OscailtSchools Out! Stop the Commercialisation of EducationThe loose network of struggling groups from around the world calling itself the International Students Movement has called for a Global Week of Action this coming April (20/04 - 29/04).
Breaking news: Italian MP, Sgarbi denounces the Statistical Fraud on COVID-19. The speech of the Member of Parliament Vittorio Sgarbi in the session of the Italian Camera, Meeting no. 331 of Friday 24, April, 2020. Vittorio Sgarbi, denounces the closure of 60% of the businesses for 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths, of which the National Institute of Health says 96.3% died NOT of COVID-19 but of other pathologies. That means only 925 have died of the virus. 24,075 have died of other things.2009-02-25T20:00:50+00:00Indymedia Irelandimc-ireland@lists.indymedia.iehttp://www.indymedia.ie/atomfullposts?story_id=91155http://www.indymedia.ie/graphics/feedlogo.gifResources for the Week of Action Available Nowhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/91155#comment2463262009-02-25T20:00:50+00:00Mark CSome resources for the Global Week of Action have been added to the site for peo...Some resources for the Global Week of Action have been added to the site for people to use. <br />
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<a href="http://www.emancipating-education-for-all.org/content/materials-global-week-action" title="http://www.emancipating-education-for-all.org/content/materials-global-week-action">http://www.emancipating-education-for-all.org/content/m...ction</a>What's Going on for the Weekhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/91155#comment2500522009-04-18T08:27:02+00:00Mark CYou can find a list of actions taking place during the Global Week of Action her...You can find a list of actions taking place during the Global Week of Action here:<br />
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http://emancipating-education-for-all.org/content/overview-planned-actions-during-global-week-action-2009<br />
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It's a pity no groups in Ireland are (to my knowledge) organising for this.Brief Summary of Week of Actionhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/91155#comment2510912009-05-03T08:20:23+00:00ISN
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The following is an attempt to list most of the actions, events and protests as part of the "<a href="/content/global-week-action-2009">Reclaim your Education - Global Week of Action</a>" [20 - 29/04] around the world. I expect more reports to be coming in within the next few days. So far groups in 46 cities in 15 countries on 4 continents sent in reports about their protests and actions. <br /></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><b>~ 20/04/2009 ~<br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">More than 500 students and pupils kicked off the Global Week of Action with a demonstration through the old town of Heidelberg followed by a general assembly on campus.
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">They called for a ban on tuition fees, free access to education for all and democratic participating procedures within all decision making processes at all level within university.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The problems of the students were also linked with the problems of workers, unemployed and pensioners.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">A lot of pamphlets were distributed and people informed about the Global Week of Action. At some touristy places speeches were also held in English to inform tourists about the purpose of the demonstration.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://de.indymedia.org/2009/04/247986.shtml">de.Indymedia.org</a></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Activists began the week by setting up a sound system on campus and distributing flyers on the whole campus informing about the Global Week of Action.
Later that day street theater was performed to raise awareness.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Programm for the full week: <a href="http://www.bildungsstreik-muenster.de/aktuelles/programm-zur-global-week-of-action-(20---29042009)">bildungsstreik-muenster.de</a> (in German)</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source:</span></b> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://de.indymedia.org/2009/04/247838.shtml">de.Indymedia.Org</a></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">l o c a l W e e k o f A c t i o n
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">As part of the Global Week of Action activists in Hamburg arranged a local week of action at their faculty for pedagogics, sports and psychology. The slogan of the week is "think global, act local".
That particular faculty was especially hard hit by recent budget cuts. Their budget was reduced by 11%.
Since today alternative seminars are taking place broaching the issue of "public education as a public good", as well as teaching poster printing skills in workshops, as well as discussing anti-pedagogical approaches.
Various activists were recruited for the "campus army", who are now visiting seminars wearing white masks and asking all students to be obedient, consume the content they are being taught without questioning it and most importantly not to join the protests.
