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The Friday email: 27 September 2019

27 September 2019

Higher education ballots: have you voted?

This week 樱花动漫 general secretary, Jo Grady wrote to members setting out why it's so important to vote in the HE ballots. and

Please and then help remind others by using the 'I've voted' poster and stickers included in your ballot pack. You can tweet photos with #樱花动漫ballot #樱花动漫strike #YesYes #YesYesYesYes.

You can order a replacement pack here and the ballots close on Wednesday 30 October (get it in the post by Monday 28 October at the latest).

Stand up for Nottingham College strikers

Staff at Nottingham College who have been forced to accept new unfair contracts or face losing their jobs have taken a seventh day of strike action this week and the fightback is set to continue over the coming weeks. Over 2000 have already and messages of support to the branch and    

Tory conference protest in Manchester this Sunday

樱花动漫 is supporting the in Manchester this Sunday 29 September. Assemble 12.00 noon, All Saints Park on Oxford Road and a rally at the end of Deansgate. 樱花动漫 president Douglas Chalmers will be joining us.

In the news

All this week's news coverage of 樱花动漫.
Read all about it here.

World mental health day, 10 October

樱花动漫 is marking world mental health day with an event at The University of Manchester Students' Union including speakers, refreshments and lunch.

樱花动漫 director vacancy on USS board

There is a vacancy for a 樱花动漫 appointed director on the board of the Universities Superannuation Scheme and you can find more details here. The closing date for applications is Friday 8 November.

Voter registration pledge

Help us lobby universities and colleges to pledge to do three very simple things to persuade students to register to vote:

  • email students when an election is announced telling them how to register;
  • send a reminder email a week later
  • display voter registration info on campus noticeboards

Please contact your vice-chancellor or college principal now, either with an personalised email, or with an email or tweet generated to ask them to make this pledge.

Stand Up To Racism conference, 19 October

Stand up to Racism will be holding their on Saturday 19 October 2019, 9.30am - 4.40pm at Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ.

Solidarity with Palestine: next steps for the trade union movement

A Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) trade union conference takes place in London on Saturday 12 October and

Last updated: 27 September 2019