1974: The Brockwell 3
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jun 28 2019 19:11
Account of student protests against the assault and arrest of three Black youths in 1970s Brixton.
KCL Justice for Cleaners statement on student blacklisting
Submitted by Mike Harman on Mar 21 2019 09:04
On 19th March 2019, a minimum of ten politically active King’s College London students were blocked from entering the University. Vague justifications offered by security suggested that the Metropolitan Police had advised the University to ban all students that could be considered a security threat, on the basis of a visit by the Queen to open Bush House.
Primary courtesies
CHARLOTTE FRANKLIN lives in North London and has four boys who have experienced a variety of schools.
Stunted to School
LEILA BERG who used to run a nursery school at her home is a writer of children’s books who contributed to ANARCHY 39.
1848: Students of Paris
Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 22 2018 19:07
An article about the politicisation of the students of Paris and the role they played in the revolt and reaction of 1848.
The Brazilian Dictatorship and the Battle of Maria Antônia
An interview with two former students about one of the most famous events in Brazil during the dictatorship period. The student street battles at Maria Antônia street and its impact. As well as a discussion on the legacy of the battle and the dictatorship particularly on contemporary Brazilian politics.
The Poverty of Student Unions
Submitted by BenS6 on Jul 22 2018 15:06
Institutions exist to do the exact opposite of their stated aims. The police force don’t exist to protect you and stop crime, but instead to keep you in line and to facilitate a unilaterial class war.
Schools don’t exist to educate people and teach them how to think independently, but rather to indoctrinate and create obedient workers.
Governments don’t exist to enact the political will of the people but to frustrate it.
The Gambia student massacre, April 10th 2000
Submitted by Mike Harman on Apr 10 2018 10:08
On April 10th 2000, Gambian police shot live ammunition at a demonstration of students protesting the torture of a fellow student in March of that year, and the rape of a 13 year old girl by a soldier in early April.
Brutal fascist attack on student occupation at University of Montpellier
Submitted by Ed on Mar 24 2018 15:22
A group of men in balaclavas carrying batons and tasers attacked students occupying a lecture hall at Montpellier University. Some of the attackers have also been identified as faculty members.
When Chomsky Worked on Weapons Systems for the Pentagon - by Chris Knight
Submitted by hedgehog on Mar 4 2018 14:00
Between 1963 and 1965, Noam Chomsky worked as a consultant on an Air Force project to establish English as an “operational language for command and control.”[1] According to one of his students, who also worked on this project, the military justification for funding this work was “that in the event of a nuclear war, the generals would be underground with some computers trying to manage things, and that it would probably be easier to teach computers to understand English than to teach the generals to program.”[2]
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