Over 80 students crammed themselves in the learning centre of the John Roan Sixth Form, Greenwich today to hear eye witness accounts from students who marched alongside education workers last Wednesday on the massive demo against tuition fee increases. Students are in uproar at the prospect of being saddled with debts of over £44, 000 ...
The occupying students have released the statement below. Their blog is at http://www.manunioccupation.blogspot.com/ “Students at Manchester Univeristy have peacefully occupied the John Owens Building and are lobbying the finance board over the Coalition’s attacks on higher education. “We are demanding that the University opens its books so that we know where the ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Thousands of young Argentines marched to the presidential palace on Thursday to protest the quality of public education, joining a student rebellion that accuses politicians of neglecting schools and universities that were once the envy of Latin America. High schoolers have occupied about 30 public schools in ...
It is clear that the current crisis of capitalism has caused a heightening of class antagonisms. Across the world workers are striking to protect jobs and wages, and new organisations are being born of the class struggle. In recent months there has been particular focus on the troubles of the Greek people. In Greece there ...
Students across the country have been fighting back against job cuts in Higher Education as the government is attempting to offload some of the crisis onto students and education workers. As part of the 'National Wave' organised by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts students at the University of Westminster went into occupation for ...
The executive of Leeds University Union (LUU) has released a statement launching a campaign against any strike action to save jobs. They wrote “It’s time to put your education first” totally forgetting that the only way to save jobs and the education is to take decisive action. If the lecturers fail to take action against ...
Building solidarity in Manchester- Chris Brandler reports Students in Manchester have established a campaign in solidarity with postal workers. It involves comrades from the Socialist Workers Party, Communist Students, the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty and Anarchist Federation, as well as non-aligned leftwing individuals. We sent delegations to picket lines last week and will be heading back again ...
The sign on the door of the Women’s Library said it all. The private view of the exhibition “Striking Women” had been cancelled – due to strike action! Stuart King reports on the ongoing struggle at the London Met against cuts and redundancies. The pickets were out again on Thursday and Friday last week in the ...
Hands Off the People of Iran received this a couple of hours ago, it details some disturbing acts of violence committed by the security forces. The following statement is written by 4 of the Tehran university students who were arrested in Tehran university dormitory on Sunday night, when Basij, Sepah, and the anti rebellion ...
The eruption of mass protest across Iran has saw Iran’s youth at the forefront of the struggle and have suffered greatly at the hands of the security forces. Below is a sample of what students and young people are facing in Iran now, we also list the imprisoned, missing and now released students. No doubt ...
Communist Students greets the mass demonstrations and bravery of the people on the streets of Iran with hope and solidarity. The mass actions are a testament to the revolutionary élan of the youth, worker’s and women’s movements, who over the last three decades have struggled and suffered at the hands of the theocratic state. The ...
On Thursday May 7 Communist Students were up at the crack of dawn to attend the picket lines at London Metropolitan University, showing our support for the strike action against outrageous cuts proposals following severe mismanagement and bureaucracy. The pickets were quite well attended and there was a positive mood amongst the strikers. Students largely ...
- We at the Student Co-ordination Meeting of April 18: -Welcome the brave action and militancy of nearly 40 campuses across the country - debunking the myth that students are passive, cynical and apolitical. -Recognise that it is incumbent upon revolutionaries to deepen and politicise the outrage against this onslaught - crucially by struggling for a new ...