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Save EMA! Parliament votes on scrapping EMAs

January 11, 2011 12:00

Date Star Published: December 30, 2010 17:34 by londoner

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Central London, more tbc

Places: london

see http://anticuts.com/2010/12/23/save-ema-parliament-votes-on-scrapping-emas-11-january/

On 11 January, Parliament will vote on scrapping Education Maintenance Allowances. So far this date has not been widely publicised; it looks like the Government is hoping to get the vote through without too many people noticing!

There’s not long to go until 11 January, and it’s early in the New Year, but let’s mobilise the biggest possible protest movement to stop the Tories in their tracks and save EMA.

What you can do:

* If you can get to Central London, we’ll be rallying there. Why not organise a Walk Out from your school or college to come and join us? And university students and trade unionists should come too!

* If you’re outside London or too far out to come into the centre, organise Walk Outs to go and protest at your local Town Hall – of, if that’s not possible, protest at Town Halls after school. Again, university students and workers can also take part.
We should demand that councils release statements calling for EMA to be retained, and pledge that even if the vote goes through they will refuse to implement the cut and keep paying it! This is the same demand that trade unionists are placing on Labour councils: that they refuse to carry out the Tory cuts.

* There may be other possible options, like finding your local Conservative or Lib Dem office, and protesting outside or occupying it. Or in December students at Camden School for Girls even occupied their school as part of the protests!

For more information or help email againstfeesandcuts@gmail.com

 

More campaigning materials at
emacampaign.org.uk

see also http://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#!/event.php?eid=138065529585690

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no vote that day btw

Comment Published: January 07, 2011 13:34 by fyi

but as well as the demo there is also a meeting at HoC:

Real lives, Real Futures: Public Meeting on Abolition of EMA

11 January 18:00 - 20:00
Committee Room 8 / 10, House of Commons
London

The Save EMA Campaign has called a public meeting in the House of Commons to discuss the realities confronting young people at sixth form and college, their parents and the wider community.

This month is the first in over 6 years where the government will no longer accept applications for the Education Maintenance Allowance. Once the academic year ends, no one will receive EMA.

We want to bring students, teachers, parents and politicians together to discuss what the abolition of EMA will really mean.

Come along to hear from students, College Principal's and the decision makers on this vital issue

demo called off

Comment Published: January 11, 2011 15:30 by fyi from anticuts NCAFAC

Since it is still not clear when and whether there will be a vote on EMA, we will drop the 11th as a day of action and put all our strengths into organizing the events on the 26th and the 29th of January.