"International Student Movement"

Global Chat Meeting - Oct. 23th
Coordinating
"Global Weeks of Action for Education"
together

People worldwide are struggling against the increasing commercialisation of education and for free emancipatory education for all. Various groups and activists on the International Student Movement (ISM) platform strive to unite for the "Global Weeks of Action for Education" (GWA) between November (Nov.7-20th). Participants of previous chat meetings already agreed on a common framework for the GWA. The latest news on the coordination efforts for November are available here.

The chat meeting on Oct. 23rd will be used to clarify questions in connection with the weeks of action as well as the ISM platform and to continue coordinations for November together.

All around the world identifying with our struggle for free emancipatory education are invited to participate in this chat meeting and give feedback!

::: How to join the Chat :::

October 23th (sunday) -- 1pm EST/ 5pm GMT/ 7pm CEST/ 10.30pm IST
(to check what time 5pm GMT is for you: greenwichmeantime.com)

Chatroom: webchat.freenode.net
=> enter your NICK and CAPTCHA, hit "CONNECT"!

Agenda proposal:

TOP1: Round of introduction

TOP2: Updates/reports from the local/regional level

TOP3: Synchronising/ Connecting activities on November 17th?

TOP4: "Global Virtual Assembly" ahead of Nov. 17th?

TOP5: Updating "to-do-list" for the next weeks

TOP6: Open Space

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The chat will be at these times for the specific regions:

Argentina: 2pm
Australia (Canberra): 3am (Oct. 24th)
Bangladesh: 11pm
Brazil (Rio De Janeiro): midnight
Bulgaria (EET): 8pm
Cameroon (DTZ): 6pm
Canada (Ottawa; ET): 1pm
Central Europe (e.g. Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Croatia...; CEST): 7pm
Chile: 1pm
Colombia: noon
Costa Rica: 11am
EST (U.S.A. & Canada, Eastern Standard Time): 1pm
Egypt: 7pm
Ghana: 5pm
Greece: 8pm
Guatemala: 11am
Haiti: noon
India: 10:30pm
Indonesia (Java): midnight
Israel: 8pm
Jamaica: noon
Japan and South Korea: 2am (Oct. 24th)
Lebanon: 8pm
Liberia: 5pm
Malaysia: 1am (Oct. 24th)
Mauritius: 9pm
Mexico (Mexico City): noon
Morocco: 6pm
Nepal: 10:45pm
New Zealand: 5am (Oct. 24th)
Nigeria: 6pm
Pakistan: 10pm
Palestinian Territories: 8pm
Philippines: 1am (Oct. 24th)
Portugal: 6pm
Puerto Rico: 1pm
Romania: 8pm
Russia (Moscow): 9pm
Senegal and Sierra Leone: 5pm
South Africa: 7pm
Sri Lanka: 10:30pm
Taiwan: 1am (Oct. 24th)
Thailand: midnight
Togo: 5pm
Turkey: 8pm
Uganda: 8pm
Ukraine: 8pm
UK: 6pm
Uruguay: 2pm
Vietnam: midnight
Zimbabwe: 7pm