MEDIA RELEASE: Students protest at TUT campus 20 February 2008
MEDIA RELEASE
Students protest at TUT campus - ACDP response to Student unrest
"The
time has come for unrest and protests to cease from being part of
student life on our campuses." So said Cllr. AnneMarie Sparg, from the
ACDP, in response to the newest student protests on the TUT campus.
"Even
though we have sympathy for the situation of these students, especially
those that are poor, who suffer under the financial demands from our
universities and other institutions of higher learning," she added,
"anarchy and violence remain unacceptable as a means to manipulate
authority into compliance.
"We call on these students to follow
proper procedure to raise their complaints, if their memorandum does
not have the desired effects at the cut off time tomorrow. According to
reports, a door had already been broken, even before the protest became
violent. This type of 'break through' certainly does not seem peaceful.
"It
is time for the leaders of this protest to show that they truly are
leaders, and to bring calm and order among the protesters!"
AnneMarie Sparg ACDP Councillor Tshwane Metro 079 498 6971
Studente betoging by TUT kampus - ACDP reageer
"Dit
is nou hoog tyd dat onluste en onrus nie meer deel van die studentelewe
sal wees nie," sê ACDP raadslid me. AnneMarie Sparg in reaksie op die
jongste studenteprotes op die TUT-kampus.
"Al het ons dikwels
simpatie met veral die arm studente wat noustrop trek onder die las van
geldelike verpligtinge by universiteite en ander hoër
onderwysinrgtings, bly wanordelikheid en geweld nie 'n aanvaarbare wyse
van optrede nie.
"Ons versoek die studente dus om hul klagtes
deur die regte kanale te voer as hul memorandum môre, met die spertyd,
nie die gewenste reaksie oplewer nie. Daar is na berig reeds 'n deur
gebreek nog voordat die protes nog gewelddadig geword het. Hierdie
soort 'deurbraak' klink nie vir ons baie vreed saam nie.
"Dit is tyd dat die leiers van die protes bewys dat hulle wel leiers is, en vrede en kalmte bring tussen die protesteerders!"
AnneMarie Sparg ACDP Raadslid Tshwane Metro 079 498 6971