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by Ian Hunter

Around 75 students attended the
anti-cutbacks rally in Vancouver last
Friday. Despite a dismal showing
for the buses at the McBride Site
campus (barely 20 people and a CTV
camera crew) about 35 people arrived
on a bus from the Winslow campus
and about 20 other students and faculty
from Douglas College arrived in cars
to join the 1,200 strong protest.

D:iCS.S: Vice-President, Seana
Hamilton, said that she expected more
to attend the protest but that she
was happy with the turnout. ‘’’One
of the major problems was publicity, we
were so busy working on the rally that
we didn’t put enough time into telling
more people about it.’’

The march to the rally went from the
Q.E. Theatre, starting at 1:30, and
wound its way through downtown
Vancouver, flanked by polity and rally
organizers, to the Robson St. Media
Centre. Hundreds of students shouted
“they say cut backs - we say fight
back!’’, waved placards saying ’’ please
sir . . more school’’, and passed
out leaflets and special UBYSSEY
cutbacks issues to the public along the
way.

 

 

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At the media centre there were

speeches from students, staff and
faculty members from across the pro-
vince, including D.C.S.S. Vice Presi-
dent, Seana Hamilton. Other speakers
included Sophia Hanafi, a member of
the Canadian Federation of Students,
who said ‘BULLSHIT - our campuses
are being wiped out, not only here but
across the country.’

The V.C.C. Cutbacks Singers comi-
cally pantomined to the Human
League’s ’’Don’t you want me baby’’.
In the sketch a smiling Bill Bennett
gets elected when Arts courses in B.C.
were still alive. After he is in power
Bennett proceeds to axe (literally)
Art, Music, English and Science, each
represented by an actor. After Bennett
has completed his carnage he turns the
bladeof his axe around and B.C. Place
is displayed on the back of it. He
is not smiling for long, however, as he
is engulfed and defeated by the
actors representing the creative arts
he tried to destroy. The crowd cheered

 

photo by Cal Reyburn

Linda Coyole, President of the go towards financing education. Jean Long, a CFS fieldworker said
Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Association A couple of lawyers walking by the that this protest is just the start. ‘’This
and started a chorus of ’’What do you Said at the rally that the colleges demonstration were heard to say This is not the last time that students will
do with a Billy Bennett.” The message Should have more autonomy and that is great...after the sixties nobody take to the streets when we are called
was very clear; unless changes are the administration of the colleges in carried oh the fight...I’m glad to see upon,’’ he said, ’’welcome to the 80's...
made students in B.C. will not vote Victoria should be eliminated, saving that people are finally getting around to students are not going to be quiet
for Bennett ’’come the next election.’’ $18 million on administration that could it.’ anymore. ””

 

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