tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860863372498073177.post2725968306964917761..comments2024-01-11T09:34:06.123-08:00Comments on Stop Fees, Stop Cuts Birmingham University: Students face disciplinary action after protestSebastian Egerton-Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008204292209544745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860863372498073177.post-42543735530533876652011-01-30T17:33:01.184-08:002011-01-30T17:33:01.184-08:00Just sent the following email to your admissions d...Just sent the following email to your admissions department. Stay strong - so long as we are united, they are powerless to stop us!<br /><br />----------------------<br />Dear Sir/Madam,<br /> As a student at another university, I am writing to express my disgust at how the University of Birmingham has treated it's own students involved in recent peaceful protests (see link->http://birminghamstudentsagainstcuts.blogspot.com/2011/01/forced-heavy-handed-eviction-of.html and link->http://birminghamstudentsagainstcuts.blogspot.com/2011/01/students-face-disciplinary-action-after_26.html). I will make sure that any prospective students know that Birmingham is not a University that looks after it's students, and will definitely not recommend it as a place to study. Unless the university offers a full apology to the students mistreated, withdraws disciplinary actions being taken, and condemns the way police used violence against peaceful people, I can not see myself ever recommending someone attend your university again. I recognise that it was not the admissions departments choice for any of this to happen, but I believe applications to the university will suffer as a result of this incident, and that you do have the influence to relay this to the university administration. I would appreciate if you pass on my concerns to the relevant person, and issue a full statement of support for the affected students yourself, as the support they receive will be the deciding factor as to whether they are treated with respect, or not.<br /><br />Yours sincerely,<br />###############Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860863372498073177.post-18648378951445300442011-01-28T02:16:18.534-08:002011-01-28T02:16:18.534-08:00Stick at it, guys! I'm a bham student but not ...Stick at it, guys! I'm a bham student but not living in Brum, so I can't be there with you, but I'm so glad you are making all this effort. Don't be bullied into silence. Whenever you are confronted with unreasonable and bullying tactics, make as much noise as you can about it, inform the media as high up as you can access. If the management are panicking and trying to threaten you into silence, it only shows that they are frightened and can't think of any logical, reasonable action to take, so be encouraged by it! Make sure you get legal advice and support from the NUS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860863372498073177.post-54257439738415020242011-01-27T09:49:39.069-08:002011-01-27T09:49:39.069-08:00you should make this more known around the univers...you should make this more known around the university, as the other commenter said, even largely apolitical people should be outraged by this pathetic attempt at intimidating peaceful protesters and stifling dissent.<br /><br />great facts on what other VCs are doing to help the economic situation and their students - DAVID EASTWOOD IS A GREEDY SCUMBAG!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860863372498073177.post-79894438091228772652011-01-27T08:34:04.626-08:002011-01-27T08:34:04.626-08:00Solidarity from Sussex guys. This is the ridiculou...Solidarity from Sussex guys. This is the ridiculous tactic from management they tried at Sussex last year and it just doubled the size of our demonstrations because everybody felt it was so unfair! <br /><br />Don't let them get you down, you will beat them.Allie Cannellhttp://www.twitter.com/AllieCannellnoreply@blogger.com