Twenty-four student organizations, representing over 30,000 students, have voted to go on strike in Québec on March 21, with 100,000 students yet to vote. The demonstrations, largely led and organized by the militant student association ASSÉ (Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante), are a response to province-wide austerity measures Read more…
In celebration of International (Working) Women’s Day, Marxist Student interviewed two women who were among the millions involved in the Egyptian Revolution of the last four years. Sarah Nagaty is an Egyptian post-graduate student studying in Portugal, as well as a member of the Sheffield Marxist Society and the Read more…
On Thursday, 26th February, the UCLU Marxists held a public meeting to discuss the recent political situation in Greece. Titled “Greece: No Surrender,” the discussion featured a lead-off by Fred Weston, the editor of www.marxist.com. The lead-off focused on the recent election of Syriza to power and what this might Read more…
English version here To jest odpowiedź w imieniu Federacji Studentów Marksistowskich na atak przeprowadzony przez państwo Polskie przeciwko protestującym pracownikom w Jastrzębiu w dniach 2. i 9. lutego, gdzie użyto przeciwko bezbronnym demonstrantom gazu łzawiącego, armatek wodnych i gumowej amunicji raniąc dwadzieścia osób. Jako międzynarodowy ruch robotniczy, który głęboko Read more…
On Friday, 13 February, students occupied the Bungehuis at the University van Amsterdam (UvA). By the end of the first day of the occupation the movement grew in support with around 200 people participating in the occupation. It lasted 12 days and during this time they held several student activities Read more…
Polish translation here This is a response on behalf of the Marxist Student Federation to attacks by the state against protesting workers in the Polish city of Jastrzebie on the 2nd and 9th of February, where tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets were fired at unarmed protesters, injuring twenty people. This Read more…
In the latest move aimed at using the territory of Gibraltar to bolster political support, the Spanish foreign minister, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, has announced the closure of the Cervantes Institute, a Spanish language school in Gibraltar. Gibraltar has always been a bone of contention between Spain and Britain which Read more…
The article below was written over 120 years ago by the French Workers’ Party and deals with the question of internationalism in the workers’ movement. ————————————- In their senseless rage against the rising popularity of the Wokers’ Party, our class enemies have one last card to play: slander. They are trying to Read more…
Below is an article by Seb Trifa of the Bristol Marxist Society about the political situation in Romania in its historical context and the future of the class struggle and revolution in that country. ———————————— As dialecticians we understand that the present form in which a society exists is Read more…
In last week’s Oxford Student, in the midst of the polemic over Le Pen’s visit to the Union, some Jan Nedvidek published an opinion column where he had the courtesy of mentioning the Oxford Marxist Society. His article repeats the hackneyed liberal mantra that far-right demagogues like Le Pen, Read more…
Below is a report from the French newspaper Revolution detailing the work of Marxists in France in spreading the ideas of Marxism among students across the country. —————————————— Since the beginning of the academic year in September 2014, Revolution has set itself the task of developing its presence on the university campuses. Read more…
Below is an article sent to the Marxist Student Federation by Jean-Francois Delaporte of Jonk Lenk (Young Left) in Luxembourg. It outlines, for British and other readers, the political situation in Luxembourg at the present time, with reference to the student movement. ———————————————————— Luxembourg is a country known for Read more…
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