International Student Movement

Proposal for Common Day of Action March 26th 2011
Here in the UK, from end of Feb ("week of resistance") to March (huge TUC march 26th March) to April (general strikes being planned, plus Royal Wedding and then Mayday)

About the Spring of Resistance and specifically March 26th it would be great for there to be a common day of action on that day at multi-centres across the world (and/or Europe) basically to start developing a student and education worker led visible "Other" to state-capitalist globalisation (and the pressures it is putting on everyone).

Surely it's time to revitalise the alter globalisation movement by putting the emphasis on localities and the decentralised - but globally connected and mutually supportive - society we believe in ?

If so, in my view not only should we seek common decision making practices (hence the ideal of Peoples / General Assemblies now happily taking root in more than one global location) but also, commonly shared action days in which we are able to become visible to the mainstream by way of our direct actions, at sites of corporate / state importance eg assemblling outside national parliaments / senate houses / local town halls (ideally all of them, and occupying!) across the world and / or Europe.

On the same day / time, basically as an extension to synchronised Uni occupations, and /or occupying big bad multinationals on same day... !!

Can these kind of proposals pls be chatted through here, and in the instant global chat meetings re Spring of Resistance?

Key Spring of Resistance dates already happening here in UK are national demo for free education and against cuts on Jan 29th, with national assembly the day after, big week of resistance Feb 14th - 21st (called by Coalition of Resistance) and then "the big one" 26th March which has been called by the TUC and promises a big Union turn out but with loads of militancy in the form of direct actions / occupations at sensitive sites being planned alongside (eg red and blacks, and some of the key people involved in G20 riots at Bank of England 2009). Finally, there is also last weekend of April (when we have a Royal Wedding LOL) but also other parts of April which is being planned as a general strike by many unions. Unions have called for a joint campaign with students. there is a danger of co-option (meaning the Leninist / trotskyist ones will try and run it) here (as with 26th March) which is why it's so important we internationalise the struggle ON OUR TERMS!

So this a proposal for the 26th March to be an important day in the Spring of Resistance, to be a common day of decentralised direct action state parliament / local town hall or bad corporate targets - possibly to be decided by Peoples / General Assemblies at Universities ideally by students, education workers and others, but also in communities or workplaces. For The Other World, The Other Europe and the development of a visible (international) "people" to challenge the current state and corporate regime of (national) ruling class!!!