Some seminars were spontaneously held in public spaces. One was attended by 50 students and deemed illegal by the police. Consquently the professors details were recorded and 6 students received a complaint + a banner was confiscated.
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a soup kitchen on campus for each day of the week of action providing delicious vegan and vegetarian meals.
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Media report:</b> <a href="http://www.taz.de/regional/nord/hamburg/artikel/?dig=2009%2F04%2F22%2Fa0181&cHash=5542336464">taz.de</a></span><br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source:</span></b> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://de.indymedia.org/2009/04/248078.shtml">de.Indymedia.org</a></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">Tampere</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Finland</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The day began with lowering a banner from the rooftop of the university, followed by a welcoming speech and everyone entering the university. There were several dozen participants. Societal songs were sung inside the university. Actions executed by the student movement in Tampere and elsewhere in Finland were presented.
There was a discussion on which themes the student movement should grab in the future, both inside and outside universities. Students' monetary situation and basic security matters were also discussed, as well as the administration of spaces at university and general societal situation.
After the opening of Global Action Week documentaries were shown as a basis for discussion. The chosen documentaries were "The Potentiality of Storming Heaven", "Money as Debt" and "Good Copy/Bad Copy".</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">"University belongs to Everyone" in Finnish</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source:</span></b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">E-Mail</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">Zagreb</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Croatia</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>o c c u p a t i o n</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Independent Student Initiative for the Right to Free Education has organized a peaceful occupation of the Faculty of Philosophy.
The occupation has been initiated as a mean to promote their demand for free education for all. They have stopped classes and exams, and have organized various lectures, discussion and movie screenings instead of normal classes.
They'll be translating some of their press releases in English and German, to make the information about the occupation available to others outside the region. Right now, their materials are only available in Croatian, at this web page: <a href="http://www.slobodnifilozofski.bloger.hr">slobodnifilozofski.bloger.hr</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Video, unfortunately only in Croatian, is available <a href="http://www.javno.tv/index.php?id=17355fb9bcc60258"><b>here</b></a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">An article in English can be accessed <a href="http://www.javno.com/en-croatia/photo--students-block-studies-at-zagreb-faculty_252418"><b>here</b></a>.<br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The action seems to get a lot of media coverage in Croatia.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The occupation still continues!</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.javno.com/slike/slike_3/r2/g2009/m04/x124201127693988797_3.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.javno.com/slike/slike_3/galerija/r2/g2009/m04/x210201119382077515_8.jpg" width="251" height="167" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv265/besplatnoskolstvo/dan1%20preuzimanje%20faksa/P1080276.jpg" width="414" height="311" /><br />"<b>One World One Struggle, Education is not for Sale</b>" <br />in Croatian</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><i><b>Salzburg</b></i>, <i><b>Innsbruck</b></i>, <b><i>Linz</i></b>, <b><i>Bregenz</i></b>, <b><i>St. Pölten</i></b>, <i><b>Klagenfurt</b></i>, <i><b>Burgenland</b></i> (</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Austria</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #800000;"><b>d e m o n s t r a t i o n s </b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">A day of action took place in various cities across Austria for better conditions and more financial assistance for the public education system. "Bail out Education - not Banks" was the main slogan.
The government is threatening to cut the budget.
