The Marxist Student Federation (MSF) has kicked off the academic year by signing up hundreds of new students to Marxist societies around the country. The general election result followed by the massive anti-austerity protests and Jeremy Corbyn’s inspiring victory in the Labour leadership contests has radicalised a whole layer Read more…
During freshers week, at the University of East Anglia’s (UEA) social action day, the UEA Socialist Society had a chat with Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South and shadow minister in Labour’s energy and climate team. Clive was one of the first to nominate Jeremy Corbyn in his successful bid Read more…
Rachel from the Glasgow Marxists reports on the freshers’ fair and the society’s first meeting of the term: “First day of Glasgow freshers’ fair today! We had 7 society members manning the stalls. In total we signed up around 100 people who are interested in the society. We also sold £12 of Read more…
Sussex Marxist society had a stall at the university freshers fair and a meeting on the subject of ‘Defend Corbyn, Fight for Socialism’ on Wednesday 16 September. Dan from the Sussex Marxist society reports: “We’ve had a really good day and signed up around 100 people to our mailing list. The Read more…
Marxist Students have lent their support and solidarity to a campaign at King’s College London (KCL) fighting to achieve fair pay and reasonable working conditions for part-time student staff. General Teaching Assistants (GTAs) are widely-exploited by university management as a source of cheap labour, being saddled with complex duties including marking, Read more…
We publish here three reports from members of some of the MSF’s newest societies in Kent, Durham and Swansea. These comrades give their personal impressions of the conference and of the MSF as a whole. Nathan Taylor from Kent Marxist Society reports: “I was elected delegate for the newly Read more…
According to this article on the Her Campus magazine website, the Bristol Marxist Society is one of the best up-and-coming societies at the university. According to the magazine: “With what is sure to be a close run and controversial general election coming up in the spring there has never Read more…
In a recent report by Cambridge student newspaper Varsity, the Cambridge Marxist Discussion group is found to be far more popular among students at the university than the Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA). The full report can be read here: http://www.varsity.co.uk/news/8141 and a few choice extracts can be read below. “In terms Read more…
The last General Assembly that was held before the christmas break was attended by almost 600 students, one of the biggest attendances for years for such an event. The biggest question concerning those participating was the merging of some sabbatical officers’ positions such as the women’s officer and the Read more…
The UCLU Marxists hosted the Marxist Winter School this year, where Mexican Solidarity Campaign supporters came to speak on the Ayotzinapa movement in Mexico. Out of this came a postering campaign across our university, raising awareness over the issue among the students. The appeal this campaign had allowed us Read more…
You can read here the resolution put together by Marxist students in Solidarity with the Mexican Students in Struggle, in the Instituto Politécnico Nacional and in Ayotzinapa. To be put forward to Student Unions of respective Universities by Marxist Societies and others in Solidarity with the Mexican Students. The Students’ Union Notes: Mexico is 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…
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