The “Longue Durée” Of The Québec Spring
...rotest across the hemisphere, and the eventual defeat of the FTAA. In 2003, immediately after the election of a “shock” neoliberal government in Québec, strikes and protests [...]
Police Violence Won’t Stop Alliance Of Students And Workers
...ted to support service workers; this week hundreds of students and staff marched in support of individuals who have been expelled for political activity. They linked their [...]
Indigenous Student Explains Why She Is Active In Idle No More
The idea that some lives matter less than others is the foundation of my activism Erica Violet Lee a student who is active with Idle No More speaks at Saskatoon Change Makers, [...]
Police Attack Student Protesters in San Fransisco
...onlan Hall, where the protesters had planned to stage a sit-in. In the clash that followed, two protesters were arrested, including one who was pepper sprayed. Outside the building, officers [...]
Arizona Student Fights Oppressive Anti Sex-Work Law
Monica Jones, an activist and student of social work at Arizona State University (ASU) in Phoenix, will be on trial April 11 for “manifesting prostitution.” [...]
Strike: Students & Faculty Union Unite At Univ. Of Illinois At Chicago
...#8217;s Board of Trustee’s meeting: “Don’t Make Faculty Strike.” Faculty Set Strike Date At University Of Illinois At Chicago A looming battle at the University of [...]
Student Debt Refusal: ‘It’s Inevitable’
He’s Mike. She’s Cassie. And here’s Strike Debt Radio’s fourth show in two months. Strike Debt Bay Area’s dynamic duo talk to Professor and Occupy Organizer Andrew [...]
Grand Jury Resistor, Lang Student Jerry Koch Released
Photo Credit JerryResists.net In the brisk January air, Lang student Gerald “Jerry” Koch ran out into the cold, wearing prison sweats and cotton slippers, to his [...]
When Martin Luther King, Jr. Gave Up His Guns
...he South starting in Spring of 1960, and then through the 1961 Freedom Rides. In each case, when young activists implored King to join them, the elder clergyman — himself just in his [...]
“Unfathomable”: Commission Trying To Close California’s Largest Public College
...ls and a one-year review. The loss of accreditation would certainly mean that CCSF, which has about 80,000 students and is California’s largest public college, would be [...]
“Education, Not Deportation!”: Undocumented Students Protest Napolitano
Undocumented UC students say they are concerned about what her appointment could mean for students like them. Janet Napolitano became the new president of the [...]
Tuition Hikes, Nova Scotia Students Occupy Finance Minister’s Office
...acewood Drive. “We’re here because this government has proposed the most radical changes to tuition policy in our lifetime, the total deregulation of fees,” said John Hutton, [...]
Occupy Museums Calls on Deans to Support DebtFair for Students
...dent loan interest rates to 6.8% (nine times the 0.75% rate paid by big banks), Occupy Museums, a group of artists and activists from the Occupy movement, are calling on deans of U.S. art [...]
Los Infiltradores
...in international relations and working at the United Nations. But like Abdollahi, she got a reality check when she applied to nearby North Carolina State University. The school told her [...]
Chomsky on Anarchism, Propaganda, Libertarianism, Free College Education and Student Action
...eedom and independence. And many developments took place after that. I don’t think we have enough direct documentation to prove causal relations, but you can see what happened. One of [...]