London student walkout and protest, 20 November

On Friday 20 November, students from across London are walking out of school, college and university and meeting at Parliament Square from 12pm to protest. It is part of the International Youth Strike: students across Europe are walking out of class to fight for our future, not their wars.

Time and place

When: Friday 20 November 2026, from 12pm
Where: Parliament Square, London

Local meeting points

Students in many areas are meeting locally first, then travelling together to Parliament Square:

Canary Wharf (east and south-east London): 12pm, Eden Dock (Canary Wharf Jubilee line entrance)
Croydon: 11am, Croydon College
Enfield: meet from 8am, Little Park Gardens car park, Chapel Street (behind Enfield County Upper School), then the 9am Enfield Town march
Hackney: 10:30am, Hackney Town Hall
Kingston: 11am, Kingston University, Town House building
Law students bloc (all law students): 12pm, outside the Red Lion pub, Parliament Street
Muswell Hill: 9am, East Finchley station
Queen Mary University of London: 11am, Library Square
SOAS: 12pm, SOAS Library courtyard
Surbiton (Esher Sixth Form College): 11am, Surbiton Station ticket hall
Tower Hamlets: 11:30am, outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel
UAL: 12pm, Chelsea College of Arts courtyard
Waltham Forest: 10am, Walthamstow Town Square (near Walthamstow Central)
Hillingdon: details to be announced

More local meeting points will be announced on Instagram.

Walkouts

AIM Academy North London: Time and place to be confirmed
Ark Academy, Wembley: Time and place to be confirmed
Ark John Keats Academy: Walkout planned: time and place to be confirmed
Birkbeck: Time and place to be confirmed
Blackfen School for Girls: Time and place to be confirmed
Brunel University London: Joining the UCU picket line, then leaving for Parliament Square at 11:30am (to be confirmed)
Camden School for Girls: Time and place to be confirmed
Capel Manor College: Time and place to be confirmed
Capital City College Enfield (CONEL): Walkout planned: time and place to be confirmed
Christ’s College Finchley: Time and place to be confirmed
Croydon College: 11am, at the college, then Parliament Square
Enfield County Upper School: Meet from 8am, Little Park Gardens car park, Chapel Street (behind Enfield County Upper School), then the 9am Enfield Town march, then Parliament Square
Esher Sixth Form College: 11am, Surbiton Station ticket hall, then Parliament Square (12pm)
Fortismere School: 9am, East Finchley station (the Muswell Hill meeting point), then Parliament Square
Goldsmiths, University of London: 12pm, Canary Wharf, Eden Dock (Jubilee line entrance), then Parliament Square
The Grey Coat Hospital: 1pm, Pimlico
Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Time and place to be confirmed
Highams Park School: Time and place to be confirmed
Highgate Wood School: Time and place to be confirmed
Hornsey School for Girls: Time and place to be confirmed
Inns of Court College of Advocacy: 12pm, law students bloc outside the Red Lion pub, Parliament Street (open to all law students)
Kingston College: 12:30pm, at the college, then Parliament Square
Kingston University: 11am, Town House, then Parliament Square
King’s College London (KCL): Joining the London protest: 12pm, Parliament Square; local meeting point to be confirmed
Lambeth College: Time and place to be confirmed
LaSWAP Sixth Form: Time and place to be confirmed
Latymer School: Walkout planned: time and place to be confirmed
Latymer Upper School: Time and place to be confirmed
London Metropolitan University: Joining the London protest: 12pm, Parliament Square; local meeting point to be confirmed
London School of Economics (LSE): Time and place to be confirmed
New City College Hackney (BSix, Clapton): Local meeting point: 10:30am, outside Hackney Town Hall, then Parliament Square
New City College Tower Hamlets (Poplar): Walkout possible: join the Tower Hamlets rally at 11:30am, outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel, then Parliament Square
Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc): 11am, walk out and gather in front of the college, then Canary Wharf at 12pm and on to Parliament Square
The Norwood School: Time and place to be confirmed
Oak Wood School, Hillingdon: Joining the London protest: 12pm, Parliament Square; local meeting point to be confirmed
Oaklands School: Walkout possible: join the Tower Hamlets rally at 11:30am, outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel, then Parliament Square
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Sixth Form: Time and place to be confirmed
Queen Mary University of London: 11am, Library Square, then on to Parliament Square, possibly via the Tower Hamlets Town Hall rally
Ravensbourne University London: 12pm, Canary Wharf, Eden Dock (Jubilee line entrance), then Parliament Square
SOAS: 12pm, SOAS Library courtyard, then Parliament Square
South Bank Colleges: Time and place to be confirmed
Space Studio West London: Time and place to be confirmed
Stoke Newington School: Local meeting point: 10:30am, outside Hackney Town Hall, then Parliament Square
Streatham and Clapham High School: Time and place to be confirmed
Swanlea School: Walkout possible: join the Tower Hamlets rally at 11:30am, outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel, then Parliament Square
Tiffin School: Time and place to be confirmed
University College London (UCL): Joining the London protest: 12pm, Parliament Square; local meeting point to be confirmed
University of East London (UEL): 12pm, Canary Wharf, Eden Dock (Jubilee line entrance), then Parliament Square
University of Greenwich: 12pm, Canary Wharf, Eden Dock (Jubilee line entrance), then Parliament Square
University of Law (ULaw), Moorgate and Bloomsbury: 12pm, law students bloc outside the Red Lion pub, Parliament Street (open to all law students)
University of the Arts London (UAL): 12pm, Chelsea College of Arts courtyard, then Parliament Square
University of West London (UWL): Joining the London protest: 12pm, Parliament Square; local meeting point to be confirmed
University of Westminster: Time and place to be confirmed
Uxbridge College: Joining the London protest: 12pm, Parliament Square; local meeting point to be confirmed
Waltham Forest College: Local meeting point: 10am, Walthamstow Town Square (near Walthamstow Central), then Parliament Square
William Morris Sixth Form, Hammersmith: Joining the London protest: 12pm, Parliament Square; local meeting point to be confirmed

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What is 20 November?

The International Youth Strike is a day of school, college and university walkouts and protests across Europe. More than 25 youth and student organisations in 12 countries are building it, including Socialist Students in Britain. Its slogan is “Fight for our future, not their wars”. Read more in our campaign pack.

Find walkouts and protests in other towns and cities on our action in your area page.