Marxist societies up and down the country have held successful park meet ups over May and June as COVID restrictions began to ease. After a year of lockdown, with many of us forced to watch huge political events unfold from our screens, the chance to meet in person to discuss Read more…
Considering this close relationship it’s no surprise that the British education system or at least the caricature of education that is the official curriculum also supports the concept of Zionism and defends the Israeli state from criticism wherever possible.
The Lancaster rent strike emerged during the national student movement against universities and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic. From Newcastle to Bristol thousands of students withheld their rent, and Lancaster was a shining example of this, winning a significant victory for students. The student rent-strike began in January 2021. 1,500 Read more…
Students at the Uni of Nottingham (UoN) are occupying the ESLC building to protest tuition fees, mistreatment by university management and the government. This has been done in solidarity with Sheffield Hallam and the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield who will be holding their own occupations, as students across the country increasingly shout ‘Enough!’
The murder of Sarah Everard has exposed the day-to-day dangers still facing women under capitalism. Across the country, people have begun to protest against this oppression, and the institutions that enforce it. Birmingham is no different, as students began to mobilise in response to reports of attempted kidnappings, sexual assault Read more…
On the 2nd February, a Student Council Meeting was held where a motion to put forward a Vote of No Confidence in University Management and the Vice-Chancellor was passed. The Student’s Union has since held a referendum on the question where 1010 students voted in favour compared to only 82 Read more…
In contrast to the Government’s “Living Wage”, which is really just a euphemism for the paltry minimum wage, the actual living wage reflects the amount a worker would need to be paid per hour to be able to afford the necessities of life based on the cost of living. As Read more…
Goldsmith’s Rent Strike began at the start of January. This was due to the lies that were told to students regarding coming to halls back at the start of the academic year. This has been worsened by the appalling condition of the halls as well as issues of sexual assault Read more…
After weeks of organizing, a rapidly growing fee strike movement at SOAS succeeded in forcing the university administration to sit down with a committee of student organizers on 19th February to negotiate a set of impressive demands that includes an unconditional tuition refund for students. Bringing the intransigent administration of Read more…
The MSF is intervening in rent strikes up and down the country. On the ground, we have been supporting and building for the strikes wholeheartedly. We have been raising our own demands (which can be found in this article) and argued for the strikes to be connected with the wider fight for free education.
With the announcement of the new lockdown, our rent strike page, Student Justice Now, exploded in interest from angered and confused students. We also witnessed the creation of another rent strike page run by students at the University of Birmingham, it hit 1500 followers within 24 hours of being established. Read more…
An article in the BBC has highlighted the University of Birmingham (UoB)’s past-role in organising and facilitating gay conversion therapy. The university’s stubborn refusal to apologise and take accountability for their involvement in the practice has caused justified outrage amongst the student population who have accused the university of simply Read more…
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