Union Led Campaigns 2008-2009
Goldsmiths is famous for its campaigning history, we were the only University in Britain whose students chose to occupy their lecture theatres over the introduction of Top-Up Fees in 1999. Supporting collective action at Goldsmiths is a tradition we’re keen to follow and the SU sees itself as a space that unites all students in their struggles. Find out more about our campaigning issues by taking a look at the drop-downs from this page.
Goldsmiths: Not for Profit
This year our main campaign is ‘Goldsmiths Not for Sale’ - an anti-privatisation campaign that is made up of several issues and key components.
Campus Nursery: This campaign is focused around support for our on-campus nursery that provides child-care for staff members and student parents. College management is currently refusing to provide necessary funding for the nursery and is looking to out-source. The SU rejects these current proposals as the on-campus nursery is of an excellent standard and no alternative nursery yet to be suggested is of equal quality.
Scholarest Off Our Campus: Over the past year students have been campaigning to kick exploitative catering company Scholarest off our campus. Scholarest is part of the Compass group, a corporation listed within the 250 richest corporations in the world. It’s no wonder Compass is so rich when it is made up of companies like Scholarest, who make their money from selling non-nutritional, over-priced food to students, whilst paying their staff ridiculously low wages. We want college to drop the contract and bring all catering back in-house.
Students say NO to INTO: Senior management in college have hinted at plans to sell off land and give a 30 year contract to INTO, a 3 year old construction company that promises to bring 500 international students to Goldsmiths each year. These students will be provided with lower teaching standards than those within the current Language Department, INTOs staff will be less qualified and paid less, yet INTO guarantees 100% of students a place at a UK University?! Essentially this is farming international students into our college on the basis of teaching them poorly and expoiting international students who will be paying astronomical fees for such poor quality INTO Education.
Halls of Residence: This year we’re campaigning for better laundry facilities in halls of residence, internet access, and ensuring rent prices don’t sky rocket with inflation and comtinuing to pressuring the Accommodation Office to do something about the vermin in Batavia.
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