From: Eyes Only
(Apologies for cross postings)
Hello everyone,
On Tuesday September 11th will be a State Day of Action, known to many as
UWS11. UWS11 is an action riding on the coattails of a yearlong University
of Western Sydney student campaign against this year's administrative
amalgamation, known through the PR spin as Shape of the Future.
UWS11 looks to be the most influential action the University of Western
Sydney has experienced since the Bankstown Occupation of 1999. After
successfully winning a string of demands through a fourteen-day sit-in of
the UWS Bankstown Student Service Center, a new threat to UWS Students'
education has emerged through the Shape of the Future project. This
project, despite being promoted as a means to improve the educative
condition of the University of Western Sydney, is essentially a
cost-cutting venture.
Shape of the Future has slashed $10 million off the UWS budget. This has
directly affected regular study through the now regular existence of
overcrowded tutorials, library fines of $1 dollar a day for overdue books,
the axing of many arts and welfare based subjects, turning last semester's
exam period into an organizational joke, exorbitant carparking fees upon
many UWS campuses, and reducing resources within computer labs i.e. the
elimination of personal hard drives for each UWS student. So far this
year's UWS campaign has won back the fourteen-week semester for next year.
UWS11 looks to consolidate on this gain.
After a yearlong campaign upon University of Western Sydney campuses, the
biggest action to date is the upcoming organization of a cross-campus
convergence of UWS Bankstown, UWS Campbelltown, and UWS Penrith in front of
Frogmore House - the building that houses the UWS Chancellery. The date for
this action is exactly one year since the historic blockade of Melbourne
Casino. Similar arguments can be made between what people were protesting
for in S11 last year, and what people will be protesting about in front of
Frogmore House.
In four days time students, staff, unions, activists, workers, and general
community will meet on UWS Bankstown, UWS Campbelltown, and UWS Penrith
campuses before traveling to Frogmore House for the UWS11, events at
Frogmore happening at 1pm. Also present will be bands, speakers, and free BBQ.
FOR ALL UWS STUDENTS THE NATIONAL TERTIARY EDUCATION UNION (NTEU) HAS
ENSURED YOUR STUDIES SHALL NOT BE PENALISED FOR ATTENDING THE UWS11 ACTION.
For everyone that is looking for a means to express anger over a
not-quite-up-to-scratch-education, or merely just wanting to take part in a
positive event, please meet at one of the following places on Tuesday,
September 11th:
UWS Campbelltown: Ceremonial lawns at 11.30am
Contacts: Daney Faddoul 0417 024 101
Melissa Shelford 0421 076 757
UWS Bankstown: In front of Building One at 11.00am
Contacts: David Kopycinski 0410 437 249
Luc Vaccaro 0404 197 923
UWS Penrith: In front of Ward Library, Werrington South at 11.00am
Contacts: Belinda Giblen 0407 107 772
Felicity George 0419 421 366
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND COME ALONG!!!!!
Solidarity,
Students against Shape of the Future
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