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Salzburg:</b> Almost 3,000 students and pupils </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">gathered
there, also protesting against the "Bologna process". Students were
calling for international solidarity among the different movements
struggling against the commercialization of education around the world
and demanded free education for all. (More info & pictures: <a href="https://at.indymedia.org/node/14200">at.indymedia.org</a> [in German])<br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Innsbruck:</b> 1,200 students protested here.<br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Graz:</b> According to media reports 500 pupils joined the demonstration.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bregenz:</b> Apparently 500 people also joined the demonstration here.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Linz:</b> 400 people took to the streets here.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>St. Pölten:</b> Hundreds joined a rally to protest for better education policies.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Klagenfurt:</b> Around 150 pupils gathered here to protest.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Burgenland:</b> As part of the day of action a media gimmick was arranged.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://at.indymedia.org/files/imagecache/full/pictures/14200/4531.jpg" width="373" height="247" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source (with video):</span></b> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://salzburg.com/online/homepage/aktuell/-Lauter-Protest-gegen-Bildungsklau.html?article=DText%2Fy6mrnn7x6%24es-10b8e882cz&img=&text=&mode=&section=&">Salzburg.Com</a> and <a href="https://at.indymedia.org/node/14203">at.indymedia.org</a> (both in German)</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><i><b><span style="color: #000000;">Sabadell</span></b></i> (</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Catalunya</b><span style="color: #000000;">;</span><b> Spain</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">o c c u p a t i o n
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In addition to actions held by current university students regarding the implementation of the Bologna Process in Catalonia, groups of college students, those facing a future crippled by the privatising reforms, are mobilising. This week, a campaign of college occupations is occurring in the Catalan territories, organised by student assemblies.
Around 100 students from four colleges in Sabadell (near Barcelona) passed the night in l'Escola Industrial college in the centre of the city. They slept in the patio because the headteacher wouldn't let them in the building, and thus avoided eviction. The occupation was organised with different events scheduled over its three day duration. The purpose of the action was to make the teaching institution an informative space, since information regarding the educational reforms is being blocked from those affected.
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://interuni-bcn.blogspot.com/2009/04/25th-april-college-occupations.html">interuni-bcn.blogspot.com</a></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><b>~ 21/04/2009 ~<br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">Tampere </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Finland</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The student movement served free soup and provided information in front of a university building as part of a boycott on Sodexo (there is a Sodexo restaurant in the building). A reporter from a prime Finnish newspaper documented the action, as well as several other medias.
On-going reading circles at the university presented themselves, and there were public discussions on selected texts by Bourdieu, Gramsci and on a pamphlet called "<a href="http://www.megafoni.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:wissensarbeit-macht-frei&catid=56:0109&Itemid=67">Wissensarbeit Macht Frei</a>".
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the evening a Finnish movie called "Vihreä leski" [Green widow] was shown. The movie is about the anxiety and alienation caused by suburbanity.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://ia301537.us.archive.org/0/items/TampereDay2/soppaa.jpg" width="450" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source:</span></b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">E-Mail</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><i><b>Casablanca</b></i> (</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Morocco</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Projections and displays on public education at the University of Casablanca.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> E-Mail</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">Zagreb </span></span></span></span></i></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">an</span><span style="font-size: small;">d</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">Zadar </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Croatia</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">o c c u p a t i o n s (update)</span></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Independent Student Initiative for the Right to Free Education is continuing the peaceful occupation of the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb which started on Monday at noon. The students have stopped classes and exams, and instead are holding an alternative educational program. Instead of the normal classes, students were able to attend discussions and lectures on similar student protests that were held in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina; neoliberalism, Croatian transition and economic democracy; consumerism; anarchism and education, and so on. Mark Kramer from Harvard University held a lecture on Cold War. Movie screenings were also held: "Czech Dream", "Money as Debt" and "Beyond Elections: Redifining Democracy in Americas" were among the movies that were shown<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The official web page with information on the occupation is available in Croatian <a href="http://www.slobodnifilozofski.bloger.hr/">here</a>. There is also a press release translated in English and German which can be read <a href="http://www.slobodnifilozofski.bloger.hr/post/1st-press-release-in-english-and-german/1378531.aspx">here</a>.
Some photos taken during the first day of the occupation can be seen <a href="http://www.slobodnifilozofski.bloger.hr/post/blokada-na-filozofskom--prvi-dan-u-slikama/1376077.aspx">here</a>.
