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National Education Day in Indonesia

Students Declare : Againts The Capitalization of Education and Call For The Unity of People’s Movement

After having been involved in the resistance of the labour movement on May Day 2010, hundreds of students and other movement groups get ready to unite for the National Education Day on May 2. Student demonstrations this time firmly stating opposition to the capitalization of education. Students realize that at this time education is no longer aiming to improve the quality of life, but more oriented to accumulate capital. Evidence is the increasing cost of education every year and consequently it gets more difficult  for the majority of society to have access to it.

End of March 2010, the government revoked the BHP Law (a kind of Privatization Law) which legalizes the liberalization of education in Indonesia for now. However, it does not remove the capitalization process of education in Indonesia. SBY-Boediono and political elites are still confident to carry out the concept of neo-liberal policies.

Here is the documentation of mass action in connection with the National Education Day in several regions in Indonesia:

Jakarta

The name of unity : Forum Mahasiswa Se-Jabodetabek (Student Forum in Jabodetabek)

List of organizations that are included in the Forum Mahasiswa Se-Jabodetabek : BSI Depok – Forum Komunikasi Mahasiswa Bekasi – FMB – PEMBEBASAN (ABFII PERBANAS – Univ. Az Zahra – Univ. Hamka – IISIP) – Serikat Mahasiswa Indonesia – UIN Jakarta – UNIS Tangerang – Univ. Budi Luhur – Univ. Gunadarma – Univ. Indonusa Eka Unggul – Univ. Indraprasta PGRI – Univ. Mercu Buana – Univ. Muhammadiyah Tangerang – Univ. Trisakti.

Issues : Against Capitalization of Education and Regime SBY – Boediono, also the political elites that deceive the people. Build the United Peoples’s Movement

There are no photos, but you can read the statement on facebook

Yogyakarta

The name of unity : Aliansi Rakyat Menggugat (Nark People’s Alliance)

List of organizations that are included in the ARM : PEMBEBASAN, FAM J, PMII, SMI, ARMP, JNPM, SeBumi, PPRM

Issues : Against Imperialism and Sby-Boediono, Reject the capitalization of education and for national liberation.

Samarinda (East Kalimantan)

The name of unity : Gerakan Rakyat Menggugat (Nark People’s Movement)

List of organizations that include in GERAM : Pembebasan, GMNI, PMII, Fredom, Bem Unmul, Himip Unmul, Himaksi Unmul, Himahi Unmul, Hima Sos. Unmul, Bem Polnes, Senat Hukum Untag, KMR

Issues : Fight for Free Education, Scientific and Democratic based. Reject Liberalization, Privatization, and Commercialization of Education.

Makasar (South Sulawesi)

The name of unity : Komite Aksi untuk HARDIKNAS (Committee to Respon National Education Day)

List of organizations included in the Komite Aksi untuk HARDIKNAS : PEMBEBASAN, PPRM SUL-SEL, Se-BUMI, KPRM-PRD, FAPERTA UMI, KOMUNAL, ARS, PMII UMI, BEM UNCOK

Issues : Against The privatization of the Education System and the effects of Capitalism causing education to become increasingly expensive. Fight the capitalist regime SBY-Boediono and political elites that deceive people. Build Unity of the Movement.

There are no photos, but you can read the statement on facebook

Ternate (North Maluku)

The name of unity : Gerakan Rakyat Menggugat (Nark People’s Movement)

List of organizations included in GRM : PEMBEBASAN, Perempuan Mahardhika, GAMHAS, LISMI, SeBumi, APS.

Issues : Against The Imperialist Agents, the Regime SBY – Boediono. Rejecting All Forms of Neoliberalism.

There are no photos, but you can read the statement on facebook

This report is made by

National Collective of PEMBEBASAN

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