MEDIA RELEASE: Day of Action 2024

Students rally for increased funding to Memorial University, accessible education for third year in a row

On Wednesday, October 2 at 11AM, students will gather at the MUN Clocktower for a rally and march to the Confederation Building to demand a reversal of the 46.5% funding cut to Memorial by the provincial government since 2013. This comes a week after the Fund MUN campaign launch, where all on-campus student and labour unions at Memorial launched a campaign calling on the government for more funding to the university.

Students also are demanding:

  • a reversal of the 2022 tuition hikes, reducing tuition for all students down to the 2021 domestic level

  • increased funding to fix crumbling infrastructure

  • paid work placements for social work, nursing, pharmacy, and education students

  • elimination of the differential fee structure where international students pay triple what domestic students pay

We will be available for interview during and after the rally.

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MUNSU can be reached for comment via external@munsu.ca or (709) 330-6941.

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