Rallies & protest actions

Monday 5 October

Rally outside University Court session

13:00 @ John Mcintyre Conference Centre

The next session of University Court will be meeting on Monday 5 October at John Mcintyre Conference Centre in Pollock Halls. Court is the highest decision-making body at the University of Edinburgh: they oversee governance and budgeting.

At 1pm students and staff will hold a rally outside the Court session to make our voices heard and demand transparency and accountability from Court. Be there, be loud, and make the Senior Leadership Team listen!

1 October 12.30-14:00 @ Scottish Parliament

Joint UCU Dundee & Edinburgh Rally

This rally takes place as UCU members at both Dundee and Edinburgh universities are taking strike action for five weeks at the start of the new academic year, staff at Glasgow Caledonian University are taking six days of strike action during September and October, and Heriot Watt University was hit by two-days strike action earlier in the month.

CHAIR: Courtney Stafford-Walter (UCU Edinburgh Co-Vice-President)

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

  • Melissa D'Ascenzio (Dundee UCU Co-President)

  • Cécile Menard (UCU Edinburgh Co-President)

  • Jo Grady (UCU General Secretary)

  • Maggie Chapman (Green MSP)

  • Heather Anderson (SNP MSP)

  • Duncan Dunlop (LibDem MSP)

  • Jenny Young (Labour MSP & party spokesperson on HE)

  • Tom Christison (Dundee Univ. Students' Association President)

  • Edinburgh student rep (tbc)

  • Mike McCarey (Students Against Cuts)

UCU Edinburgh members will walk together to Scottish Parliament after our morning pickets. Members should gather at Bristo Square by 12:00 (pack up your pickets around 11:45) or at the main picket at Kings Buildings by 11:30. Bring students, colleagues, friends, strangers to make it as big and loud as possible!