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"No Share In Killing": York Students Speak Out Against University’s Arms Trade Investment ()
Posted January 31st, 2008 by ricjames"No Share In Killing": York Students Speak Out Against University’s Arms Trade Investment ()
Posted January 31st, 2008 by ricjamesCampus Campaigners Declare Ethical Success ()
Posted January 31st, 2008 by ricjamesYork Coach to National Climate March, London
Posted October 14th, 2007 by Graham*National Climate March 2007*
Saturday December 8th, Central London
Coaches from York:
7am from Memorial Gardens, bottom of Leeman Road, by the City Walls.
7.15am from Goodricke Car Park, University of York.
Tickets £16 waged/£10 conc.
Available from:
Fairer World, Gillygate (01904 655116)
York University People & Planet
Please help us ensure York is thoroughly represented on this demonstration; put the date in your diary, bring your family, tell your friends and colleagues, and spread the word. We currently have one 53-seater coach booked, but know of many more interested people. We guarantee to run enough coaches for everyone who books before 24th November, and will try to meet all further interest after this date. In short: please book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Tickets should be on sale by Wednesday 24th October.
March assembles from 12noon on Millbank, Westminster, and ends at Grosvenor Square with speeches. There'll be time to grab food before returning to York for about 11pm (setting down in the same places as picking up).
Ethics & Environment Tea Party
Posted October 14th, 2007 by GrahamCome and find out about getting involved in student charity and campaign groups. With free Fairtrade tea & cake.
Drink tea, Eat cake, Change the World!
Various groups should be present, including:
People & Planet
Student Amnesty
StopAIDS
And more...
Derwent College Junior Common Room
University of York Main Campus
"Treat AIDS Now" talk
Posted November 28th, 2006 by GrahamAs part of the events leading up to World Aids Day, this event will inform people of where the campaign to provide cheaper drugs to poorer communities has got to. Its organised by Student Stop AIDS society and People & Planet.
PL005
University Main Campus
York
Climate March Coach a Success
Posted November 5th, 2006 by GrahamYork's contribution to the International Climate Day events in London was a sold-out bus to London, though the company sent a bus with 4 extra seats! Despite earlier fears that the bus would fail to sell, and a decision by York Trade & Debt Justice to subsidise, the last available ticket sold early in the week, and the bus broke even.
York People&Planet group sold tickets on campus, despite most of their active members going to London the day before for a national conference. Some of the students on the bus got off early and took the tube to reach the start of the Student Carnival, organised by People&Planet, where they met those already in London.
Campus Campaigners Declare Ethical Success
Posted June 3rd, 2006 by ricjamesStudents who took part in the "No Share in Killing" Day of Action are celebrating the success of their campaign following the University's agreement to create a new investment policy. Ric Lander from People & Planet said "this is exactly what we wanted: the University is not only willing to negotiate a timetable for divestment in arms dealers, they want students to be involved in a creating a new stringent ethical investment policy.
"This would not have been possible without the overwhelming support showed by students. We collected over 1000 signatures in one day - that is unprecedented for what people call an 'apathetic' campus."
"No Share In Killing": York Students Speak Out Against University’s Arms Trade Investment
Posted June 2nd, 2006 by ricjamesA group of students at the University of York including those from the People & Planet, Amnesty International and FreeSoc societies organised a day of action against the University’s investment in the arms trade. The day also publicised the ControlArms campaign. Almost 1000 signatures from students and alumni were collected in just one day to support the adoption of an ethical investment policy for the University’s finances.
In 2005, after investigations aided by the Freedom of Information Act, it was revealed by CAAT (Campaign Against the Arms Trade) that a number of UK educational institutions had shareholdings in arms exporters. The University of York has 147,100 direct shares in BAE Systems (figures from the University of York) and 1,354,663 indirect shares (CAAT), as well as 1,350,000 indirect shares in GKN representing over £10 million pounds of investment through its pension fund. A motion was passed in the Student Union and the issue has been reported in both student papers, "Nouse" and "York Vision".
