I can’t draw a line under democracy.
Edd Bauer has spent weeks suspended from his job as Vice President Education of the Birmingham Guild of Students, threatened with dismissal because he missed some meetings - whilst being…
Addressing the democratic deficit in student unions
I was suspended on the very first day of term from an elected representative position in the guild of students on the basis of my political campaigning and arrest. Despite…
Birmingham Vice Chancellor David Eastwood should resign
Last week, Bright Green covered Birmingham University's crack down on protest. Now Amnesty International and Liberty have slammed the university over its behaviour. Here, Edd Bauer, the Student Union's education…
Elected Student Officer Suspended by Birmingham University and Banned from Campus Responds
This is a letter from Birmingham University Guild of Students' Vice President Education Edd Bauer to Carolyn Pike the "Director of Legal Services" at Birmingham University. Edd has been suspended…
Prosecution of a F&M145 arrestee falls apart
Today my trial for a two hour sit-in at Fortnum and Mason ended far faster than anyone estimated. The trial was scheduled to end on the November 30th, however a…
Students of Birmingham are back in occupation
What has education meant to you? The chance of coming to a university like the University of Birmingham has most likely changed your life. Education is an opportunity to transform…
Justice for the 99% or the 1%?
On Monday the 31st I’m going back to court. This now seems to be the beginnings of long proceedings. From the 16th of September to the 26th of September, I…
This is a crisis for education
This post is the first in a series Bright Green is doing in collaboration with an alliance of groups campaigning against the government’s ‘Opening Public Services’ proposals. The Government plans…