TCD silent protest a disgrace

Tuesday November 12, 2002 14:04

by Finghin - Socialist Youth

Below is the text from an email from TCDSU. It is outlining their plans for a demo to coincide with the visit of Noel Dempsey to TCD on the 20th.

Below is the text from an email from TCDSU. It is outlining their plans for a demo to coincide with the visit of Noel Dempsey to TCD on the 20th.

"We hope to fill 120 S.U. t shirts and line the Lincon Gate entrance to college in a silent protest with or without placards etc. The actual length of the protest will probably be in the region of 2 minutes but as the Minister could arrive at any stage between 4.50 and 5.10pm the commitment we are asking for is around half an hour."

A silent protest of a few hacks!! TCDSU should be ashamed if that is the extent of their plans. Student are extremely angry on this issue as has been seen with recent events in Galway, Limerick, UCD, NCI and DIT. What is needed is a militant and loud demo that makes him know exactly how student feel about fees.

If the bureacrats in TCDSU are unwilling to have such a protest ordinary TCD students should take it in to their own hands and have a proper demo.