Articles Tagged with: The Hive Student Union
Hey all, the UWS Equal Love Collective is hosting the following event THIS THURSDAY!
Contact Lara for more info: 0432 796 495
Bankstown Campus – Bld 1 Level 1 Lecture Room 18
This year, the need for equality of all is shining a very important light on pursuing equality for same-sex relationships, and the rights they deserve to Same-Sex Marriage. UWS Students have jumped onboard, and are taking part in the national rally happening on the 28th of November, 1pm, infront of Sydney’s Town Hall. As socially conscious students, empowered by our learnings here at UWS, we know about the injustice being dealt to same sex couples, and we have the power to make a statement and say we want equal rights for all!
Anyone who is interested in being part of this can become part of the UWS campaign: we meet on Tuesdays, 2pm, on Bankstown campus, in Building 1, Room G.70 (The Student Union office, opposite the UWSConnect bookstore)
Coming up next week we will be running a stall at Bankstown campus, to fundraise and give people an opportunity to sign the petition; to tell the government that we need equality.
And then the following week we will be holding a movie screening and Barbeque to once again promote this cause, and give people more of a chance to ask us questions and get involved.
If you’re interested please join our facebook group…
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=150213769612#/group.php?gid=150213769612
Here is the website for the national campaign…
And here is the ideas from a similar march in Washington…
http://socialistworker.org/2009/10/12/we-demand-full-equality
This is an important cause, so get involved! Come along to one of our meetings on Tuesday, or come along and sign the petition. We look forward to hearing from you..
Cheers,
The UWS Same-Sex Marriage Committee
The Hive is in the process of creating a campaign group for UWS students around the issue of same-sex marriage in the lead up to the year of action for same-sex marriage rights on November 28th.
The aim of the group will be to foster support for the cause on campus and in the wider community and to build up a strong contingent for the rally for same-sex marriage rights on the 28th of November. We’re just starting out so we’re eager to get lots of ideas from you all about what we can do to make this a success.
You only have to have a keen interest in fighting for civil rights to be a part of this group!
We’ll have our first meeting within the next 14 days, but if you would like to register your interest in the group then please contact Lara (Bankstown Campus Organiser) at l.gerrand@uws.edu.au or by phone on 0432 796 495.
(http://www.westernweekender.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1138)
| Sep 17, 2009 at 09:05 AM | |
 Staff and students at the UWS Kingswood campus strike against the university on Wednesday.
Staff and students from the University of Western Sydney created a picket line on Wednesday outside its Kingswood Campus to protest against the management of the university. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) announced recently that Fair Australia ballots held for university staff had resulted in a huge vote for industrial action at UWS with 84 per cent in support. NTEU UWS Branch President, Terry Mason, said industrial action reflected how the Union’s members were sick of huge workloads, increased casualisation and staff being ignored by management on key issues affecting education. “Our industry has been appallingly managed for some time and the threat to our international reputation for quality education is being put at risk,” Mr Mason said. Several UWS students missed out on classes to stand beside their teachers on the picket line, with the President of the UWS Hive Student Union, Jacob Carswell-Doherty, saying a strike was the only way forward. “We are behind the strike 100 per cent. Not only is this the only way forward for staff, but the student union sees the strike as the best way to improve the quality of education for students at UWS,” he said. The Hive Student Union encouraged students to show support for the strike to send a clear message to the university that “enough is enough”. “We encouraged students not to attend classes and not to cross the picket line around the university,” Mr Carswell-Doherty said. “This is a preliminary action by the NTEU. It is about sending a message to university administration to say they can’t continue on the way they have by lowering teaching standards and raising student fees.” In an email sent to students prior to the strike, UWS Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Corporate Strategy and Service), Rhonda Hawkins, said the University valued its staff. “It is regrettable that the NTEU would conduct any action which would disrupt teaching and University operations,” Ms Hawkins’ email read. “The NTEU may continue to conduct industrial action throughout the ongoing negotiations and the University will seek to continue in a business as usual manner.” - Emily Crane |
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