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">A report in English (and photos) about the protest in Zagreb is available at <a href="http://www.javno.com/en-croatia/photo--students-block-studies-at-zagreb-faculty_252418">Javno.com</a>. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">On Tuesday, students from the <b>University of Zadar</b> decided to occupy their University also. They too have stopped normal classes and exams, and are holding alternative educational program instead. They have joined their colleagues in Zagreb in protesting against the commercialization of education and demanding free education for all, as well as greater involvement of students in the reforms of the educational system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">So far there is no definitive information whether similar actions will be taken at other universities in the country, but some students from other universities have expressed interest in organizing some sort of protest.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Addition:</span></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">I (Mo) also received the information from an activist in Zadar, that things are going great so far and their protests are also being supported by some professors and the provost. Workshops on various issues (from democracy and neoliberalism to scholarships and anarchism).</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">A recent article on the protests in Croatian can be read <a href="http://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/studenti-ce-nocas-spavati-na-sveucilistu">here</a>.<br /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some pictures can be accessed <a href="http://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/studenti-zauzeli-zadarsko-sveuciliste">here</a>.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><i>Münster </i></b>(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Germany</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a film screening ("Summer of resistance"; about the German student movement against tuition fees in 2006/07) students set up a camping site in front of the castle calling it "Protest Camp". Many interested people dropped by discussed various topics and prepared things for the upcoming national week of action in June (<a href="/bildungsstreik2009.de">bildungsstreik2009.de</a>; in German).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/Bildungsstreik-Muenster.de"></a></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.bildungsstreik-muenster.de/fckdata/images/aktuelles/bildungscampmitschloss_klein.jpg" width="550" height="410" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source:</span></b> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="/Bildungsstreik-Muenster.de">Bildungsstreik-Muenster.de</a></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><b>~ 22/04/2009 ~</b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><i>Tampere </i></b>(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Finland</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">o c c u p a t i o n<br /></span></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">"The university action group of Tampere, Finland, has occupied the university of Tampere for the night. This is the first time that this university has been occupied for decades. We are protesting the coming university law that will enact the Bologna Process in Finnish universities, as well as the current policies of our university - the space of universities does not belong to us, it belongs to the corporations, and we wish to change that.
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<p><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Solidarity to student movements all across Europe and the world, especially our comrades occupying the university in Zagreb!</span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> E-Mail</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><i>Copenhagen </i></b>(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Denmark</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">o c c u p a t i o n + " g l o b a l f l a s h m o b "<br /></span></span></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">"The students have succesfully occupied the central administration of Copenhagen University!!
Furthermore we did the flashmob with extraordinary energi :-) [with 200 students]!!! and we are now in the process of putting it together! what about the rest of the flashmobs??? any update??
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">We used the flashmob as a means to enter the administration buildings, with massive press representation!!!!!
We are currently in most of the big newspapers, and have launched our own portal. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">From where we publish the newest initiatives and our concrete propositions for a new university reform!
I will post link for both relevant media and for our own portal soon!!
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<p><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unite worldwide! </span></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">RyE-denmark"</span></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">- UPDATE -<br /></span></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Regarding our occupation of the Copenhagen University, we have recieved massive media-coverage. We are working on extensive documentation, but for now we have uploaded some picture + a short description on archive.org. The info can be found searching for:
University of Copenhagen - Occupied!
or directly at:
http://www.archive.org/details/UniversityOfCopenhagen-Occupied
Furthermore we post some links for the different media, including our own: Hippocampus - the independent university magazine from University of Roskilde. Here we are currently publishing the newest activities concerning the occupation! Allthough it's all in danish - it'll hopefully give you an idea of how we work to document the happenings!
Some of it will be translated om english! :-)!
