"International Student Movement"

Athens, Greece:
Thousands clash with Riot Police

New Delhi, India:
Massive Demonstration against the Privatisation of Education

Occupation at the Uni of Ottawa

Linked to the "Global Wave of Action for Education" students occupied the president's office at the University of Ottawa (Canada) to protest against hikes in tuition fees.

Strike in Nepal

The following report by a leading student activist in Nepal was sent in:

Chile:
Protests vs Cuts + Police Attack

Students and professors protested against cuts in Social Sciences and History in Santiago (Chile) on November 24th. During a sit-in on the streets they were attacked by police forces. 19 students and 2 professors were detained.

Strikes on the Philippines

~ thousands take to the streets against fees and cuts ~

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.

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: