"International Student Movement"

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People worldwide are struggling against the increasing privatisation of public education and for free emancipatory education!

The following recordings were all taken during education protests in August 2010!

 

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Massive protests at Chittagong University (Bangladesh) against a hike in tuition fees - police attacked on August 02nd: hundreds injured and detained!

 

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August 09th: protests at Datta Meghe College of Engineering (India) against a hike in fees.

 

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Universidad de San Carlos - the only public university in Guatemala - has been occupied since August 09^th. Five students began a hunger strike on August 26th!

 

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Hundreds of angry parents stormed Arya Gurukul Vidyalaya school in Kalyan (India) to protest a hike in fees on August 14th.

 

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Benin: on August 16th students confronted the Governor demanding that negotiations with striking lecturers are resumed.

 

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Over 40 protests for free education in 16 countries in August 2010.

 

Enough is enough -

YA BASTA!

 

Time to unite and fight back!

 

All people struggling against the privatisation of education and for free emancipatory education for all unite this fall:

 

"Global Wave of Action for Education"

 

~ Oct./Nov. 2010 ~

 

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Three basic elements of the "Global Wave ":

 

international „joint statement“

 

endorse it!

 

„United Symbol“

 

„Communication & Coordination“

 

you can use the infrastructure of the „International Student Movement“

 

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August 19/20^th : Police attacked students of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College of Bahawalpur (Pakistan) during protests against increasing tuition fees - about 80 students were arrested and more than 20 had to be treated in hospital!

 

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August 18^th : More than 3000 students joined a demonstration in Santiago (Chile) against the privatisation of education! Riot police tried to stop them with water canons and tear gas - 66 protesters were detained!

 

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August 30^th : Hundreds of students protested against plans to privatise hostels at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) - 16 were detained!

 

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August 27^th : Teachers protested for a minimum wage and against new laws pushing for the privatisation of education at the Pedagogical University in Tegucigalpa (Honduras). Gas canisters were fired at them and they were assaulted by police forces.

 

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People across the U.S.A. are getting ready for the "National Day of Action to Defend Education" on October 7th 2010, which kicks off the "Global Wave of Action for Education"!

 

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August 22^nd : banner drop during annual president's speech at California State University to annouce a Strike for Oct.7^th

 

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Balloons invaded largest lecture halls at University of California (Berkeley) to announce Oct.7^th

 

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Dates during the "Global Wave" include:

 

* Oct.7th: National Day of Action, U.S.A.

 

* Oct.8th: Action in Zürich, Switzerland

* Oct.8-10th: Protests against Worldbank/IMF meeting in Washington DC, U.S.A.

 

* Oct.18th: Blockades within the financial district in Frankfurt/M, Germany

* Oct.19/20th: general assembly at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria

* Nov.17th: "International Students' Day"; decentral statewide Day of Action in Hesse, Germany

* Nov.20th: Day of Outreach in Marburg, Germany

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Many more are currently discussing the "Global Wave" worldwide.

 

Inform yourself! Get organized! Get involved!

 

We are all struggling against the same symptoms caused by the current economic system.

 

The economic system is global - let's globalize resistance as well!

 

Another Education is Possible!

Another World is Possible!

 

~ one world - one struggle ~

 

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Website of the "International Student Movement":

http://emancipating-education-for-all.org

 

Contact: united.for.education@gmail.com

 

Credits for Music:

Irie Révolté - Aufstehn

Rage Against The Machine - Guerilla Radio