Trade unions and students demonstrating against the threatened closure of Stowe College. The closure is a consequence of the proposed creation of a super FE College of 50,000 students in Glasgow.
The protest took place at a meeting of the Scottish Funding Council that was being held in Anniesland College.
Solidarity with Students
James Watt College North Ayrshire campus
Solidarity wishes to add our support to the campaign organised by students at James Watt College protesting against the decision to slash bursaries in the final weeks of the college term.
The decision by the college management, announced with only two weeks notice, means that many students fear they will be unable to complete their studies. Local National Union of Students (NUS) members and the James Watt Students Association have called the bursary cut unacceptable and organised a protest at the North Ayrshire, Kilwinning campus on Wednesday 2nd of June.
Students have urged supporters to contact the college’s management to complain at the decision.
The Israeli navy, on Monday 31st May, massacred at least 10 peaceful, unarmed citizens from many different countries sailing to Gaza with humanitarian aid.
Video footage shows that Israeli troops had already fired on the unarmed aid workers from Naval ships killing two, before boarding via helicopter, and continuing their carnage. The massacre took place in international waters, 65 km off the coast of Gaza.
Israel has NO JURISDICTION in international waters and no justification for firing on, or boarding the aid vessels.
ISRAEL MASSACRES INTERNATIONALS TAKING AID TO GAZA
Demonstrate for Gaza & Isolate the rogue State of Israel The Israeli navy this morning massacred at least 10 peaceful, unarmed citizens from many different countries sailing to Gaza with humanitarian aid. The massacre took place in international waters, 65 km off the coast of Gaza. Over 700 other participants have been abducted to Israel by the Israeli military. Israel's brutal siege of Gaza is now entering its fourth year, causing immense suffering. The British government has not only supported this medieval siege; it has covered up for previous Israeli attacks on humanitarian ships and the kidnapping of British citizens by the Israeli navy.
The new Foreign Minister, Hague, has promised to remove provisions in British law that would allow the arrest and trial of those who commit such crimes. Scottish PSC calls on people of conscience to assemble in their town centres at the earliest to demand:an immediate end to British support for the blockade of Gaza the Scottish government support the call from the UN's Judge Goldstone for Israel to appear before the International Criminal Court for its crimes against humanity the rogue state of Israel is stripped of its nuclear weapons Scottish councils, universities and other institutions to boycott all Israeli produce, companies and institutions linked to the Israeli state
PROTEST TODAY (May 31st):
Edinburgh- Assemble 5pm at the Foot of the Mound, Princes Street (07958002591)
Glasgow- Assemble 5pm at George Square (07870701011)
Dundee- Assemble 5pm at City Square (07941751452)
Aberdeen- Assemble 5pm at St Nicholas Square (07980253337)
Moffat- Assemble 5pm at 2 Holm Street (07786508715)
Inverness - Assemble 5pm at the Townhouse (07881527062)
Banff - Assemble 5pm at Low Street, Council Buildings
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UNISON members to strike against pay cuts at Culture Sport Glasgow
Brian Smith - UNISON
UNISON workers in libraries, sports centres, museums and community centres across Glasgow will take strike action on Friday 28 and Monday 31 May in a dispute over wage cuts.
Unions at Culture Sport Glasgow (CSG) are fighting a 10% wage cut for 150 workers, a pay freeze for all other staff and cuts in public holidays and overtime rates.
UNISON Glasgow Branch Secretary Brian Smith said:
“Our members provide culture and sport services across Glasgow, and we want to defend the quality services which the people of Glasgow deserve. Along with the other unions, Unite, GMB and BECTU, we have tried to persuade Culture Sport Glasgow not to carry out these attacks. Whilst we recognise the wide disruption that this strike action will cause, we have been left with no option.”
Solidarity joins all those who welcome the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) at Ayr Sherrif Court into the deaths of Brian French and Colin Ferguson killed at Pennyvenie mine in February 2007.
The Solidarity website first carried details of the tragic even back in February 2007 when the then Solidarity MSP Rosemary Byrne proposed a motion of condolence to the Scottish Parliament here
FACK banner at the Scottish Parliament
The campaigning organisation Families Against Corporate Killers (fack) released the following statement;
Brian and Colin were killed when their land rover was crushed by a 100 tonne dump truck on 26th February 2007 at Pennyvenie mine in Ayr . Their employer, Scottish Coal was fined £400,000 for breaches of safety regulation which caused the deaths,see links below.
This was the second of three fatal incidents in 8 years at the Pennyvennie site: Neil Hodge was killed in June 2000, and Jim Griffin in January 2008, both in vehicle crushing incidents. FACK fervently hope this FAI will be lay bare the causes of the serial killing on this site and put a stop to further deaths.
After days of political theatre, (or was it pantomime?) the deal has been done and the Liberal Democrats have decided to back David Cameron and the Tories.
To the dismay of thousands who voted Lib Dem in order to keep the Tories out, Clegg and his team have already abandoned manifesto pledges and promises on PR in elections, Trident and Immigration in return for seats in the cabinet.
Here in Scotland, the Liberals have facilitated a Tory Government rejected by 85% of the electorate. Installed as Secretary of State for Scotland is a man, Danny Alexander, who just days before appointment was campaigning for that same post to be abolished.
Once the back slapping and photo opportunities have stopped the Con-Dem’s will set about their priority policy - £6 billion of immediate cuts in the public sector.
The coalition of Clegg and Cameron want to portray themselves somehow as the “new politics”, however, their proposals for cuts and sackings are the same old politics that has always been employed against working people throughout the decades - we pay for their mistakes.
Public Meeting at STUC,333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow G3 6NG.
The meeting is being jointly sponsored by Scottish Jews for a Just Peace and Scottish Friends of Palestine
All Welcome
Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JfJP) have organised a short UK tour by one of the Shministim - Or Ben-David - a 19 year old Jewish Israeli woman who has refused to enter military service and has been imprisoned three times as a result.
The Shministim - all 12th grade high school graduates - in the tradition of conscientious objectors worldwide, have taken an incredibly brave and inspirational stand in refusing to serve in the IDF in opposition to Israeli policies of occupation and oppression of Palestinians. Or will be spending a couple of nights in Scotland - a great opportunity to meet Or and hear first hand about the Shministim campaign.
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