[ssf] rage against Hallam

[Chris Malins]

Firstly, I suggest you forward these comments to Mark at 
info at rage-against-hallam.co.uk.

Secondly, it has been agreed that we want to avoid making students feel 
targeted. Unfortunately there are some very important issues around the 
purchase of this building which are of legitimate concern to the people 
of Sheffield, and the fact that the university is giving the building to 
the students' union does not change this. If someone stole your car but 
offered to give a lift to work sometimes I don't suppose you would be 
satisfied, similarly the community doesn't see a few concessions from 
Hallam about usage as addressing our prime concerns about the way Hallam 
has behaved in this process.

I hope to see you at a future meeting, the Social Forum will be meeting 
on 17th Feb for an open meeting, which will be a great opportunity for 
you to talk about your concerns.

Chris

Who ate wrote:
> I am a student at Hallam who is concerned about your planned protest 
> against us moving into a new union building. I tried to attend your 
> meeting last week to express my opinion but was unable.
> 
> This is a really important issue but you have to be careful about 
> targeting the wrong people. The event on the 14th is the student’s 
> opening night, it is separate from the University as it is a Union 
> event. Most of the students who have organised and will attend this 
> event were not even in Sheffield when the decision to purchase the NCPM 
> took place. They were not responsible for the purchase but now they have 
> no choice but to use the facilities provided for them by the University, 
> I think it is unfair therefore to make their Valentines day celebration 
> the focus of a “Rage full” protest.
> 
> The Hallam Union president in an interview in the Star talked about a 
> desire to make the new building available to all the community. Wouldn't 
> it be more constructive to take him up on this offer and work with the 
> students who are going to bring an estimated 500,000 people into the 
> Cultural Industry Quarter.
> 
> What makes me so angry is that there is a building in this area being 
> misused and that is Spearmint Rhino. I fail to see why this feudalist 
> abomination is not the focus of your protest instead of Hallam students.
> 
> 
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