Just 3 weeks to go until the week of action now! Here's your 3 week checklist...
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Ensure your campaign team are well briefed
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Flyer students in lecture theatres, halls, the SU, cafes, bars etc. Adaptable flyers and posters are available at http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/resources/campaigns/come-clean/
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Join the NUS Week of Action Facebook event, and/or start your own. Invite everyone you know to join it, and ask them to invite everyone they know too
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Tweet about what you’re doing, use the official hashtags #nusweekofaction #nuswalkout and #comeclean to create a buzz and get the actions trending
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Blitz halls of residence with flyers and posters
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Organise the literature for the stall in the SU
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Write an article for the student newspaper
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If you plan to hold a march or rally in town start planning this now, inform the police, work with them to agree a route, conduct a risk assessment, recruit your stewards
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Organise social activities for the day and evening of the walkout
Contact:
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Your vice chancellor/ principal: let them know of the activities planned for walkout day
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Heads of departments: explaining the activities planned for walkout day
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Local media (not just press but TV, radio and local websites too!): issue a press release with details of the actions you are planning
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Student media
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Students: via an all-student e-mail if you can, to let them know what is happening
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Your local MP: find out what they think about the issues; invite them to come along to visit your SU during the week of action; arrange to make an appointment to meet with them in their constituency office during the week of action, where you could present them with letters/signed postcards from your members; arrange an appointment to meet with them at Westminster during the Come Clean lobby of parliament on 18 April
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NUS NEC members: invite them to come along and help you campaign during the week of action and/or the walkout
Please do get in touch - campaigns@nus.org.uk - if you have any questions, and to let us know what you are planning for the week of action and walkout.