MEMORAl'IDUU
FROM:

Bill Bell, Student Union President

TO:

Staff, Faculty and Administration
October 29th, 1975

As you are all, probably well aware of by new, the students of
Capilano College have voted to go out on a one day strike on
November 4th. This decision was made by mere than five hundred
students, with only two students votine against this type of action.
It was felt, at this meeting that we as students, who care enough
about this college, would take some sort of action. That action
woulu entail a number of protests and a protest march on that day.
What is entended by our action is to bring the problems that Capilano
Collece is facing in lieht of the budget cutbacks to the community.
We plan on doing this by, having information booths with ~amphlets
at all the major sh0pping centres. We are also distributine petitions
into the community. We plan to present these to the College Council
and the Provincial Government.
We as students care about this colle~e anc the direction that it
it is headin~ into because of the poor budget. We also care about
the work load of the staff and faculty, as well as workin~ conditions.
Because it affects us all, the students have decided to do this
alone if necessary, but wc want end need your support, both moral
and participatory, if we are going to be listened tc fully.
The choice of your nction is yours. The ~tudents feel it is a
serious enough ~atter to p,o out on strike because we don't want to
just sit back and watch the College decline. We are sticking our
necks out on the limb for something we believe in.
If you as faculty, staff or adminstratcrs can justifty, apathy,
then don't take any action, but if you believe in this college, do
something about it. What ever it is.
Sincerely,

Bill Bell