education and learning
News and articles about work, policy and workers' and students' struggles in education around the world.
Statement from an occupier of EHESS
A statement by one of the participants in the occupation of the Paris university EHESS, which was broken by police this morning.
Friday morning, the Graduate Center for Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris was cleared by riot police at 6am and left "ransacked." 72 people were taken into custody, asked for identification, questioned and released. By 11am, most of those detained were released and thus far, no charges have been filed.
A week in Montpellier
A first hand account of events in Montpellier this week, sent to us from an English resident who has been involved in events there.
16/03/2006 Montpellier : Demonstration, Occupation, Police and Thieves
Students bodies decline to meet Villepin
UNEF, CE (Confederation edutiante), UNL and FIDL have turned doen the invitation to meet French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin later this afternoon, Saturday 25th March.
This refusal follows the refusal of school students and the failure of a union meeting with Villepin.
Villepin-unions meeting achieves little
Domenique de Villepin met representatives of the five major trade-union confederations today at his official residence, the Matignon.
The union federations represented were the CGT, CFDT, FO, CFTC and Cfe-cgc.
French schools, further unrest
Brief reports on one school occupied against the CPE and another on strike against cuts.
From Indymedia Lille:
Libercourt: The school is still blockaded by students.
Paris set for another anti-CPE demonstration tomorrow
A demonstration organised by school and university students is set to take place tomorrow in Paris.
Called by the Coordination des Facs et Lycées d'Ile de France et de Paris or Network of Universities and High Schools of Paris and the Suburbs, the protest will march on the National Assembly.
Wednesday 22nd of March: Summary of events
A summary of all the latest updates and reports from the French anti-CPE movement, updated throughout the day.
Much of the what will appear in this thread will have come from a variety of sources, including the mainstream French press and alternative media such as Indymedia Paris.
Riot in banlieue as school students protest against CPE
Hundreds of youths clashed with riot police on Monday afternoon in the Parisian banlieue (suburb) of Drancy.
Between 300 - 500 pupils of the Eugene Delacroix High School had gathered for an anti-CPE demonstration. Three vehicles were set fire to and a bus shelter was damaged in the clashes. There was one arrest. According to the police force, the incidents lasted 3 hours.
New Zealand: demonstration against youth pay rates
Images from the walkout of 1,000 school students in Auckland over youth pay rates. For more information see the libcom news article on the events.
After France, 1,000 students walk out in Auckland NZ
In Auckland, New Zealand today, over 1,000 high school students walked out of class to protest against youth pay rates, whilst linking their protest to the events in France.
The protest ended with some violence and a sit-down protest in a major intersection.
Students from schools including Auckland Girls Grammar, Selwyn College, Epsom Girls and Senior College went to a rally during school hours to demand equal pay with adults.
