Timetable
See the timetable as a pdf for the teach-in
11- 12.30pm
Challenging the Education White Paper
Speakers: Andrew McGettigan, Campaign for the Public University; Ruby Hirsch NUS NEC FE rep; Jim Wolfreys Kings College UCU, Alfie Meadows and others
12.30-1.45pm Workshops
1. Strikes, walkouts and occupations – how do we build for the shut down?
Guy Aitchison co-editor of Fightback/UCL occupation; Samir Hinks Kings College Student
2. Alternatives to the neoliberal university
Alberto Toscano, academic Goldsmiths College; Naomi Bain UNISON & Bloomsbury Fight Back; Peter Hallward, philosopher
3. Post grads and zero hour contracts – how do we fight casualisation?
Amy Gilligan, PhD student and Cambridge Defend Education, Matthew Bennett, PhD student at Essex University and Essex EAN
4. Building universities of solidarity
Ilan Pappe, Dissident Israeli academic; Jaqueline Rose, academic; Hannah Elsisi, Egyptian student studying at Sussex University reports on AUC and University strikes
5. “Calm down dear”: Gender inequality in education
Estelle Hart, NUS women’s Officer, Laurie Penny, author Meat Market, Becky Gardener Portsmouth SU Women’s Officer
1.45-2.30pm Lunch Break
2.30-3.45pm Workshops
1. No Future, No Fear? Cuts, EMA and the fight for FE
Owen Jones, author of ‘Chavs’, Jamil Keating, Xavarian College Manchester, Sean Vernell UCU NEC
2. TPS, USS and the right to defend public sector pensions
Malcom Povey Leeds University UCU, Jenny Sutton CONEL UCU and Zita Holbourne PCS NEC
3. We Are Not Your Spies: points based immigration, prevent and the racist clampdown
Tom Hickey Brighton University UCU & Kanja Sesay NUS Black Students Officer
4. Europe in crisis, Europe in Struggle -learning lessons from the French CPE to Greek General Strike French student, Costas Todoulos Greek student activist; Mark Bergfeld NUS NEC
5. Cuts, Cops and Kettles -Defending the Right to Protest
Katy Clarke MP, Fortnum & Masons occupier, Defend the Right To Protest speaker,
4 -5.30pm-Closing Plenary –Don’t Work, Don’t Study – Operation Education Shutdown
Report from workshops plus John McDonnell MP, UK Uncut, Liam Burns NUS President, Mark Campbell Save London Met + students from the international struggle and trade unionists striking on N30
