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Nov.10th: Resistance against Privatisation of Higher Education in London (UK)

50,000 resisting privatisation of higher education in London

About 50,000 people from across the UK came together for a demonstration in London today to protest government's plans to massively cut public spending and increase tuition fees up to three times the current level. Hundreds, if not thousands came from as far as Scotland.

Nov.3rd: Students attacked by Riot Police in Dublin (Ireland) + Occupation at Goldsmith University (UK)

The Union of Students Ireland (USI) called for a demonstration against a possible increase in registration fees for university students. In the end up to 40,000 people flooded the streets.

Students from Free Education for Everyone (NUI Maynooth, NUI Galway) and the Students in Solidarity Network (University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin) issued a call for a clearly visible left-wing presence a demonstration against the re-introduction of third level fees, in the form of a registration fee increase or otherwise.

The following report was sent to the ISM mailing list:

Day of Action in Indonesia (Oct.20th)

According to PEMBEBASAN the following day of action was also linked to the "Global Wave". Among others it aimed against the increasing prices for basic necessities and for free education.

15 October National strike in the State School in Italy

People organised with Cobas confirmed that the following action is linked to the "Global Wave":

15 October in Italy: 30% of workers of State School on strike and one hundred thousand in the streets.

 

Spontaneous protests at the University of Essex (UK)

The following report just came in:

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