Québec students win a great victory
Posted by John, September 21st, 2012 - under Quebec, Students.
Last semester around 150,000 Québec student went on strike against tuition fee increases. They picketed and demonstrated and were so effective the Liberal Provincial Government, in a measure called Bill 78, made the protests illegal.
Québec students demonstrate last semester
300,000 then demonstrated in an illegal protest against the Government and for students.
In recent elections in Québec the Liberal Government lost power. In its first act the new minority Parti Québecois Government rescinded the fee increases.
Québec students organised and fought. They mobilised. They struck. They picketed. They demonstrated. They won. As the neoliberal project intensifies its attacks on higher education, there may be a lesson there for students and staff at Universities around the globe, including Australia.
Here is a link to the Montreal Gazette for a fuller report.
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Comments
Comment from Dave
Time September 21, 2012 at 10:13 pm
I might add, what a fantastic and inspiring victory for our side!
Comment from John
Time September 22, 2012 at 7:20 am
Yes. Fantastic.
Comment from John
Time September 22, 2012 at 7:22 am
I was thinking about that today as I heard NSW police talk about monitoring social media for crimes of inciting violence. I could imagine somebody right now in a polcie or prosecutor’s office working on a class war case (inciting violence) against the left or people within it.
Comment from Dave
Time September 21, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Careful John, you’ll get done for using social media for “advocating effective social change” or some such bollocks…