Link to this page: http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/605/8596
From The Socialist newspaper, 9 December 2009
Starting Socialist Students at a Coventry sixth form
Since October I've been running a Socialist Students branch at my sixth form. I decided to start organising meetings after seeing socialists running successful societies at universities, and also seeing how many people were angry after racist BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time.
Dan Crowther, Coventry sixth form student
The first meeting was on 'how to stop the BNP' and 14 people attended. My introduction was about 10 minutes long, and a 'robust debate' followed. People had agreed with what I said about how to stop the BNP, but some disagreed about the smaller details of immigration.
For the second meeting I chose the topic 'university fees and youth unemployment'. Only five people came, but of those five, four were socialists. It was definitely a better meeting and I was pleased that other socialists were becoming regular attendees. 19 people attended another meeting on discrimination - a topic they chose.
Getting people along wasn't as hard as I thought - I picked topics which I knew would interest people, and let them know about the meetings by announcing them in assembly, sticking up posters and reminding people every few days!
I recommend that any young socialists who know other people with similar political views at their college or sixth form should try having Socialist Students meetings.
Why not click here to join the Socialist Party, or click here to donate to the Socialist Party.
In The Socialist 9 December 2009:
Corus steel closure: 'Bail out our jobs, not greedy bankers'
Corus closure
Youth Fight for Jobs campaigners speak out on Corus closure
Socialist Party editorial
Socialist nationalisation - the only way to save manufacturing jobs and end the bank bonus scandal
Teesside steel: No trust in big business 'solutions'
War and occupation
Global Warming
Climate change summit: Coming up short in Copenhagen
Socialist Party news and analysis
Fight the political witch-hunt in Unison
Youth fight for jobs
Youth Fight for Jobs organises demo in Barking
Socialist Party workplace news
New Labour gift wraps Tyne and Wear Metro
Stoke Axiom workers escalate the action
Twinings workers fight job losses
Management bullying? Surely not...
Socialist Students
Uniting to stop cuts at Sussex
Starting Socialist Students at a Coventry sixth form
Northampton protest against student loan delays
Socialist Party feature
International socialist news and analysis
Solidarity with striking South African miners
Scotland: The national question and the general election
Anti-racism
English Defence League show themselves up
Socialist Party appeal
Christmas 2009 donation appeal
A present that can last all year - a subscription to The Socialist
Home | The Socialist 9 December 2009 | Join the Socialist Party
Join us today!
Printable version
email to friend
