Protest Rally thing (& free BBQ) (2 Viewers)

[Carlito]

is anyone goin to join in on this thing tomrrow? they keep handing me flyers and things and theres ads for it everywhere... even an article in the newspaper

 

[tooheyz]

yeah im going

for the food! MuahUAh
they're heading up to the city right?

 

[Carlito]

yeah on one of the flyers it says "With our stomachs full we'll head on downtown"...

oh yeah heres the newspaper article:

Police, unis brace for student demos
March 30, 2004

POLICE and student unions have consulted ahead of protests tomorrow to ensure the violence that marred last week's demonstrations is not repeated.

Rallies have been planned in each state capital tomorrow in what has been described by the National Union of Students as "a resurgence in student radicalism".

...

Demonstrations are expected in New South Wales, although police would not disclose their projected patrol numbers around university sites.

"It is up to the individual campuses to request extra security if they so desire," a NSW Police spokesman said.

Sydney University staff said they had prepared for the protests by "heightening the security presence".

NUS education officer Paul Coats said: "We've heard reports of furniture being moved out of the main building at another (Sydney) campus, which indicates the level of protest they're expecting."

...

 

[Adam]

Rally, meh.

Free food, what! I never knew that was involved. Probably a lineup of a couple hundred people, home made sandwhich will do...

 

[Wyvern]

lol - not like it will achieve anything

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Wyvern
lol - not like it will achieve anything

EXACTLY! lol
i'll laugh when someone comes up to you and asks "So why are you here today? "

i would say "Well quite frankly i don't give a shit right now i'm here for a free feed ! "

 

[KeypadSDM]

Exactly.

So the only reason I might actually turn up is for the free food.

The rally won't do anything ...

 

[Wyvern]

What time is the whole thing anyway?

LOL It will be funny if 90% of the "protesters" are there for free food

 

[KeypadSDM]

It's funny that they're bribing people to show up, defeating the very concept of this rally.

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by KeypadSDM
It's funny that they're bribing people to show up, defeating the very concept of this rally.

Agreed. It's their excuse to have a day out to eat and have a good time, c'mon they should of made something more directly instead of a rally, and besides talk about on time they do it right on the census date.

 

[santaslayer]

ahaha.....people at UOW get free bbq lunch every tuesday for thew whole year......LoLz.....suckerz

 

[redslert]

Originally posted by santaslayer
ahaha.....people at UOW get free bbq lunch every tuesday for thew whole year......LoLz.....suckerz

they are still paying for it one way or another

 

[tooheyz]

Originally posted by KeypadSDM
Exactly.

So the only reason I might actually turn up is for the free food.

The rally won't do anything ...

yeah im just going for the free food! gonna be there at the 'big welcome meeting', scab all their food and then dissapear once they head off to the rally

 

[lengstar]

can't make it. i've got an assessment.

 

[Generator]

Being heard is just as important as getting a result... But I am against USU, so bugger the rally.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Wyvern
lol - not like it will achieve anything

yeah, protests are more or less useless- its just there so ppl. can take out their frustrations by screaming a few slogans, and burning a couple of american flags.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by melbournian
Who cares, Ill just go to class, if these crowds annoy me, ill just go watch the cricket.

cricket- where, where?

 

[xiao1985]

Originally posted by KeypadSDM
Exactly.

So the only reason I might actually turn up is for the free food.

The rally won't do anything ...

Originally posted by Winston
EXACTLY! lol
i'll laugh when someone comes up to you and asks "So why are you here today? "

i would say "Well quite frankly i don't give a shit right now i'm here for a free feed ! "

well, src just want u to go.. i mean, if there like 20000 million students standin there eatin sausages, it look good anyway...

 

[Carlito]

im not even sure what that USU and VSU stuff is, so im just going to get the food lol

 

[xiao1985]

Originally posted by Carlito
im not even sure what that USU and VSU stuff is, so im just going to get the food lol

usu is like, university student unionism
vsu is like, voluntary student unionism (paying in voluntary, hence name)

therefore, if that's the case, usyd can't force us pay 577 ... tis a voluntary contribution...