Sussex Not For Sale

Action points: • Referendum • Working Groups: 1. Research 2. Communications 3. Reading Groups • Formulating our alternative vision • Working with Universities around the country • Research of white paper and strategic plans for university (Everyone, not just Research working group) • Encourage active participation in the mass meetings • Create departmentally focused groups • Create a list of questions which compliment the demands/statement Alternative Vision: We believe in a university that is more democratic to both staff and students. We believe in student and staff power in the governance structure. We believe that research support systems should be reached through those involved with the process itself. We believe that teaching and research should not be assessed by their financial benefit to the university. We believe in academic freedom. We believe in being valued for our strengths. We, as students at this university, are not consumers. This campaign is part of an alternative vision that we believe is achievable. We believe the university should be ranked by our own standards not those of national ranking systems, though students consider them, we believe they do not encompass the true value of our university. We believe that we need not bow to current market pressures, but can lead student demand through the quality of our teaching and research. As students we are here for educating ourselves, this does not directly mean employability. We believe that management should represent the student and staff body.