October ended with icing on the pumpkin: a general, nation-wide strike in the higher education sector across the UK. There was a unified call for strike action by the three major trade unions in the industry (UCU, Unite and Unison), which was in itself a strong signal of discontent. The move received support from students…
Tag: Demonstration
Youth Engagement in Politics : The case of Chile
Most of you will probably recognize Camila Vallejo’s face if you see it somewhere popping up again, if not, you should have. She was one of the representatives of the Chilean student movement that made the front pages worldwide in 2011. These university students got international attention through their national marches, gathering tens of thousands…
Brutal reaction against demonstrators in Spain
On the 21st of March 2003, we were witnesses of the brutal reaction of police against demonstrators in Madrid with clubs, rubber balls and even gas. On one of the televisions that was on site, “Localia”, it was showing just incredible images about the brutal and nonsense reaction against the demonstration and just to give…