Stop top-up fees Action Day

A Guide to Action

Get pledge forms signed by students in your school or college to take part in the action day.
Give out leaflets to let people know what is happening.
Try to organise a meeting at lunchtime, before or after school or college of anyone who wants to help organise the action.
Hold ballots at your school or college asking students what they think of top-up fees and what they want to do on the day.
Maybe try and link up with other local schools and colleges to help build for the day.
Maybe organise a lobby of your local MP to demand they vote against top-up fees. Petitions signed against top-up fees and results from ballots could be handed in. Contact the local press to ask if they will cover your protest.
Approach the teaching and other staff trade unions in your school or college for support. Most teachers, lecturers and other staff are members of trade unions. Ask for the union representative and let them know what you want to do and ask for support. Many of them would not be teaching if they hadn't had the chance to go to university!
Get as much support as possible from your parents.

If you are being told you are not allowed to put up posters, leaflet etc don't be put off. Contact ISR for help and campaigning advice. Petitions demanding the right to organise could be sent around the school.
On the day of action consider organising morning or lunchtime protests in your local town centre to try and bring together other schools and colleges that are taking strike and/or protest action. In London many will be going to Parliament.
If you would like advice and/or ideas for organising strikes and protests please contact ISR: www.anticapitalism.org.uk email: againstcapitalism@hotmail.com Tel: 020 8558 7947.