Today (6 November 2014) is the beginning of an indefinite marking boycott by UCU members in a dispute over pensions. This action will be taking place in 69 universities around Britain. Marxist students support this boycott because the changes will mean a cut in the annual pension income of Read more…
Education is the cornerstone of economic and social development. This is why Marxists argue in favour of free, decent education for everyone – so that individuals and society as a whole can maximise the potential for improving our lives through innovation, efficiency and imagination. Education under capitalism In a period Read more…
The undersigned organisations join in the call by students from the Rural Normal of Ayotzinapa and the National People’s Assembly for a day of action on October 22 and we extend internationally. We appeal for the organisation of protest actions at Mexican embassies and consulates around the world that Read more…
With banners, fists and voices raised high, the Marxist Student Federation rallied the largest number of student Marxists yet to join our voices with those of increasingly disgruntled workers at the national TUC demonstration ‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ this weekend. With students present from Leeds to Sussex, from Read more…
Original article: http://www.marxist.com/2014-10-02-11-59-33.htm The march on 30th September was an overwhelming show of force by the students at IPN (National Polytechnic Institute), we saw a public display of the potential for a fighting movement with wide participation. We, proud, polytechnic students, carried our credentials to make it clear that this struggle Read more…
At the NHS picket line on Monday morning (13/10/14) the UCLU Marxists went down to join the workers on strike. In our meeting the previous week we raised over £20 in donations which we used to buy hot drinks and snacks for the striking pickets to show our solidarity, Read more…
The statement below, in conjunction with the #TodosSomosAyotzinapa statement, is being discussed at Marxist societies up and down the country as well as what we can do to build solidarity with the IPN movement in Mexico. ———————————————————- The Marxist Student Federation, representing students at more than 20 universities in Britain, Read more…
The statement below is being proposed to Marxist societies up and down the country to express our solidarity with the missing Mexican students from the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training School. Marxist societies will be discussing this statement in conjunction with the #TodosSomosPolitecnio statement as well as practically how Marxist students in Britain Read more…
This final set of reports from Marxist societies around the country brings the total number of universities where the MSF has been meeting people and spreading the ideas of Marxism to 29. Clearly an increasing number of students agree with us that now is the most exciting time to Read more…
Across the world governments of all shades are being forced by the crisis of capitalism to pursue policies of austerity and attacks on the working class. In Britain this has taken the form of real terms cuts to pay and welfare support; an increase in precarious employment and cuts to Read more…
As the new academic term gets underway in many universities, Marxist students have been at yet more freshers fairs signing up hundreds of students who are interested in building an organisation capable of fighting for socialist policies within the student movement. Below are reports from some of these freshers Read more…
Over the past couple of weeks Marxist students all over the country have been attending university freshers fairs and holding their first meetings of the term with hundreds of students who are eager to learn about the ideas of Marxism and their relevance to today’s world. Below are reports Read more…
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