The Last Day

The final plenary discussed motions on a wide range of subjects including human rights, student welfare and amendments to the constitution to make NOSAC more flexible.

A special series of motions were dedicated to the work which James Movick had done for the Congress and the overseas student movement before being expelled from the country. It was plain that his leadership was absent from the Congress and this made it a slightly sadder and less dynamic event than the previous year.

Despite this, the Congress ended with a powerful feeling of unity in the traditional mini-cultural concert and the farewell social.

For the New Zealanders, a farewell of this kind is a rare experience, as the overseas students possess a much more group conscious state of mind. By that time we knew many people there and were able to throw ourselves into the celebration.

It is very important that students here make an attempt to understand the situation of our overseas friends. Theirs is not such a happy lot. The ISC is the only time where they can get together in a national level, and come next May, New Zealand students would be well advised attending it in Auckland. All who went from Wellington agree that the experience was both valuable and enjoyable.

David Murray