JNUSU-SIS Pamphlet dated 3rd Oct, '07

03/10/07

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ UNION

SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Friends,

The Annual School GBM of SIS will be held on 04-10-07 (Tomorrow) from 10:00am at Room No 114 in SIS. The Annual School GBM is a unique feature of the JNUSU, whereby at the end of its tenure, the JNUSU Council presents a report in front of the student community enumerating the work of the Union over the last one year, ensuring accountability of the Union, before it is handed over to the Election Committee. We appeal to the student community of SIS to participate in large numbers in tomorrow’s GBM.

The tenure of the present JNUSU has been one in which concrete advances has been made for the students in our campus. The JNUSU in the summer vacations led a historic agitation culminating in a 12 days Hunger Strike against Administrative high-handedness and making important demands on students’ issues. As a result of this agitation, the Administration had to withdraw the punishments meted out to the students and concede to the demands of the students for more scholarships and better facilities. Along with this the JNUSU also compelled the Administration to constitute a committee to ensure minimum wages for all workers in the University. In this agitation, the students of SIS along with the SIS Council had made major contributions, with the Convenor of SIS sitting on a Hunger Strike for 8 days. Along with this, at the School level too, there have been many gains by the student council.

Apart from mobilizing students for better students’ facilities, the JNUSU since its inception have strived to be a part of the larger democratic movement in the country fighting for a better and emancipated India. This year too, the JNUSU has expressed solidarity with all progressive movements in our country fighting against imperialism, casteism, communalism or patriarchy and mobilized students against all forms of oppression. The biggest issue confronting our country today is that of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. The SIS Council has played an important role in mobilizing students against the Indo-US Nuclear Deal and in defence of our sovereignty, independent foreign policy and multi-polarity at the world level. The JNUSU also conducted a massive signature campaign against the Indo-US Nuclear Deal and organized a convention against it. The large participation of students on these issues only shows the anti-imperialist legacy of our university.

We appeal to the student community to participate in the debate in the Annual School GBM, upholding the democratic traditions of our university and support the Convenor’s report because of the concrete advances achieved by JNUSU and also for the steadfast position of the JNUSU against all forms of oppression and injustice.

Sd/- P K Anand, Convenor, JNUSU-SIS.