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National Education Union (NEU) backs the International Youth Strike

The largest education union in Europe, the National Education Union (NEU), has voted to support the International Youth Strike taking place in Britain and all across Europe on November 20. The motion to support the International Youth Strike, which was passed by the NEU’s national executive yesterday, included resolutions to: “Express support for the right…

European youth organisations meet to plan 20 November walkouts

Adam Powell-Davies, Socialist Students National Chair Amidst the mass youth movement in France, a Socialist Students delegation travelled to Paris on October 17-18 for an important meeting building towards the 20 November International Youth Strike. 27 organisations attended from eleven countries, to discuss next steps leading up to and after November 20. This was the…

Socialist Students: Fight for our futures, not their wars!

Fight for our futures, not their wars! Becca Bayman, Liverpool Socialist Students Across the world, young people are beginning to take to the streets expressing anger at the lack of a future being offered to us under capitalism, and in opposition to war and militarisation. This wave of youth demonstrations is particularly visible in Europe,…

PROTEST THE COP CONFERENCE

SOCIALIST CHANGE TO END CLIMATE CHANGE JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH STRIKE As temperatures globally go up and up, many are increasingly worried about the effects of climate change. Young people today are heading into a world of climate crisis, vast economic inequality and militarisation, with little certainty as to what the future holds. The extreme…

France, Germany, Spain – November 20 International Youth Strike steps up

4,000 sign up in Britain Adam Powell-DaviesSocialist Students national chair With six weeks to go, the campaign for the 20 November International Youth Strike has been taken up a notch. In the past week, high school students across France have blockaded schools and rallied against austerity and brutal police repression. In Spain, students and young…

Socialist students freshers campaigning: walk outs, filled rooms and campaigns

York uni: no shops, no reception, no security, no bus – paying more for less Louie Nardini, University of York Socialist Students We kicked off freshers with door knocking at Halifax College. This is an underfunded part of the university. Over years it has been deprived of its Nisa, its local reception, and its bus…

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