thousand students from up and down the country came to London to unite. We stood firm against a government who treats our education system as a means to make money, who shows total disregard to the benefits our education system can bring not only the individual, but society as a whole.

So, what happens if you stick a load of students together? Well two things, first the cynics come out of their caves and throw all the stereotypes under the sun about (the march wasn’t organized, student’s were apathetic and didn’t come, there was no unity…snore). I do think it’s a shame the negativity that has been focused on in the aftermath of the march. I think what NUS did was very commendable, as they created a campaign for the demo which united the whole of its student in the movement. DEMO2012 showed that the attacks on our education aren’t just on our undergrads, but that the government is systematically eroding our education system at every level. It was amazing knowing I was marching not just with postgrads, but students from Further Education, Undergrads and also non-students who care passionately education too. I think it really flies in the face of the criticism that there was no unity when you go on a march with people at all at different stages in our education, who share the same commitment and passion to education, and are coming together to fight for against a system continues to price people out and bleed them dry. 

The second thing is, (on a more lighter note), when you get a bunch of students together, you get the banter flowing. The witty banners did not disappoint. Favorites included “this is an eton mess”, “There are some things money can’t buy, for education there’s Mastercard” and “Gove us a break”. Ha ha!

Above... a particular banner fave of mine.

Below... marching to Westminster.

[ceborgia]

I was just a bit of a distraction. I'm not going to get particularly bogged down by a few people who want to shout in a rained out park.

Liam Burns, NUS President, egged and eventually rushed off stage, at the closing rally of the student demonstration today.

We're not going to get bogged down by a few people who want to shout in a rained out park either Liam, but you really have to question who spent the money on the PA system to gauge who really wanted to be doing the shouting there, and who we really don't want to get bogged down with.