YCLSA.png YCLSA Press Alert, 10 November 2015 YCLSA 3rd National University-Based Branch Summit The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] will be holding its third National University Based Branch Summit, in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, 13-15 November 2015. The purpose of the Summit is to closely examine the role of the YCLSA in higher education and training, develop a comprehensive program of action to be undertaken by our branches in Higher education. Some of the issues to be discussed at the summit include the following: . Financial and academic exclusions . Funding model for free education. . Higher Education Draft Bill . Lack of habitable and safe accommodation . Lack of adequate material for teaching and learning, inexperienced and at times shortage of lecturers. . The total banning of outsourcing of services, whether core or non-core, rendered by institutions of higher learning. This includes services like catering, security, cleaning and other essential and non-essential services. By the end of the summit we want our branches to mobilise students to ensure that: . Financial aid offices implement government commitments . The intensification of the National Skills Development Strategy [NSDS] . Promote skills development initiatives for youth in communities . Intensify campaign for full implementation of free education within a shortest interval . Launch a focused campaign against corruption on our universities. The summit will be addressed by the following speakers: . Dr Blade Nzimande, SACP General Secretary . Dr Steve Friedman, academic, newspaper columnist, widely quoted public intellectual,activist, former trade unionist and journalist . Mluleki Dlelanga, YCLSA National Secretary . SASCO . ANCYL Details of the summit: . Date: Friday November 13 until Sunday November 15, 2015 . Venue: Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre, 127 New Road Grand Central, Midrand The declaration of the summit will be availed for media our membership and our constituencies. Issued by YCLSA media Khaya Xaba YCLSA National Spokesperson Cell: 074 5 204 204 Tel: 011 339 3621 <tel:011%20339%203621> @chedetachment www.ycl.org.za <http://www.ycl.org.za/> -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