Good Luck! </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unite Worldwide -RyE-Denmark
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<p><a href="http://hippocampus.ruc.dk"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></a><a>Hippocampus</a>
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://modkraft.dk">Modkraft.dk</a>: A leftwing net-magazine
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Politiken (<a href="http://politiken.dk/uddannelse/article695461.ece">I</a> + <a href="http://politiken.dk/uddannelse/article695484.ece">II</a>): The biggest Daily newspaper in Denmark! </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thats it for now!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have also uploaded some pictures on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36709664@N02">Flickr</a>." </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3468170038_61526cca47.jpg?v=0" width="313" height="210" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3468170032_b2217ea1ec.jpg?v=0" width="203" height="272" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"CU (Copenhagen University) liberated"</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> Entries by GYLDENKERNE85 (<a href="/content/actions-and-events-2104-tuesday-gwa#comment-247">I</a> + <a href="/content/actions-and-events-2204-wednesday-gwa#comment-254">II</a>)</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><i>Vermont </i></b>(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>U.S. of A.</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>S i t - i n + a r r e s t s
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">"In a bold, last ditch attempt to halt these budget cuts and layoffs at the University of Vermont (UVM) once and for all members of Students Stand Up! occupied the president's wing of the Waterman Building and sat-in in the hallway outside of it. Negotiations were started with the administration, but Fogel (the university's president) abruptly left before the negotiations even had a chance to start saying that they would not agree to any of it. Those students sitting in the president's wing were than promptly arrested on their own campus.
Now those 100+ students, staff and faculty who have stayed occupied the hallways of Waterman have been told that if they don't leave their administration building by 10pm they will be arrested.
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Up next:
RALLY IN FRONT OF THE WATERMAN BUILDING AT 9:30PM TONIGHT IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE NON-VIOLENT PROTESTERS!!!"</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Regular updates can be accessed</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://twitter.com/studentsStandUp">here</a>.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> facebook + <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A-d4wpAhcw">video</a></span><br /></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>- 2nd report -</b><br /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #800000;">S i t - i n </span> + <span style="color: #800000;">a r r e s t s</span></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">33 UVM students were arrested in the President's Wing of the Waterman building protesting budget cuts, layoffs, tuition hikes, administrative mismanagement, and rising student to teacher ratios.
This protest came on the heels of many actions against the cuts including a walk-out last week that gathered as many as 2000 students, faculty, and staff.
Seven students locked down at 3:00pm in the President's Suite out side of his office and requested negations on the 13 demands issued prior to last week's walk-out. President Daniel Fogel spoke to the occupiers for around 20 minutes, at which point the students wished to discuss amongst themselves on how to proceed.
During this time, Fogel scurried away to a dinner party--But not before ordering those locked down to be arrested. Meanwhile, between 70 to 100 protesters had gathered in the hall outside the President's Suite prepared to sit in for as long as the administration refused negotiations.
They effectively rejected all demands and began to arrest the student occupiers; but at this time the police covered the large window leading into the hallway with sheets and UPS packages in order to prevent those sitting in solidarity from witnessing and documenting the arrests.(We managed to find a hole in the sheets to capture the moment
though!)
After being cited and released on the spot, they rejoined the some 100 people sitting on the other side of the doors where they were greeted with massive applause. The sit-inners decided unanimously to occupy the halls overnight and risk arrest. But before this could happen we wanted to recruit the entire campus community to come and become an immovable occupying force before the 10pm trespassing deadline.
Sadly, when some of us returned from gathering hundreds of students, the President had ordered the building closed for the night and police were posted at every door, refusing anyone entrance. "President's orders."
27 students locked inside were willing to risk arrest and the others prepared to leave when the police came to deliver the ultimatum. They tried to wait us out but close to 400 people had converged outside the doors of the building rallying and chanting as news crews broadcasted live.
The officers proceeded to arrest 27 people linking arms and even dragged one of the previous occupiers back into the arrest zone where he was cited for a second time. He was attempting to leave with the non-arrestable supporters.
All except the unfortunate fellow mentioned above were processed and released to
cheering crowds at 11:30 that night. The student who was wrongfully arrested was taken to jail where he was released at 2:30am on $250 bail.
