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November 14: Global Education Strike
Reports Worldwide:
Global Education Strike
November 14th 2012
In the struggle against the increasing commercialisation of education and for free emancipatory education people around the world coordinated the Global Education Strike (GES). It was marked by the Global Day of Action to RECLAIM EDUCATION -- Direct Democracy NOW! on October 18th as well as the GES itself from November 14th until the 22nd.
Basis of which was this call to action as well as this international joint statement.
overview of all activities related to the GES: ism-global.net/GES_activities
For comments or any missing reports please contact ism_admin[at]lists.riseup.net.
Reports for GES related activities on November 14th:
- Belgrade: rally
- Bremen: school strike + rallies
- Brussels: picket line + rally
- California: University of California Week of Action: Solidarity with the GES!
- France: strikes and demonstrations in various cities
- Hannover: rave against fees
- Hildesheim: days of action: 'education is a human right' (Nov.12-23)
- Marburg: general assembly + spontaneous rally
- Milan: rally against cuts in education
- Oldenburg: rally against tuition fees
- Quebec: strikes at various colleges and universities
News
- Ankara, Dec.18: Students clash with Riot Police at MET University during protest against PM
- Khartoum: Appeal for Tuition Fee Waiver followed by State Repression leads to Student Uprising
- Dec.03, New York City: Occupation at one of last tuition free universities in the country
- Siegen, Nov.7: Rectorate occupied !!
- Taipei, Nov.7: Increase of tuition fees sparks more protests
- Taichung, Oct.30th: Students occupy Public Hearing to Resist Fee Hike
- Sri Lanka, Sept. 24-28th: Long Marches for Free Education
- Indonesia, Sept.27-28th: Protests against Commercialization of Education in 15 cities
- Strikes at Universities in Greece
- Manila, Sept.17-21: Student Strike against Commercialisation of Education
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Belgrade: rally
Rally in Belgrage
Various groups called for a rally in Belgrade.
Unfortunately no report on this was shared on the global ISM mailing list.
event page: facebook.com
Bremen: School Strike & Rallies
School Strike & Rallies in Bremen
Pupils at various schools across Bremen (Germany) went on strike, while more than 1,000 people joined the rally through the city centre; junctions were blocked. A few hundred pupils from different schools gathered at different points in the city. At some point those decentralised rallies united. At the same time this day marked the beginning of a week of action.
With the protests pupils question the functions of schools as well as the education system as a whole within capitalism. Among others they fundamentally question the grading system, the pressure to compete/succeed, and selection processes in schools.
website: schulstreik-bremen.de
Brussels: picket line & rally
Picket line and Rally in Brussels
In the early hours the student union Etudiants Fgtb Sections Bruxelloises set up a picket line at the front gate of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Later during the day around 200 people gathered for a rally in the city centre.
details on the situation at ULB: efgtb-bxl.be (in French)
call to join the Global Education Strike on November 14: efgtb-bxl.be (in French)
University of California Week of Action: Solidarity with GES
Week of Action in Solidarity with the GES at the University of California
A coalition called Students Against Student Suffering (S.A.S.S.) initiated a 'University of California Week of Action: Solidarity with Global Strike!'. Among others it kicked off with a teach-in at the University of California in Santa Barbara.
France: strikes and demonstrations in various cities
Strikes and Demonstrations
in Cities across France
The following short report was sent to the global ISM mailing list:
Hannover: Rave against Fees
Rave against Fees in Hannover
Students gathered in front of the main university building for a rave against tuition fees. This was part of a whole week of action in connection with the GES and was used to also inform about further activities durng the week.
Unfortunately no report on how the rave went was sent in.
During the day also activities in support of a Zivilklausel ('civil clause') took place. With the Zivilklausel the university would assure not to do any research that can be used for military purposes. In the evening a movie on the protests against tuition fees in Germany in 2006/07 was shown.
website: geshannover.blogsport.de
on facebook: facebook.com/GESinHannover + event page
Days of Action kick off in
Days of Action kick off in Hildesheim
From Nov.12-23 the general students' committee in Hildesheim arranged days of action under the banner of 'education is a human right - abolish tution fees!'. The days were mostly filled with workshops on many different interesting topics as well as concerts in the evening.
They were directly linked to the Global Education Strike as well as a campaign called 'Gesellschaft macht Identität' (society makes identity).
further details (in German): astahi.de
Marburg: general assembly & rally
General Assembly followed by
Spontaneous Rally in Marburg
As sent to the global ISM mailing list:
more details (in German): freedumm.net
Milan: Rally against Cuts in Education
Demonstration in Milan
November 14th was marked with demonstrations against cuts in education across Italy, but only groups in Milan put their rally also in the context of the Global Education Strike. In the end thousands of students gathered in the city centre on that day.
At various points protesters also clashed with riot police.
event page: facebook.com
Oldenburg: rally against tuition fees
Demonstration for Free Education in Oldenburg
More than 2,500 students and parents rallied in Oldenburg for the immediate abolishment of tuition fees. Oldenburg is a city in the federal state of Lower-Saxony - one of two states (out of 16) still generally charging tuition fees in Germany. Many other federal states were forced to abolish fees again due to massive protests in the recent past, e.g. in North-Rhine Westphalia.
Adding all fees together students in Lower-Saxony are still charged €725 per semester.
sources (in German): neue-mitmach-zeitung.de
'no studies for the national state and capital - organising self-determined learning and living!'
Quebec: strikes at various colleges and universities
Strikes at Colleges and Universities kick off
in Québec
Students at various faculties across Québec voted to go on strike either during the complete Global Education Strike, or just for a (few) day(s). Highlight was November 22, which was marked with a huge demonstration in Montréal and with more than 60,000 students on strike across the province.
Here is an overview of all the associations that voted to go on strike:
Mandats de grève adoptés dans le cadre de la semaine du 14 au 22 novembre:
CÉGEPs :Université du Québec à Montréal :
Université de Montréal :
Université Laval:
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi:
Université de Sherbrooke:
Prises de position à venir :
CÉGEPs :
source: bloquonslahausse.com