Occupy Movement invited into schools

mikehit (e2 Member)

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20 Jan 2012 - 2:01 PM

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Apparently representatives of the Occupy movement have been invited to schools to put forward their cases

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16650613

My first reaction is it is a good idea if the idea is to stimulate discussion among the pupils. But this is tempered by a cynical thought that the representatives most likely to take up this offer will be politically 'active' in some form and given the aims of the movement are likely to lean heavily to the left. I think it would need to be carefully agreed with the representatives what they will and will not cover.

I wonder if they will invite pro-banking lobby on another occasion to balance the debate?

Andy_Cundell (e2 Member)

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20 Jan 2012 - 2:19 PM

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Quote: Or is it still mostly random groups protesting "against the man" about random things that a mostly connected with not liking rich/powerful people?

So you do follow them then!!!!!

Zatoichi

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20 Jan 2012 - 3:58 PM

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Quote: I wonder if they will invite pro-banking lobby on another occasion to balance the debate?

That would be covered by the daily news and political rhetoric fed by mainstream media, after all there isn't much in the way of balanced debate there.


Quote: It seems to me they will be people who are even more likely to have strong political views so will the school be monitoring them?

It seems acceptable to swallow up the 'Establishment' views, who monitors those?

brian1208 (e2 Member)

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20 Jan 2012 - 4:27 PM

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I think if I was a Head-Teacher I would think twice about inviting them in as once they were there they may not leave (after all, as they admitted recently in an interview, its all about getting maximum publicity for their many causes)

If I remember rightly they were invited into St Pauls, then they occupied it

Zatoichi

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20 Jan 2012 - 4:39 PM

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Quote: True, all the coverage is about how evil the bankers are. So actually there is no need for the Occupy representatives to go

Nah, that's Iran you're thinking of. The news is about removing Knighthoods to save the world from meltdown

brian1208 (e2 Member)

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20 Jan 2012 - 5:30 PM

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Quote: I would think twice about inviting them in as once they were there they may not leave

I seem to recall doing my very best to try and not occupy school

I bet you were a "Rebel without a Cause"

Zatoichi

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20 Jan 2012 - 6:15 PM

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Quote: These lot seem more like "Rebels Without a Clue"...

As rebels they will have the full backing of NATO

tomcat (e2 Member)

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21 Jan 2012 - 9:46 PM

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Just seen the latest from these tossers, where they have occupied a building near the Barbican

When is this country finally going to get real - identify the b******s and stop all benefits to them/
I suppose they take it in turns to go and sign on?

More to the point, serve notice that they have 24 hours to leave, or go in heavy handed and throw the trash out.

They are totally contradictory as to their aims - couldn't give a toss about normal law abiding citizens, who pay our just due and demands, as demanded by our elected government