All of the arrestees were cited for criminal trespassing and banned from the building (which also houses classes) for 30 days amidst review sessions and finals. We also now have security guards posted at every entrance.
Although the action didn't go as planned, we showed a massive display of impromptu force and numbers as well as garnering many folks outside who would have been comfortable risking arrest had they joined their friends in time.
The administration's decision to arrest 33 of our peers is cowardly and offensive and highlights the incompetence of our University's leader. Therefore we have issued a press release to local media officially calling for Fogel's resignation. The faculty union, United Academics (UA), has joined us in that call as well as demanding that all charges
be dropped.
There is a Student Gov't meeting on Tuesday where we expect a vote of no confidence in the president to be passed and are encouraging the Faculty Senate to do the same. We are hesitant to plan another direct action during finals that could involve more police confrontation but we are trying to spread the news of this absurdity as widely as possible as well as stand in solidarity with those participating in the Global Week of Action Against the Commercialization of Education.
That being said, we thought this may be of interest to SDSers and the national student community in general. Any show of support would be greatly appreciated and we hope to be another catalyst for the campus movement that is brewing overseas and at home.
We will continue to call for Fogel's resignation along with our revised and refined list of demands. They are:
1. The immediate resignation of president Fogel.
2. The reversal of proposed layoffs and non-reappointments.
3. Make a substantial reduction in the administrative salary pool to save as
many jobs as possible.
3. Create a democratic decision-making process whereby students, staff andfaculty play a decisive role in the selection of a new president and the negotiations of future budget decisions.
We move our presence tomorrow to admitted students day where we will eat a protest oatmeal breakfast outside of the welcoming assembly and hand out literature on the budget cuts to future UVMers and their parents. What will come after that, we aren't quite sure, but with any luck it will involve the resignation of Fogel and the restoration of teachers and academic programs that make this school the fine institution that it is.
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Website:</b> </span><a href="http://uvmssft.blogspot.com"><span style="font-size: x-small;">uvmssft.blogspot.com</span></a>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>More details:</b> <a href="http://vtflatlander.blogspot.com ">vtflatlander.blogspot.</a></span><a href="http://vtflatlander.blogspot.com "><span style="font-size: x-small;">com
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Facebook:</b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53137243463">I</a></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">+ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46372724726">II</a></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><i>New York </i></b>(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>U.S. of A.</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dozens of students protest against tuition hikes at New York University (NYU).<br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3467844884_338624cacd.jpg?v=0" width="150" height="224" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3467841764_27d900cb71.jpg?v=0" width="163" height="246" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3467017187_4062a409d6.jpg?v=0" width="212" height="141" /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source:</span></b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">facebook +</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisepedigo">pictures</a></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><i>Marburg </i></b>(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Germany</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #800000;"><b>" g l o b a l f l a s h m o b "</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">We also had our "global flashmob" today. Considering that nobody inside
our group ever joined a flashmob, not to mention organized one, I
believe it went pretty well :P
All together maybe 50 people participated.
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">(pictures and clips are coming up)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">After the flashmob an open meeting was arranged where activists and
"newcomers" chatted about the education system and how it is being
effected by the commercialization process (Bologna process).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> Eye-witness ;)</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></b></span><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><i>Oldenburg </i></b>(</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><b>Germany</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="color: #800000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">" g l o b a l f l a s h m o b "</span></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">"In Oldenburg about 100 pupils joined the Global Flashmob! All went well (somehow it did, dont ask how=P), we had a lot of media coverage. Pictures and films really look impressive!
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">But as the provincial media seems to work with both eyes closed, the broader backround of the action and the global movement was simply ignored in the newspaper article( like so often)...
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Greetings of solidarity to all activist world-wide!!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Oldenburg, Germany"</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> Entry by <a href="/content/actions-and-events-2204-wednesday-gwa#comment-261">KOSAKE</a></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #000000;"><