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More SUs sign up to lobby their MPs to say #No2FEfees

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With just two weeks to go until the #No2FEfees national constituency lobby on June 22nd, students and staff at FE and HE students' unions across the land are busy setting up appointments to meet with their local MPs in their constituency surgeries. Have you arranged to meet yours yet?

Students unions' who have recently added their names to the list include:

Dudley College Students' Union
QUB Students' Union
Bradford College Students' Union
City and Islington College Students' Union
University Of Derby Students' Union
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Students' Union
Leicester College Students' Union
Leeds Metropolitan University Students' Union

Let us know your SU is taking part too by filling out the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FEConstituencyLobbyDayReg

For more info about the lobby day please see http://no2FEfees.org.uk and www.nusconnect.org.uk/no2FEfees

And please let us know what you're up to by emailing campaigns@nus.org.uk - we'd love to hear from you!

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Published: 11 Jun 2012 17:08

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