Education
More than 100,000 German students protest
Submitted by pirate on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 12:33.
June 18, 2009 TVNZ
More than 100,000 university students, children, and teachers took to the streets in cities across Germany to protest at an educational system they called underfunded and unfair.
Activists blocked the entrances to university buildings, occupied administrative offices, and marched in protest parades in cities including Berlin and Munich, as well as in university towns such as Heidelberg and Goettingen. read more »
Lewisham Bridge school occupation
Submitted by pirate on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 12:57.Libcom.org April 24, 2009
Parents have occupied the roof of a South London primary school in a bid to keep it open.
On the morning of April 23rd, parents of children at Lewisham Bridge Primary School, Elmira Street, Lewisham, occupied the roof of the school buildings. They are protesting against Lewisham Council's decision to demolish the school and replace it with a new school run by a private company for ages 3 through to 16. The school is currently closed and the pupils have to arrive an hour early to be bussed to a vacant site in New Cross. This means a very long day for the children. read more »
More face charges after 2nd protest and march calling for ouster of NYC university president
Submitted by pirate on Sat, 04/11/2009 - 11:55.April 11, 2009
NEW YORK (AP)- More people are facing charges after a second protest in
Manhattan calling for the resignation of New School University
president Bob Kerrey.
The rally at about 10 p.m. Friday in Union Square was organized in
response to the arrests of 22 people who broke into a building on
campus and occupied it for five hours earlier in the day.
The second protest ended when police stopped them from marching to
Kerrey's house. Police say two protesters were arrested on charges of
criminal mischief.
Police were summoned by school officials around 11 a.m. Friday after protesters began occupying the New School building. read more »
NYU'S Kimmel Center Occupied
Submitted by pirate on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 02:38.Students at New York University are occupying the NYU's Kimmel Center RIGHT NOW with a series of demands. The demands are centered around solidarity with Gaza and for transparency in NYU's investments and accountability of the administration.
The NYPD are on the scene and we need more support for the student sit-in so that we can prevent the cops from taking action against the students inside. This action is part of a growing student movement in NYC and around the country. What happens tonight will affect the future direction of that movement.
Call Conor at
979-204-9253.
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New York, NY: Students Occupied New School University
Submitted by pirate on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 12:25.
Forwarded message from CUNY Students
At 8pm, December 18th, over 75 students reclaimed the cafeteria at the New School University as an autonomous student center. Students from several Universities commandeered this space. Students of City College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center are here participating in this struggle. This is every student's occupation.
If this can happen at the New School, through the organized activity of 75 dedicated students, it can happen at CUNY. And we certainly have reason to be upset: On the first day of the Fall 2008 semester, the read more »
Massive protest in Rome over sweeping Italian education cuts
Submitted by pirate on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 11:34.
ROME (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of teachers, students and parents took to the streets of Rome and other Italian cities on Thursday, to protest conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's multi-billion-euro education cuts.
Organisers said up to one million people marched in the capital while nine in ten schools across the country were closed.
The Senate on Wednesday approved cuts of more than nine billion euros (11.6 billion dollars) in education spending for the loss of 130,000 jobs in primary schools. read more »
Freeschool Critical Relocation Fundraiser Event
Submitted by pirate on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 19:26.11/13/2008 - 19:00
11/13/2008 - 22:00
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The Freeschool Community is presenting a critical fund-raising benefit
beginning at 7 pm on Thursday evening, November 13th, 2008 at Media
Island, 816 Adams Street, Olympia, WA 98501. Donations are appreciated
but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
read more »
David Rovics and the Goods for Cuba Friendshipment -- TONIGHT in Olympia, TOMORROW in Portland!!
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 14:55.The 19th Annual Caravan for Cuba, sponsored and organized by the Pastors for Peace (http://pastorsforpeace.org), is passing through Washington and Oregon and is in Olympia Washington tonight, June 19th. They're on their way to deliver humanitarian aid to Cuba, in defiance of the 47 year blockade against the island nation.
David Rovics (http://davidrovics.com), activist musician extraordinaire, will be performing at both events.
June 19th, 6 pm (with a film festival this afternoon)
Media Island, Olympia
816 Adams St.
June 20th, 6 pm
Liberty Hall, Portland
311 N. Ivy
Free, Donations Welcome (501C3 tax exempt)
ALL WELCOME!!!
Hempfield students protest arts cutback
Submitted by pirate on Sat, 05/10/2008 - 20:35.
By Chris Foreman TRIBUNE-REVIEW Saturday, May 10, 2008
A vocal group of Hempfield Area High School students walked out of classes for an hour Friday to protest a proposed curriculum restructuring that would affect the district's art and music programs and eliminate the high school activity period. read more »
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