International Student Movement

~ Coordination ~
GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE
Resisting the increasing Commercialization of Education and fighting for
Free Emancipatory Education together

★ ★ Next GLOBAL CHAT MEETING: August 11th ★ ★

~ CALL to ACTION ~ overview of PADs ~

Latest updates in connection with the global coordination efforts:

During previous global chat meetings participants agreed on the following so far:

• Timeframe: October 18th (Day of Action) + November 14-21st 2012 (GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE)

• It is understood and foreseen that the situation is different at each location; not everyone will be able to strike for the entire week, or sometimes not even a few days. Be it a strike, a rally or any other type of action in the context of the Global Education Strike, the most important aspect is the COMMUNICATION on the global level!!

• Why a common framework?
  The common framework currently consists of three elements: a statement, symbols and slogans.
  It supports COMMUNICATION. The statement describes the basic common ground for the global coordination. Symbols/Slogans enable everyone to visually link any activities with the GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE when communicating on the local and to the global level. Of course all the elements of the framework should be treated as suggestions.
  ~ Joint Statement
  It was agreed to use the international joint statement - currently endorsed by 100 groups in 43 countries worldwide - as the basis for the Global Education Strike.
  ~ Slogans
  It was agreed to use RECLAIM EDUCATION #1world1struggle as the 'main slogan' as part of the common framework for the Global Education Strike. In case individuals or groups don't like this 'main slogan', they might as well just choose another one, although everyone is encouraged to at least use #1world1struggle at the end of each slogan as a commonality. Other slogan suggestions are collected inside this pad.
  ~ Symbols
  Participants of previous chat meetings like the symbols used during the Global Weeks of Action for Education in Nov. 2011:
  
  

       

  Other suggestions include a 'customized' version of the red square.
  All are asked to contribute suggestions. The symbol should be easy to draw and be easily recognisable. Simply send suggestions to the global mailing list or to .

• CALL to ACTION
  Following weeks of discussion participants of the global chat meeting on July 28 agreed on this CALL to ACTION for the GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE. Please help to translate it (inside this pad) and consider to endorse it as a group/organization/network/ assembly or individual.

• COMMUNICATION
  A new website + wiki is currently being set up by an activist involved with uproot.it. This will support the exchange of information and make this whole process much more user-friendly and interactive.
  To support collaboration/coordination efforts these pads were set up:
  -> Overview: Who contacts groups/networks in which part of the world? -> pad.riseup.net
  -> Contacts of activists connected to the ISM: pad.riseup.net (consider to leave your email address + location as well)
  Consider to get involved and make use of the pads as well!
  Hashtags to use in connection with the GES: #1world1struggle, in esperanto: #1mundo1lukto.

• next global chat meeting
  -> on August 11th (saturday) - 3pm UTC: ism-global.net

How to share your thoughts and stay connected:

• Subscribing/Emailing to the global ISM mailing list: lists.riseup.net ([email protected])
• Commenting on the website after signing up. Signing up can be done here. Posting of comment can then be done here.
• Posting on the wall of the global ISM page/ group on facebook

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Send an email to the global mailing list or contact .

~ one world - one struggle ~