[OccupySheffield] Fwd: London Students Organise for Direct Democracy on Campus

[Mark Barrett]

 London: Groups are organizing for "student syndicalism", and are setting
up general assemblies in departments: https://organise2013.wordpress.com/
Organize2013 is a non-partisan UK-based initiative. Our primary goal is
fostering the idea of general assemblies at the department or faculty level
on university campuses across the UK.

Students at four universities in London are organising General Assemblies
in their departments in an attempt to foster direct democracy on campus.

Students in key departments at SOAS are planning to organise GAs prior to
the November 21 National Union of Students demonstration.

This will be a real struggle as time is limited and students will be away
on reading week at SOAS starting November 5.

Students in philosophy at Birkbeck and Kingston, and anthropology students
at the University of East London are also planning GAs in their departments
in the weeks ahead.

A small meeting was held at SOAS on Nov. 1 to discuss departmental GAs
(Click HERE
<http://organise2013.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/direct-democracy-on-campus.pptx>to
download Power Point presentation made). One person attending the meeting
pointed out the clear gender imbalance in the room, stressing the need for
feminist critique within the student movement.

The 17 people attending the meeting agreed that another meeting will not be
organised until a floor of five successful departmental or faculty GAs take
place in the UK.

*Do not forget the Education Activist Network (EAN) open organising meeting
on Wednesday, November 7. Details
HERE<https://www.facebook.com/events/472108822831793/>(facebook).
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*People in the UK are also mobilising for solidarity actions with the
European General Strike taking place on November 14 (Twitter: #14N). Event
page HERE <https://www.facebook.com/events/542597269089134/> (facebook).*

SOAS students will start to hear talk about *General Assemblies* in the
economics, development and politics departments before the November 21 National
Union of Students
demonstration<http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jun/27/nus-demo-2012>
.
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 The idea of* departmental General Assemblies* is to foster direct
democracy on campus. This means that people can participate directly in
decision-making in their departments on issues of education and broader
national or global concerns. You are able to raise issues that directly
concern you, and to openly discuss them will people in your department.
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SOAS students are preparing GAs in the departments of
economics, development, politics, history, China and Inner Asia, South
Asian Studies, Anthropology.
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Good GAs require active participation and high turnout! *Interested in
organising a GA in your department?*
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1) Please send an email expressing your interest in participating in your
department, or to learn more. Email: organise2013 at gmail.com
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2) Keep updated on Facebook by liking the Organise2013 page
HERE<https://www.facebook.com/studentsorganise2013>
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3) Learn more about departmental General Assemblies here:
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   For more details: http://organise2013.wordpress.com/
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*DIRECT DEMOCRACY ON CAMPUS!*

Published at
http://www.peoplesassemblies.org/2012/11/london-students-organizing-for-student-syndicalism-via-general-assemblies/
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