Public meeting: TAFE Cuts, Education & the Capitalist Crisis

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 18:30

Employers and their governments around the world want education and training to make workers more profitable but at the same time want public spending slashed and education to become a market. This forum will address the background to the TAFE cuts and how to campaign for public education. Speakers: Colin Long, state secretary, National Tertiary Education Union; Anne Duggan, head trainer, Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union; Alex Nissan, TAFE teacher, course coordinator & Australian Education Union member; Nick Fredman, tertiary education researcher, University of Melbourne. 6.30pm (meal from 6pm). Resistance Centre, Lvl 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). Organised by Socialist Alliance.